OPSEC

OPSEC rules are not meant to limit your free speech or restrict your liberties- that is exactly what your parents in uniform fight to protect. However, they are designed to help ensure the safety and security of the Service Members in your life.

Remember, no matter your or your family member’s affiliation, status, rank or age- you have a part in the security of your loved one!


OPSEC Rules for Military Teen Online:
1.Do not post exact deployment dates or redeployment dates

2.Do not reveal camp locations, including nearby cities. After the deployment is officially announced by Military officials, you may discuss locations that have been released, normally on the Country level.

3.Do not discuss convoy routes.

4.Do not reveal detailed information on the mission, capabilities or morale of a unit.

5.Do not post specific names or actual nicknames.

6.Do not discuss personnel transactions that occur in large numbers. (Example: pay information, powers of attorney, wills, etc)

7.Do not discuss details concerning security procedures, response times, tactics.

8.Don’t discuss equipment or lack thereof, to include training equipment.

9.Don’t speculate about future operations.

10.If posting pictures, don’t post anything that could be misconstrued or used for propaganda purposes. A good rule of thumb is to look at your picture without your caption or explanation and consider if it could be re-captioned to reflect poorly on coalition forces.

11.Avoid the use of count-up or count-down tickers for the same reason as rule #1.

12.Be very careful if posting pictures of your loved one. Avoid images that show significant landmarks near their base of operations, and black out last names and unit affiliations.

13.Do not, ever, post information about casualties (coalition or enemy) before the official release of the information.

14.Do not pass on rumors (“I heard they’re coming home early”, etc)

If you have any questions, contact your sponsor’s unit OPSEC manager or ask a parent for more guidance.