“Alexa,” he asked the Amazon Echo in the kitchen, “How many days until my daddy comes home?” Instead, what I heard next surprised, and immediately saddened, me. I slowly, carefully crept that way with the intention of surprising him. I expected to see my little guy bound into the family room, snuggle up on my lap and tell me about his “cwazy dweams,” but instead I heard his feet pitter patter to the kitchen. Birthday parties, practices, laundry, mandatory fun and multiple obligations - all the things that somehow unsuspectingly clutter our calendars on any given Saturday. I poured myself the first of what would likely be many cups of coffee, and for just a few moments, enjoyed a little silence before the chaos of the weekend would start. Keep your personal information on a need to know basis.It was a rare weekend morning where I was up before our two kids, ages seven and five. There have been many situations where loved ones have found out unfortunate news about their service member via news article. Keep in mind that some information vetting procedures don’t go smoothly. Sometimes it’s best to think twice about sharing how the article is relevant to your service member. Some articles share sad information for families and others share positive information around the unit’s accomplishments and strengths. Avoid sharing the service member’s job specifics or role during a deploymentĮvery now and then you will see news articles around specific units while deployed.Avoid sharing pictures of your in home and digital countdown clocks. “Prayers please, my husband is out on a mission tonight.” Avoid posting subtle remarks about your spouses’s duty or mission while deployed.Avoid engaging with geo-tracking accessories like “checking in” on Facebook.Avoid sharing pictures that show your service member’s name and insignia.Do not share specifics about unit names.Do not post specifics about unit deployment locations.Do not announce that your loved one deployedĪlthough it is safer to post “Sad my hubby deployed” than “Sad my hubby deployed yesterday”, ask yourself this “Do I really want a stranger to know that I will be home alone (with my kids) for a LONG period of time?”.NEVER share the 5 W’s of troop movement.: Three Everyday Easy PERSEC Rules 10 Tips for Mindful OPSEC & PERSEC Practices PERSEC is process of keeping you and your families personal information secured. Essentially, anyone who can harm people, resources, or mission is an adversary. OPSEC challenges us to look at ourselves through the eyes of an adversary (individuals, groups, countries, organizations). Department of Defense Education Activity defines OPSEC as the process by which we protect unclassified information that can be used against us.
Just as important as OPSEC is Personal Security (PERSEC).
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Today’s enemy is full of skillful cyber hackers and terrorist that are just watching and waiting for important information to be shared. Operation Security (OPSEC) measures are not something to take lightly these day and when not practiced mindfully you could put your service member in harms way, but also your family as whole. For military families it is a great way to stay connected with your loved one no matter where they are in the world, BUT it also imposes many security risks.
Social media and the internet in today’s society have become a blessing and curse.
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