Before the adventure begins I wanted to take some time to talk about something. This is something every military member lives with and family members tend to either not understand it, not know about it, or ignore it. And that's Operational Security (OPSEC.) OPSEC is the theory that small details add up to a whole picture. Take a few minutes and look at what you post on facebook, what details of your every day life do you reveal? If someone never met you and only had your Facebook page in front of them what can they find out? Typically it's a lot more then we realize. In the Navy revealing these little details can put the military in danger.
Have you ever had a friend with a family member in the military? Have you ever noticed that when they speak of the service member they often leave off key pieces of information, where they are, what they are doing, when they leave, when they will be back? Sound familiar? That's all thanks to OPSEC. Now please keep in mind, we don't keep these things from you because we like to leave you guessing or we don't think you are 'special enough' to know. It's for the safety of our service members. So the next time someone posts something vague please respect that that is all we can tell you and don't pry. We want to tell you, we really do.
That goes for this blog too. I will only reveal what I can when I can. So don't be surprised if my husband goes or comes with very little warning, it's part of the life style and while you are reading this it's part of yours as well. Now the important stuff is out of the way we can get on to the fun stuff. Give me some time to get into the swing of the blog stuff I'm a little rusty and a lot busy. Wouldn't have it any other way!
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