I can see arguments on both sides. On the against side it could be said a serving soldier should not have a forum to criticise superior officers in public, on the for side, they are of course adults putting their lives at risk for the west and its values, so why not. What do others think?
2007-06-10 16:36:42 · 11 answers · asked by pete the pirate 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
the internet was a blessing on our last deployment. we were able to chat once a week with a webcam and the kids and i loved it. it felt like he was so close. my husband is very serious about OPSEC, so he never divulged information, even if i asked a million times. everyone is so worried about soldiers giving out classified information, yet you have every news channel and reporter over there giving away unit names, locations, even interviewing soldiers, showing their nametags. not very classified to me. if you ask me, reporters shouldn't be allowed over there. all they do is report of death and carnage and they leave us family members to wonder who it is and if its one of our own.
2007-06-11 16:06:16 · answer #1 · answered by haikuhi2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they should have access to the internet!! For many of them, this is the only way to communicate with everyone back home. In some jobs it takes too much time to write a letter, address an envelope, put a stamp on it, and throw it in the mail. Believe it or not, some people really don't have time to do that while in Iraq or Afghanistan. Short emails addressed to every contact are the only way to ensure everyone knows how you're doing. If opsec or criticizing superior officers is the problem, just know that the military uses secure connections and constantly monitors what service members are putting out there. If someone were to write something inappropriate, it would be discovered and they would be punished.
2007-06-11 02:45:11 · answer #2 · answered by dnt123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, both valid points. But Army's are founded on discipline. I might not like what my commander has to say about something and I may tell my buddies how I feel, but that is quite different from posting it on the web and telling the world how I feel about. Most of these idiot military bloggers ***** and moan but they don't have the guts to tell their superiors what they think to their face. They just slap it on the Internet for mommy and daddy to read. Also, having access to the Internet in a combat zone isn't a bad thing. People just need to make good decisions about what is talked about openly and what needs to stay between us.
2007-06-10 18:33:50 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowledge is power! Vietnam is a good example of soldiers understanding what the political agenda was about. That's why the soldiers had their weapons taken away when on R & R! The Brass knew that the soldiers would frag anyone who would send them into harm's way regarding short term objectives. The soldiers knew that Vietnam was not about the war, but was about a long term strategic intiative concerning China. God forbid that our young men and woman who fight for freedom truly know what is going on behind the scenes!
2007-06-10 17:04:14 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 17:34:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most soldiers use the internet to keep in touch with family or friends back home when they are deployed.
If they are writing or posting things online that are against regs, let the UCMJ take care of that. This is definitely a small minority that does this.
2007-06-10 18:09:23 · answer #6 · answered by PM4 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and they already can
No, we shouldn't have full access to everything that is on the internet and we don't. All we need access to is out military e-mail accounts, like .navy.mil and personal banking sites so we can keep track of our bank accounts online as well as any other sites that do not harm national secuirty. No we don't need MySpace and UTube and all the other crap. Even most civilian jobs have restrictions to those kind of site on compnay computers.
2007-06-11 06:23:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they should have access to the Internet my brother is in Iraq and it is great to keep in contact with the family especially my mom because she can't write she can talk into the computer and it writes for her, and trust me they use very safe Internet server's they can't use yahoo or AOL or any server like that they use safe government E-mail service and they can't leak secrets like that it is closely moniter so that other guy on here is mental my brother can't even tell us what city he is in.
2007-06-10 17:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by stacy g 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they should but with certian restrictions like they have now. The internet has helped families remain in contact and that does LOADS for the morale.
2007-06-10 16:43:05 · answer #9 · answered by pgnprincess1212 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have access to the net but it is limited so that no accidental Troop movements are released or any other classified info
2007-06-10 16:42:30 · answer #10 · answered by ฉันรักเบ้า 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋