How Do You Practice OPSEC In The Military?
By practicing OPSEC (also known as Operational Security), you can keep your military family member and those with him or her safe. The OPSEC guidelines are simple and not only protect our military members but their families as well. As the old saying goes “Loose Lips Sink Ships”. It is important to always safeguard information about our troops. Never talk about military movements. This includes deployments, redeployments, R&R, missions and training exercises. Troop movements, whether stateside or overseas, should never be discussed. Never release dates. The dates when our troops are involved in a troop movement should never be released. Be aware that “next Tuesday”, “next week” or “in 9 days” all constitute releasing dates and are a violation of OPSEC. Never give specific locations. While many military units allow family members and friends to know the country where their military member is serving, specific locations within that country should not be released. To say he is in Iraq is
