"The policy to outsource tasks traditionally done by the uniformed military has been going on for at least 20 years. It is based on the ideological belief that the theoretical efficiency of market capitalism can be transferred to the military. This is bunk." Source: Why Outsourcing Military Operations is Bunk.
The context of the previous post on "mass collaboration" is that of a market or private enterprise economy. However we should probably distinguish between outsourcing actual operations in the field and outsourcing the search for ideas concerning the conduct of such operations and the technologies to be employed in those operations. It has been observed that those who are "outside the box" are not constrained by often unconscious preconceptions. One ongoing source of such ideas is the unofficial army forums where both currently serving (and retired) personnel and interested civilians may post their thoughts on military matters.
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