Here’s why Marines in Afghanistan abruptly shut down their social media account

I still do not know why military personnel in combat zones should have the ability to be on social media in the first place. In the old corps we wrote real letters and had a mail call then sucked it up and went back to the war not cry about being away from home. Letting your Mother, wife or girlfriend hear a fire fight in real time has got to be insane and down right stupid if you ask me.

Smart move!

Seems to Me that within a combat zone You better be awful careful what You put on any social Media outlet. Don't think that an enemy or others won't see or learn anything from What You release, the risk had to be a concern. The information may be a intelligence bonanza for an enemy or maybe even have propaganda value. They listen enough to conversations, pay attention to publications or any other source of information You have to safeguard against that.