Pentagon Warns Troops To Take Shelter From Internet
THE PENTAGON — The Department of Defense issued a directive to the services Monday, ordering each branch to warn members of a "dangerous and unpredictable Internet," amid recent threats of lone wolf attacks against military and their families. Leaders claim the warning will provide service members the tools they need to hide from the Internet at home and abroad.
"The Internet can be anywhere at anytime," the published directive reads. "Service members should maintain vigilance when visiting their favorite websites, driving to base, and walking past dark alleyways where the Internet could be lurking in the shadows."
Although the guidance has yet to make it into official service publications, some commands have already issued their own instruction in preparation, advising service members to remove photos and military affiliation from social media sites, take addresses off their mailboxes and burn their uniforms in their back yards.
"We don't want these guys to forget why we risked our live…
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