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Comment by Anna on April 8, 2011 at 12:18pm

Welcome Inovell011/180!!  Where were you stationed??

Comment by lnovell011/180 on April 7, 2011 at 10:42pm

Hello all.. 89-96, Navy, PH2

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 6, 2011 at 6:02pm

Hi Anna....  NAS Brunswick... VP23

Comment by Anna on April 2, 2011 at 8:11pm

Welcome barbydahtzz!!  Where were you stationed?

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 2, 2011 at 1:43pm

ah ha.... there IS a group of navy mom's that served....  

Barb - USNavy 1988-1996 AME3  

my son leaves for boot Nov 8th

 

Comment by Ellen S. on January 21, 2011 at 3:34pm

Ellen- USNavy 1985-1993 CTM2

Comment by Anna on September 24, 2010 at 10:14pm

Arwen,
I understand!!! Yes, in those instances there is nothing wrong in your posting because those type of events are public knowledge during the event!! And I certainly wasn't implying that you were copying articles - I just mentioned it in passing. If you are a journalist I am positive you know more about that stuff than I do!!!! I empathize with your frustration - I'm just sorry I don't have any solutions for you!!!!!

Comment by Arwen on September 24, 2010 at 9:43pm

Well, for example, there was an article last week on the Marines website about current exercises in Guam. It was not past info, it was saying "this week we will be doing this." The information was public because anyone on Guam could look out over the water and see exactly what they were doing. His group has been on a major PR excursion, going from one major PR event to another, all VERY well advertised before, during and after the event.

Rather like when the USNS Mercy was in Haiti doing rescue work, there was no secret to its location or mission. That's the kind of thing I've been doing.

Oh, and I've been linking to the news articles, not copying them. I'm a professional journalist, I know better.

Comment by Anna on September 24, 2010 at 2:29pm

Arwen,
I agree with you in most all your comments. Yes, there are times when we post info that has been reported in the news and I don't think it's an OPSEC violation because it is public information. I did see the comment made from admin about no longer being able to copy news articles from other Navy sources. That becomes a copyright issue. But I think some of the Moms on here are lead to be paranoid by other members. I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing - I suppose it's better to be a little overly concerned than under concerned. But I do understand how frustrating it can be for some of us who do know and understand OPSEC and how confusing it can be on here when you can find much more info other places online. Ship's location is a touchy area in particular. If it's "after the fact" or saying a broad area (like in the Pacific...) then there's nothing wrong there. Many of today's ships have their own facebook page where they give broad info like that. Real time current locations should never be reported. I guess all we can do is try to educate members who want to go overboard (pun not intended!!!) I'm sorry you got an arse chewing from someone!! I try not to get too upset when I see someone going over the top but then I've never had it directed right at me. Hang in there!!!

Comment by Arwen on September 24, 2010 at 11:49am

I'm looking for some experienced opinions.

Regarding OPSEC - it seems to me that if it's been on the news, on the Navy's website, the Marines' website, etc, it is already public information and repeating it here isn't an OPSEC violation at all.

I am getting a little frustrated with some peoples' zeal in trying to follow OPSEC. There are members here who won't even use their sailor's first name (just call them "my sailor"), when the Navy has no problem posting their picture, accompanied with full name, rate, rating and ship information. I found posts where the mom was still calling her son "my sailor" and linking to a Navy website that featured a photo of him with extensive information about him.

I post links to Navy articles about my son's ship on the ship's group here, and sometimes comment on the article. Everything I know is from PUBLIC information sources, mostly through simple Google searches. Nothing is direct information from my son or any other source that may be "sensitive" information. Then I got a personal message from a member chewing my arse for violating OPSEC by revealing the ship's location.

Am I the only one here who thinks that OPSEC interpretations here are going way overboard and unrealistic? Does no one have common sense anymore?

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