[PROCON]

Interesting and a money saver.

I wonder if there's a video game blocker in the software to discourage goofing off.

[tomkat]

A cost saving measure !

Someone's ass is gonna be in a serious sling !

[stylin19a]

‘What can we do to make your life better?'”

I thought is was ‘What can we do to make your wife better?'

[Red Badger]

Now that’s thinking outside the XBox!................

[KC_Lion]

Cost saving measure and probably just as effective if not more so.

When I was in the Air Force a supply run to the Government Contractors we had to pay $17 for a pack of pens!

[gaijin]

By the time they get their hands on it, how much FREE training have the kids already had..?

5,000 hours..?

Maybe more.

[Neidermeyer]

[PhiloBedo]

I hope they keep a box of back ups. The buttons get clogged up and sticky in short order.

[Bob]

For anyone wondering: Technically speaking, a “bunch of J.O.s” refers to junior officers. (Any enlisted man, though, can tell you they’re probably what you were thinking.)

[blueunicorn6]

“Ummmmmm.....Captain?”

“Yes. What is it?”

“Well, me and Schmedlap thought we were playing Mario Party but I guess we kind of launched a nuclear missile instead.”

“You idiots!”

“Does this mean we won’t get any golden coins?”

[MeganC]

“I wonder if there’s a video game blocker in the software to discourage goofing off.”

Maybe in the new Navy playing a video game might be considered practice.

[Vermont Lt]

It’s just the controller. The game box is different.

[KarlInOhio]

Static resistance? Over-voltage protection? Drop resistance? Sealed against salt water? Operation in an explosive atmosphere in case of fuel or solvent leak? Much of the price of defense equipment isn’t to get it to work on a nice day, but to make sure it still works when things have gone horribly wrong.

[IC Ken]

Allegheny Energy used a $125.00 Commodore Computer to run the control on the gates at a dam. The Commodore had an 8 bit port in the back. Engineer back a few for back up.
As for Joystick it’s hard to beat a Wico.

[PCPOET7]

so does this mean when the next x box up grade comes out are sub will get new up grades.

[Gay State Conservative]

The Airbus A380 uses a “joystick” for flaps,rudders,elevators etc...”steering”.So maybe it's a good idea.

[IronJack]

But these are MILITARY XBox controllers, so they cost $85,000 each and have to be made by someone with contacts in the Pentagon.

[BBell]

About 3 or so years ago there was a truck in front of my house with a guy in it sitting behind a computer screen controlling a remote vehicle which was inspecting the sewer line. He was using an Xbox controller. I was surprised but then the logic of in was evident.

[minnesota_bound]

USA Xbox vs Russian PlayStation.
Who will win the Battle of the Seas!