VETERANS ACCUSE CONTRACTOR OF PUTTING U.S. SOLDIERS AT RISK

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A group of veterans Monday accused a defense contractor of endangering soldiers' lives by providing substandard training in the use of the Army's advanced global positioning system, or GPS, devices.

After their complaints were ignored, the veterans said they resigned their training jobs with ARINC Inc., which is training soldiers at Fort Hood.
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The veterans said ARINC is using unqualified employees to train Army instructors in the use of GPS receivers, which, in addition to pinpointing the position of the user, are used to direct laser-guided airstrikes.
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Faulty use of GPS devices led to the capture of Pfc. Jessica Lynch in Iraq, after causing her convoy to become lost, said group President David L. Billingsley Jr., a nine-year Army veteran who, with three other veterans, resigned his training job with ARINC to protest what they say are unqualified trainers.

Tags: Army GPS devices, defense contractors