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A Florida company wants to get under the skin of 1.4 million U.S. servicemen and women.
VeriChip Corp, based in Delray Beach, Fla., and described by the D.C. Examiner as "one of the most aggressive marketers of radio frequency identification chips," is hoping to convince the Pentagon to allow them to insert the chips, known as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips under the skin of the right arms of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen to enable them to scan an arm and obtain that person’s identity and medical history. The chips would replace the legendary metal dog tags that have been worn by U.S. military personnel since 1906
Originally posted by WestPoint23
However what I do want on every US soldier is a smart GPS chip embedded in their clothes and stuff so that if one of them gets captured the US know exactly where he/she is, and the commanders know where their forces are in the battle field with more detail.
Originally posted by Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
A draft would be a great way to start systematically chipping people.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
...if you're injured in the field all the medic would have to do is scan your arm and he has all he needs to know...
Originally posted by Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
A draft would be a great way to start systematically chipping people.
Originally posted by StephenR
i think its a good idea in a way i mean its one step closer to a New World Order and i support that......
Originally posted by MidnightDStroyer
Doesn't do much good if the soldier's arm got blown off & lost in the field, huh?
Originally posted by MidnightDStroyer
For that matter, what if the whole platoon gets blown to shreds by a missle? How are they going to figure out which chips (if they're ever recovered, that is) belong to which body parts?
Originally posted by WestPoint23
The only way this would help is for medical info, if you're injured in the field all the medic would have to do is scan your arm and he has all he needs to know, even if you're incapacitated, currently you carry a card with your medical info. Or this can help to field identify bodies, until DNA tests can be done.
I’m not arguing for or against this in terms of is it ethical, moral or "right", just pointing out some of the applications for it.
However what I do want on every US soldier is a smart GPS chip embedded in their clothes and stuff so that if one of them gets captured the US know exactly where he/she is, and the commanders know where their forces are in the battle field with more detail.
[edit on 25-8-2006 by WestPoint23]
Originally posted by BentBucket
Mark = etch , brand, tatoo and further investigation of the root words also means split. So the Verichip could be the mark.