Military Addresses Double-Edged Sword Of Troops On Social Media -- NPRInside a plywood shack at a combat outpost in Marjah, in Afghanistan's Helmand province, three Marines sit before a bank of computers provided by the military to help keep up morale. The dingy outpost is made up of a collection of tents where troops live among swarms of flies and the constant hum of generators.
One Marine talks with his wife on Skype and another is on Facebook. The sites allow troops to keep in touch with their families, but commanders in Afghanistan have mixed feelings about them.
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My Comment: If soldiers were polled on having access to social media .... I am sure that 99% of them will not agree to any limitations on their access. And what group will be even more adamant .... it will be the families back home.
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