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OPSEC
Dec 6, 2010 13:15:35 GMT -8
Post by Cristina on Dec 6, 2010 13:15:35 GMT -8
OPSEC, also known as Operational Security, are the principles that we should all abide by when talking about our soldiers. If you’ve been on any military related message board on the internet, you have more than likely seen a warning to be sure to practice OPSEC. This means protecting the information you know about your soldier and his unit.
Generally, it means that you should not give out the following:
- Your soldier’s exact location overseas - Any information on troop movements – this includes any movement while they are deployed, in transit to/from theater, etc. Do not ever give dates. - Any information on weapons systems, how they train or numbers – for this reason, many pictures from overseas can easily violate OPSEC
If your soldier is in a special operations unit, the OPSEC guidelines can be stricter. You may not be able to say he is deployed at all much less where he is.
Always abide by the rules set forth by his unit. Just because it is on the news does not mean that you can talk about the issue. By talking about it, you are only verifying the information.
Never give dates or times for troop movements. This includes R&R dates as well as deployment dates. Planes have been known to be delayed for days or weeks because this information was made public by an excited spouse.
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