I saw something the other day that disturbed me. I live near a military post, and I saw a fellow parent dropping their child off at school. As they were in front of me, I was only able to see the two stickers that were in their back window:
The first was one of those stickers that you can buy in the PX (BX for you Air Force folks) showing their rank.
The second was one of those “family stickers” that you can get just about anywhere, showing three stick figures labeled “Dad”, “Mom” and “Hannah” (name changed, of course)
Which brings up the oh-so-important point of family OPSEC. Without ever meeting the driver (believe me, I would love to), I know their branch, rank and child’s name and school. It would be a simple matter for a “bad guy” to fill in the blanks from there.
The sad fact is that family’s can be targets, too. Don’t let them be a soft target
13. December 2007 at 02:52
Can you just imagine if one day the person decided to park and follow the child to his/her class in order to pretend they are a parent, and/or relative later and pick up the child. Or perhaps they will follow the parent home and find out their place of residence. Since the “monster” continues to think of ways to harm us, lets think and stay one step ahead of the “Monster”.
11. March 2010 at 07:30
Thanks for bringing that up. I think it’s one of the most dangerous things a military spouse can do. So many don’t realize how those bumpersticker make them a target. The worse being “half my heart ” ones. Dont make yourself a target!