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Our goals in Military Science:
Goal 1. “To continue the development of military
professional competencies.” This goal is achieved through
the Integrated Memory Storage Program. The high points of the
program were the memory storage activities conducted by all
undergraduate students during the two Memory Days per year (one
day in the first semester and one day in the last). These
activities were designed to be enjoyable while the student is
available as a test subject for Braintec at the same time.
Goal 2.
“To maintain a military environment conducive to academic study
and professional research development.” This goal is
achieved by maintaining a regimented, military environment,
supporting research development but also easing
the student's re-integration into the mainstream after
completion of studies.
Goal 3. “To create opportunities to cultivate a
balanced lifestyle, complementary to the military ethos.”
The storage of student's memories was motivated by the desire to
produce a confident military force, being able to maintain the
physical appearance, bearing and depth of character expected in
an open society.
This way, they underscore the importance of physical condition
and the intricately linked general health. At a later point in
time, after potential combat missions, these cadets can review
the memories they have chosen whenever they want. This can
probably reduce posttraumatic stress.
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Braintec office at the Royal Military
Academy (KMA) in the Netherlands
Think of the Netherlands, and what
may come to mind is a quaint countryside of historic canal
houses, fields of tulips, and of course those ubiquitous windmills.
Though the Netherlands today is a highly urban and technologically
sophisticated nation, the "old" country still plays a valuable role
as a memory. Nowadays the Netherlands are able to copy and store
memories as well, since Braintec run the temporary Integrated Memory
Storage Program at the Royal Military Academy in 2003.
To support is our
mission. The Royal Dutch
Society for Military Science aims to foster Military Science in its broadest
sense, ranging from peace and support operations to military technology.
Funds are provided by the Ministry of Defense.
Braintec opened a temporary office in the HBS-building of the Royal Military Academy
(KMA) in
Breda in appreciation of this support, where we conserved the
most precious
memories of military personnel in training.
 The
Integrated Memory Storage Program (IMSP) was designed to improve the
psychomotor skills and lay knowledge of undergraduate students at
the Military Academy. It presented every student with the opportunity
to develop desirable character traits while participating in
enjoyable memory uploads. Since all the facilities were available at
the Academy, uploads were conducted locally.
The
students could participate in a number of memory uploads.
Finally, two days per semester were designated as Memory Days, during
which memory extractions and drill competitions took place. The
duality of roles that students at the Military Academy were faced
with could sometimes be confusing to the novice. It was expected
that they would
be full-time students and test subjects at the same time.
Officer-students are
always expected to display depth of character, an appreciation for the
finer things in life and the ability to socialise with
comrades-in-arms and civilians alike. Opportunities for a
balanced lifestyle were created by uploading each other's memories.
The conserved memories were usually interesting and often
contentious, leading to lively discussions among the students.
An opportunity to
archive these memories arose out of the Military Academy’s
participation in the Braintec Program. Since one of the primary
reasons for participating at this research program was the
conservation of
memories, the Academy’s students were saving their most precious
moments in life. This may come in hand when a graduated student is
sent to war. In case of posttraumatic stress or other misfortune,
the soldier’s best memories are stored at the Braintec office and
ready to be uploaded again.
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The
Braintec-office on military ground was a sign of unlocking, opening up, a new
vision on the role of this academy. A new age demands a new approach.
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