“Loose Lips Sink Ships”

Operational Security (OPSEC) is a big deal around these military parts. Especially in a time of war. We never know who or what is collecting our information and trying to use it against us. I for one am not a huge believer in the “big brother” theory, and I do enjoy sharing my experiences about being a Military Spouse on this site. However, when it comes to my husbands safety, that takes priority. So, if you think sometimes that I am being a little vague, well — there’s reason behind it.

In civilian terms, the ten basic OPSEC rules, according to the DoD, are as follows:

Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases .
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.
Don’t spread rumors about current, future, or past operations or movements.
Don’t assume the enemy is not trying to collect information on you; he/she is.
Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC when using email, phone, chat rooms and message boards.

I try to follow these as best I can on this blog, so please be sure you follow them as well — both on here, and in other forums (or on your own blog if you have one).