OK, I said throw spears - and that's fine and I expected it - but explain to me how what I said is unprofessional. You may not agree with what I said, or I may be making a point that you think isn't worth making, but this certainly isn't a worse case of "airing dirty laundry" than posting internal memos about a mishap and lending official credibility to what was previously just some pictures on the internet with a paragraph about the cause that may or may not have been true. This isn't a lecture, but a discussion. "That's unprofessional" is an equivalent argument to "that's stupid" - no point,just an opinion.
In AMC a while back (when I was there), it wasn't routine, but it wasn't uncommon for crews to check out the kyk-13 and codes from command post and leave them on the bus or on the airplane. It just wasn't treated that seriously. Read some of those magazines or information posted from the spotters, and they not only show you the picture of the C-17 passing through EGUN, they'll write about where it came from and where it is going and sometimes what it was carrying. Some people just like to talk to those spotters along the fence. That stuff wasn't necesarily "classified", but I don't think it was meant for release to the general public. But since it doesn't have a stamp across it, some people feel like they can release whatever details they feel the urge to. It was nice to get someplace where that stuff received the attention and protection that it deserved. OPSEC/COMSEC doesn't only refer to info that is officially labeled, it refers to everything - including phone calls home to CINCHOUSE. There is nothing improper about reminding people to be vigilant - it has been said many times before on this same board about some airline's internal info that was posted when it maybe shouldn't have been. And there is certainly nothing wrong with stating how some people keep their info close hold.
It's a slippery slope in my opinion, and there is no hard line that people can see. Look at how many first hand accounts of current ops (from both the ground and the air) you can find on the internet and in some of those British air combat magazines. It's the old story of - individually, you can't get much from it, but taken all together they start to paint a picture.
As long as some people consider the fact, my point has been made.
In AMC a while back (when I was there), it wasn't routine, but it wasn't uncommon for crews to check out the kyk-13 and codes from command post and leave them on the bus or on the airplane. It just wasn't treated that seriously. Read some of those magazines or information posted from the spotters, and they not only show you the picture of the C-17 passing through EGUN, they'll write about where it came from and where it is going and sometimes what it was carrying. Some people just like to talk to those spotters along the fence. That stuff wasn't necesarily "classified", but I don't think it was meant for release to the general public. But since it doesn't have a stamp across it, some people feel like they can release whatever details they feel the urge to. It was nice to get someplace where that stuff received the attention and protection that it deserved. OPSEC/COMSEC doesn't only refer to info that is officially labeled, it refers to everything - including phone calls home to CINCHOUSE. There is nothing improper about reminding people to be vigilant - it has been said many times before on this same board about some airline's internal info that was posted when it maybe shouldn't have been. And there is certainly nothing wrong with stating how some people keep their info close hold.
It's a slippery slope in my opinion, and there is no hard line that people can see. Look at how many first hand accounts of current ops (from both the ground and the air) you can find on the internet and in some of those British air combat magazines. It's the old story of - individually, you can't get much from it, but taken all together they start to paint a picture.
As long as some people consider the fact, my point has been made.