Importance in Proper Saving Procedure

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l Importance of Using Correct Configuration Saving Procedures Class 054-12, which I am a part of, has been going through the process of Midas, and the procedure for programing Midas to fit a strategic network. During the first lab exercise on October the sixteenth the error during saving a configuration was made and configuration 00blank was over written to include the lab. This mistake although, trivial could have drastic consequences if preformed in an actual live environment. One such result is the loss of network fed to a mission. If the Midas is not programmed correctly to send data then a connection to a UAV could be lost, causing the incredibly expensive piece of equipment containing classified technology to crash in foreign territory. Then the enemy could retrieve it and use it to their advantage. In order to prevent that from happening a costly recovery mission would have to be put into action to recover the equipment. Along with the cost of the mission soldiers could get injured or killed during execution. Another scenario with similar consequences is the interruption of communication of missions already under way. The dropped communication and navigational equipment would wind up with mission failure and the loss of valuable time money and even more valuable lives. The more likely of result of deleting a configuration already in use is the loss of sipr, nipr or phone lines to someone very important. Said person of higher rank would be very pissed off and could proceed to determine the person in charge of the strategic site and flip out on there command. Then it would roll downhill until the soldier responsible for the error received corrective training. This could be anything from as little as some PT or all the way to loss of rank pay and extra duty. In order for negative action to occur proper procedure should always be followed when

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