The cadillac of the information highway Class of 2003 to receive the most advanced cadet computer ever By Sgt. The most advanced cadet computer ever is waiting for the Class of 2003 to finish Cadet Basic Training. The class will be issued computers during Reorganization Week in August, the period of transition between CBT and the regular academic year. 1st Class Jon D. Mulherin, who, as the Information and Educational Technology Division Academic Networking and Engineering Research Branch noncommissioned officer in charge, helped test the Class of 03 computers. The Academic Computing Advisory Committee, which is made up of representatives from the academic departments, outlines specifications for each class computer.
Computer companies submit proposals for the computers based on the committee s requirements.
That involves how the company will provide staff and repair parts and its arrangements for cadets who attend an extra semester. And the proposed computer has to meet the committee s specifications. And a computer with the best available technology gives the cadets access to the world outside West Point. They have to learn how to exist in this sea of information and not be overwhelmed by it. If we artificially protect them while they re cadets, they might drown upon graduation.