Opsec really comes down to the individual. Loose lips sink ships was drilled into our heads in the Marines more than any big green weenie could ever fathom. Not to insult your friend here, but they’re just not making them like they used to. She shouldn’t even be breathing a word about this to anyone as it directly affects the safety of her crew members. That’s how people end up dying.
Oh I’m totally aware. At least she didn’t disclose any details and spoke in code so that only her mother would have known what she was referring generally to. OPSEC was drummed into us in the USAF also and even as a federal contractor we get annual training on it. Members of my family have been in the military since before Vietnam which is partly how I was pulled into calming the mother down - me being a veteran and knowing what I do about the military. Her daughter is her whole life so she has been panicked about her daughter going into areas where something could happen.
Initially I was horrified at how much is known about this ship. The families of those on TR have a FB group and way too much information gets on there and leaked from there. The crew got in trouble after leaving San Diego for how much they were disclosing to the families but they don’t seem to have learned their lesson. The exact docking time in SK was told by someone who should never have disclosed it.
So yes I agree, from what I see, our military is not getting the caliber of people I saw 30-40 years ago. And they were not nearly at the level of the Greatest Generation.
Neither 😊 As an engineer I got recruited under Reagan to help with acquisition of the new weapons systems that they had planned. My OTS class was the largest ever (‘85) and had a lot of engineers in it.
Knowing what I know now? 😡 But I’m proud to have served, met my husband, got my Master’s in Computer Science and now I write software that helps train the troops.
I am conflicted about still supporting the military industrial complex but will gladly do something else when everything is revealed and if what I do is no longer needed. My husband and I argue about what what military size and budget will be needed. I hope much, much smaller!
Opsec really comes down to the individual. Loose lips sink ships was drilled into our heads in the Marines more than any big green weenie could ever fathom. Not to insult your friend here, but they’re just not making them like they used to. She shouldn’t even be breathing a word about this to anyone as it directly affects the safety of her crew members. That’s how people end up dying.
Oh I’m totally aware. At least she didn’t disclose any details and spoke in code so that only her mother would have known what she was referring generally to. OPSEC was drummed into us in the USAF also and even as a federal contractor we get annual training on it. Members of my family have been in the military since before Vietnam which is partly how I was pulled into calming the mother down - me being a veteran and knowing what I do about the military. Her daughter is her whole life so she has been panicked about her daughter going into areas where something could happen.
Initially I was horrified at how much is known about this ship. The families of those on TR have a FB group and way too much information gets on there and leaked from there. The crew got in trouble after leaving San Diego for how much they were disclosing to the families but they don’t seem to have learned their lesson. The exact docking time in SK was told by someone who should never have disclosed it.
So yes I agree, from what I see, our military is not getting the caliber of people I saw 30-40 years ago. And they were not nearly at the level of the Greatest Generation.
AF and Contracting afterwards, CC or PT? Knew some CC guys that were really cool dudes. I was a in a scout platoon myself.
Neither 😊 As an engineer I got recruited under Reagan to help with acquisition of the new weapons systems that they had planned. My OTS class was the largest ever (‘85) and had a lot of engineers in it.
Knowing what I know now? 😡 But I’m proud to have served, met my husband, got my Master’s in Computer Science and now I write software that helps train the troops.
I am conflicted about still supporting the military industrial complex but will gladly do something else when everything is revealed and if what I do is no longer needed. My husband and I argue about what what military size and budget will be needed. I hope much, much smaller!
Oh wow that’s awesome! Good to see you still got some fight in yah and a strong will behind it. o7