The letter O

Today’s post is brought to you by the letter ‘O’. ‘O’ is for OPSEC, in military jargon that means Operational Security. There are entire manuals written on OPSEC, there are bulletins, briefings and, I am sure, a large number of highly paid senior personnel who spend a whole lot of time on OPSEC. Like most things in the military it really is quite simple. Don’t say things that can be used against you on the field of mortal combat. Kind of like using your Miranda rights.

Why is this important to you, the reader? So you have an idea of what I will and will not write about, mostly specifics of where I am, and the real capabilities of our equipment. I do not intend to simply hand some net smart bad guy the tools to hurt my buddies.

I know you are all so very disappointed, both my readers that is. (Hi Mom!) I can’t talk about our real mission guarding those crashed UFO’s in Afghanistan. I must be sure not to mention the telepathic implants they put in our ears so we can read peoples thoughts. I really need to keep the secret of the X-ray mirrored sunglasses they issued us so we can look through women’s clothing. (I grew up near a beach, if I want to see women in next to nothing I just go there on a hot day.) Most of all I can’t mention the magic tattoo they give us that regenerates any injuries we get, just like in the video games.

Most importantly I will not talk about the mind control laser we can transmit through computer screens to sap a person’s ability to leave their chair. (The tech guys call that last one Free Internet Porn.)

In all seriousness, I write this to provide a mirror for my thoughts, and a record of where my mind wandered on any given day. Most importantly I know some of the other troops read this, and it may give them a bit of a chuckle when they need it.

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