Mental health professionals believe excessive personal technology use has an adverse neuropsychological effect on attention and concentration, and this can be seen in the fleet.1 Though the medical community has not decided whether these effects constitute an addiction, the readiness effect is real. It is time for the Navy to do more specific research on the personnel impacts and our sailors’ attitudes toward personal technology use to understand the scope of the problem. Once the Navy understands the issue, it must raise awareness to mitigate the negative impact on fleet readiness.