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Army Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff of the Army (Wikipedia)

Today, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff of the Army, ordered all soldiers to tighten up operational security (OPSEC) on personal web sites and blogs. Because the message was marked For Official Use Only (FOUO), I cannot publicly release the text of the message. However, the general gist was that the enemy reads the internet just like we do, so we need to be careful about what we put out publicly. Gen. Cody, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, put out a similar message regarding photos on web sites and blogs.

Listen up MilBloggers - Blog all you want, but don't hurt your unit or the one next to you. Save your camera for the MWR Tent and the Iraqi School visits. Don't post a picture of a burnt out tank - you just might be causing another one to burn.

Categories: MilBlogs, OPSEC, First+Amendment