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Get Mindef clearance before posting

This is ridiculous...

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I REFER to the article, 'Get Mindef clearance before posting it' (The Sunday Times, Nov 20), with regard to Mr Miyagi's army postings on his blog.

As an avid blogger and reader of his blog, I am relieved that Mindef let him off with a warning, and has even allowed his second blog, Singapore Army Stories, to remain.

I acknowledge that Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen like myself have to exercise due caution when discussing our national service (NS) experiences online lest we unintentionally leak sensitive information.

However, one issue that causes me concern is Mindef's statement that SAF servicemen have to seek official clearance before posting military content on their blogs or websites.

Technically speaking, thousands of Net-savvy NSFs and NSmen have flouted military law when we discussed our NS experiences in blogs, forums and other forms of media. Seeking official clearance is a time-consuming process for both the serviceman and Mindef's Military Security Department (MSD), which is already bogged down with greater security challenges.

This being so, may I suggest that Mindef comes up with a set of blogging-specific guidelines to help servicemen know when they are crossing the line, as well as the specific do's and don'ts.

This is not meant to tighten the grip on bloggers, but to give us (including Mr Miyagi) peace of mind, with sufficient freedom to express our views on the rich NS experience that thousands of male Singaporeans have undergone, as well as to allow for constructive criticism and evaluation of our NS life where necessary.

In addition, it might even reduce the need for a serviceman to go through the tedious process of consulting the MSD.

As we move towards a 3G SAF (which will exploit information and command and control technologies fully to fight battles effectively and efficiently), we must not only embrace 3G technology but 3G policies are also needed that help catalyse the SAF towards this goal in a swift and secure way.

Zelig Dhi Lee Bai Hong

http://www.straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,354432,00.html

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Think i should think twice before i post anymore army shit ? lol

posted by `Cloud` @ 8:59 PM