Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “I would like to thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their bipartisan leadership, and the Armed…”

“I would like to thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their bipartisan leadership, and the Armed Services Committee and the Rules Committee for bringing my amendment to the floor. My amendment is simple. It not only urges the Department of Defense to pursue more innovative measures to train servicemembers, but also to train them in a more cost-effective manner. This amendment urges DOD to transition training manuals, emergency guidance, and other training publications to applications on mobile telephones to enable interaction and improve and update the training experience for servicemembers. It provides a cost-efficient mechanism for less printing and less distribution costs while making the materials more readily accessible. The Air Force has already started utilizing such applications, and my amendment would urge the Secretary to utilize such technology throughout all the services.”