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Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on March 21, 2014 at 6:57pm

Rant away! Many here truly understand.

Comment by KC'smom on March 21, 2014 at 6:20pm

Sorry folks, in a mood today. I want my son back in the US. I just do. I don't have a single friend whose child is in the military. Not one! And when I bring up my feelings I get answers that piss me off. " oh, he'll be home soon " for example. How would they know that? I haven't told anyone when he's coming home? People just want to give a quick shut me up answer. Or passify me- "oh, he's fine". How would they know? Crap happens & moms worry. 99% of the time I'm fine. But sometimes I have a bad day & want my son to come back. And I have no one to talk to that is in my shoes. Again, sorry for my rant. ( He's deployed in a place that pays him imminent danger pay - as if that isn't nerve wrecking by itself? ) just looking for Navy Mom love.

Comment by BunkerQB on March 10, 2014 at 3:05pm

My suggestion is for someone to contact Amber B, the creator of the group and get her to become more active. Amber could appoint Laurie or Lisa as additional admins. I would recommend changing the status of the group to PRIVATE, so comments are visible only to members. Admins could do everything the creator of the group can do except delete comments posted by another member or delete the group (only creator can do that). In the meantime, all those who posted comments detailing information that could be sensitive, please delete them asap.  

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on March 2, 2014 at 5:42pm

Can you imagine in a POW situation what psychopathic fun a tormentor could have with all the kinds of details posted here recently? Names of siblings, parents, grandparents, pets, colleges, cities, hobbies, etc? 

DLI is not summer language camp. This is very serious business. Careers and lives are at stake.

And, thank you Lisa for backing me in this. I feel like I am being such a drag every time I bring this up, but it is so important.

A handwritten letter is a very safe way to communicate with your sailor. It is Sunday afternoon. I think I will write one.

Comment by momkaw1513 on March 2, 2014 at 5:23pm

Laurie a Sailor's mom, Thank you for the reminder.  We need to keep our sailor's safe and out of trouble with their superiors. 

Comment by momkaw1513 on March 2, 2014 at 5:22pm

Indymom, I sent you a friend request as I have questions about graduation.  Thanks for your help

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on March 2, 2014 at 4:43pm

What Laurie says is absolutely true. I cringe when I see moms openly talking about the language their child is learning. Your child's security clearance is an imperative part of their job. Please do nothing that will put that clearance or your child at risk.

Just as an example of how bad people can make use of information gleaned from social networking sites: My other son is at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Recently a grandmother of a fellow Air Force Academy cadet received a phone call saying that her grandson had been kidnapped and was being held for ransom in a foreign country. They even put on a man that she swears sounded just like her grandson. They knew he was an Air Force Academy cadet, etc. They were able to give her enough details about him that she was convinced the phone call was real. The only thing that kept her from wiring the money they demanded was she wrote down the number incorrectly.

I tell you this story as a warning. Bad people are out there. They are willing to do what it takes to injure your children, whether financially or physically.

This might seem like a safe, comfortable place to land. And it is, for the most part. But this is a social networking site. And while we try to keep things safer by using pseudonyms, no internet site is infallible when it comes to those that want to get information.

Ask your children what they've been told they can say over the internet or phone. I will promise you they would say they are definitely not allowed to talk about what their language is or where they will be stationed and when.

Take it from a Navy wife with lots of experience, the less you say, the better.

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on March 2, 2014 at 4:31pm

Ask your sailor what "spooks" are.

And, sometime, watch the movie Windtalkers.

These guidelines will maybe make more sense.

I know you are all very proud of your children. You should be, as I am. Please keep them safe.

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on March 2, 2014 at 4:25pm

I think it is time for the OPSEC (Operations Security) talk here again. You are providing, in a completely public internet forum, specific details about your children. The wrong people can take a tidbit here and a tidbit there, and a tidbit from 2 years ago and put together the puzzle that is your child. 

From February 15, 2013:

"And please don't identify the language associated with your sailor.

It is a good idea to go through all your posts and delete anything questionable/unnecessary.

Click the "x" or hover your cursor over the upper right corner of your comment box to be offered the opportunity to delete your comment.

My sailor even says to assume my conversations by phone and emails with him/her are monitored/recorded.

Please be careful. As they said in WWII, "Loose lips sink ships."

"These same guidelines apply to other social networks such as Facebook.

And even among your friends and family. As hard as it is, don't tell people when your sailor is deployed on a sub or a ship. Don't tell that he/she is a cryptologist--if you have to say something, say linguist or translator."

Please don't put your child or mine in harm's way. Support each other, but keep the details to a minimum. 

Comment by Susan, Michael's mom on March 2, 2014 at 12:57am

Laurie, thanks. I think the Marriott will work. Glad to know to expect a long drive on Sat. Morning. A little worried, I have not heard from Michael in awhile. I guess that they are very busy!

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