You've heard the old adage from WWII and it still holds true today. So for those who've asked, I'm not ignoring you. I swear. There is this thing in the military called OPSEC, or Operational Security. There are a lot of rules around what we can and cannot say about deployments. So while I'd love to divulge all the details on this blog or Facebook, I can't. Here are the three main reasons why:
1. God forbid something horrible happens to my husband or one of his fellow service members because I ran my mouth. While I trust those of you that I know personally, I just can't put it out there for the whole world to see. Call me paranoid, but you never know who's watching!
2. Communication has been known to be shut down when spouses say too much on the internet. Communication is our lifeline during deployment. It keeps me sane. Since at home we battle insanity every day (I kid...sorta...) loosing that contact with our loved ones would be devastating!
3. When the time comes for homecoming, it's not unheard of for homecoming or deployments themselves, to be delayed due to loose lips. Of course we want to vent about our spouses leaving us. Who wouldn't? It's just not normal to be married and not live together for the majority of your marriage. But I'm not going to take the fall for the delays and at some point you just want to get things over and done with. When we get close to homecoming we get excited, we want to share, but you'll know when they're home. Trust me, when they are safe and sound and in our arms, we won't be able to keep it to ourselves.
I decided to write this blog because I've gotten a lot of questions, on Facebook mostly, and didn't want you to think I was ignoring you. I'm not trying to be rude. I'm just trying to do my part to keep my husband safe and the little connection that we have with him intact. I know this is a strange world and so many of my friends and family aren't familiar with it so hopefully this will help you understand where we're coming from throughout this deployment and in the future. I cannot tell you how much we appreciate your friendship, support and prayers. They mean the world to us!
It makes perfect sense.
ReplyDeletein our battalion they are waiting until our guys get back and then they are getting in trouble for OPSEC violations, even if it was done by their wife. when my hubby first got to Afg there was a 20 day black out because a Marine said too much on facebook.....it was awful, i had no idea how he was doing for 20 days!!!! so thank you for posting this!
ReplyDeletehi, I just discovered your blog, and wanted to say hi. I understand all the OPSEC rules, even though they are annoying sometimes. But mostly common sense. As a new blogger, I have to be especially careful what I say about my husband and his unit, even when they aren't deployed! I invite you to visit my blog: http://llightfoot.blogspot.com/ Thanks!
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