U.S. military service members who want to keep up with friends and family back home have often turned to social networking Web sites to stay in touch. But the Department of Defense hasn’t quite made up its mind whether these kinds of sites are friends or enemies. It definitely loves social networking when it comes to recruiting — you can follow or friend any and all branches if you’re thinking about joining up. Once you’re in, though, you might find yourself a little — or a lot — more restricted.
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Security, Sanity and Social Networking in the Ranks
Posted by: Paul Hartsock August 7, 2009 09:27 AMU.S. military service members who want to keep up with friends and family back home have often turned to social networking Web sites to stay in touch. But the Department of Defense hasn’t quite made up its mind whether these kinds of sites are friends or enemies. It definitely loves social networking when it comes to recruiting — you can follow or friend any and all branches if you’re thinking about joining up. Once you’re in, though, you might find yourself a little — or a lot — more restricted.