Andrew510
11-01-2009, 17:20
Right of the bat I want to be very clear about my intentions. I am NOT being a smart alec. This is an honest question from someone who has ZERO experience either in the field or on an SF team. Also, this is NOT an indictment. I have not drawn any conclusions based on the following video's because I have no frame of reference. The poster of these video's alleges this is standard practice on teams.
I do not know what to make of this, and I want to hold off any judgment before getting the full side of the story from people who know what they are talking about. I just find these video's a little odd because they fly in the face of all the preconceived notions I have about SF. My impressions of SF soldiers has always been that they held themselves to the highest standards regarding professionalism, integrity, and discipline.
If these video's are dishonest, with the footage taken out of context, so be it. But either way, I thought it might interest you to know there are clips like these floating around YouTube. On a most basic level, if I am not mistaken, these video's are a violation of OPSEC because (among other reasons) full names are mentioned. In the "info" section of these video's there is also some pretty scathing stuff. Whether these video's are disingenuous or not, I felt I should bring them to your attention. I hope I am not out of line by posting this, and if I am, grill me as necessary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf969Qf9SXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AsJUtQFHq0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-xkTWnFqnM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV3Tqctb6_U&feature=related
I do not know what to make of this, and I want to hold off any judgment before getting the full side of the story from people who know what they are talking about. I just find these video's a little odd because they fly in the face of all the preconceived notions I have about SF. My impressions of SF soldiers has always been that they held themselves to the highest standards regarding professionalism, integrity, and discipline.
If these video's are dishonest, with the footage taken out of context, so be it. But either way, I thought it might interest you to know there are clips like these floating around YouTube. On a most basic level, if I am not mistaken, these video's are a violation of OPSEC because (among other reasons) full names are mentioned. In the "info" section of these video's there is also some pretty scathing stuff. Whether these video's are disingenuous or not, I felt I should bring them to your attention. I hope I am not out of line by posting this, and if I am, grill me as necessary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf969Qf9SXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AsJUtQFHq0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-xkTWnFqnM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV3Tqctb6_U&feature=related