Online etiquette5 things every Soldier should know

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OPSEC applies on-line, too

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• Names/photographs of important people• Present and future U.S. capabilities• Meetings of top officials• News about U.S. diplomacy• U.S. positions• Important government places• Information about military facilities:

– - Location– - Units– - Weapons used– - Fortifications & tunnels– - Amount of lighting– - Exterior size and shape– - Number of soldiers & officers

• - Ammunition depot locations• - Leave policies• - Brigades and names of companies• - Degree & speed of mobilization

Remember UCMJ in your online interactions

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Got a beef with your commander? Hate the latest Army policy?

Save it for your memoirs.

Do you have photos of yourself in uniform on your Facebook profile? Think about how your status messages reflect upon the Army.

What you say online doesn’t stay online

Status messages or posts, particularly as they pertain to your chain of command or coworkers, can have real life repercussions

Stay in your lane

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If you’re not the expert on a military topic, don’t comment like you are. Keep in mind: reporters can quote online interactions.

Stay in

your lanet

Talk to your family

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Educate your spouse and family members on OPSEC, and PII.

Basic tips for social media include:

-Don’t friend anyone you don’t know on Facebook or social networking platforms

-Don’t post deployment information, when you’re going on vacation or when your spouse/parent will be away.

-Know how to set your privacy settings, and use them.

Bottom line:• If you wouldn’t want Osama, or your mama to

see it, DON’T POST IT ONLINE!!

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Resources

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• U.S. Army on slide share: www.slideshare.net/USArmySocialMedia

• OPSEC family portal on AKO:https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/594109

• CGSC social media 101 video series: http://www.youtube.com/user/USArmyCGSC