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There's a guy in one of my college courses who's a contractor on a local military base. He likes to talk about what he does for a living (no shame in taking pride in your work) and I feel like he goes into too much detail. He installs communication equipment in the Humvees and other military trucks. He doesn't get into details about how the equipment works but my opsec senses tingles when I over hear him tell another person about his job. Is he violating opsec or is he just an idiot trying to be the cool kid on the block? If he is violating, what's the best way to confront him?
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I have gone through the OPSEC level II course through the DoD twice now and that class will make anyone paranoid. However, as PFC Marquart said it is probably a little bit of both. The devil is in the details for sure. Talking about unclassified stuff is ok to a point. If you add them up it will eventually could be used as a secret brief. In the class they showed how just using the GPS function on the iPhone photos could show where you live, work, shop, etc. So if he keeps giving new exciting stories he could eventually give up a lot of information that can be pieced together to be used by others. As the saying goes "if you have to ask you already know the answer". That is true here. If you feel your senses tingling talk to him alone and express your concerns. He may not be trained in OPSEC or not realize what he is doing could be used against the force.
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That gut feeling is powerful if only we listened to it more. There are many simple but important details I can think of right now that could cause a bad day if the wrong person acquired it.
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To borrow a little from CPT Brian Maurelli: trust your spidey senses, and approach him one on one to tell him how you feel...if he's not receptive or understanding, then reach out the Provost Marshall/CID office on post.
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Honestly, it is probably a little bit of both. People try to impress others with the "cool" things that they get to do, but it could be an OPSEC violation depending on what exactly he is saying. If you feel that it is, bring it up.<br>
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I worked with a Cadet and at a bar in Germany, he talked about the concept of operations for our AT. An old German told him essentially STFU cause he could be a spy.
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