http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15209 Defense Department blocks YouTube, Myspace, MTV.com - Homeland Stupidity Tue, 15 May 2007 04:26:42 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15209 [...] On May 3, the Army issued new OPSEC regulations which appeared to sharply restrict blogging by Soldiers and their families, prompting a backlash from milbloggers. By May 5, the Army had issued a statement clarifying that it primarily wanted Soldiers to attend OPSEC guidance and awareness training prior to posting, and did not restrict activities of family members. [...] [...] On May 3, the Army issued new OPSEC regulations which appeared to sharply restrict blogging by Soldiers and their families, prompting a backlash from milbloggers. By May 5, the Army had issued a statement clarifying that it primarily wanted Soldiers to attend OPSEC guidance and awareness training prior to posting, and did not restrict activities of family members. [...]

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15208 Ben Tue, 08 May 2007 16:33:27 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15208 Yes, the wording is so vague as to be useless. I don't know of a single person in my prior units who is blogging about anything war or military related. They all stopped after the 2005 crackdown. It achieved its intended effect. Yes, the wording is so vague as to be useless. I don’t know of a single person in my prior units who is blogging about anything war or military related. They all stopped after the 2005 crackdown. It achieved its intended effect.

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15207 Army tries to suppress new OPSEC regulation - Homeland Stupidity Tue, 08 May 2007 06:11:37 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15207 [...] The new regulation has been criticized in recent days because of its potential negative effects on military bloggers, effects which the Army denies. Comments RSS - Trackback URI [...] [...] The new regulation has been criticized in recent days because of its potential negative effects on military bloggers, effects which the Army denies. Comments RSS – Trackback URI [...]

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15206 Dave Fri, 04 May 2007 11:49:59 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15206 Haven't they been doing this to their paper mail for years? Haven’t they been doing this to their paper mail for years?

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15205 Michael Hampton Fri, 04 May 2007 05:08:48 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15205 We report, you decide. We report, you decide.

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15204 Q Thu, 03 May 2007 23:37:20 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15204 it is true; ask people who are there and don't care so much for those rules and they'll tell you, they also have a policy that allows them to inspect any photos you take while over there. this comes from someone I know who was CID it is true; ask people who are there and don’t care so much for those rules and they’ll tell you, they also have a policy that allows them to inspect any photos you take while over there. this comes from someone I know who was CID

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15203 Michael Hampton Thu, 03 May 2007 20:35:48 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15203 The problem is that the wording of AR 530-1 isn't clear. You interpreted it one way, some guy in the Pentagon interpreted it another way. Someone on the ground in Iraq might get something entirely different out of it. The problem is that the wording of AR 530-1 isn’t clear. You interpreted it one way, some guy in the Pentagon interpreted it another way. Someone on the ground in Iraq might get something entirely different out of it.

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15202 Nemo Thu, 03 May 2007 20:21:59 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/05/03/army-soldier-blogging-unchanged-in-new-opsec-regulation/#comment-15202 Call me cynical, but this seems much more of a CYA PR stunt than an actual policy directive, or "official" position clarification. Hell, it's directly contradicted by the quite clear wording of AR 530-1... Call me cynical, but this seems much more of a CYA PR stunt than an actual policy directive, or “official” position clarification. Hell, it’s directly contradicted by the quite clear wording of AR 530-1…

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