Opening Rallypoint to U.S. Ally Soldiers? Pros/Cons.

Just think of it like the SIPRNET - there are somethings that are never ment for our 'allies' to see, read, or know about.  Those that have that access will know what I am talking about.  So my vote would be to keep RallyPoint a segregated community of only U.S. military individuals.  We have enough issues to deal - we don't need to create new ones.

I think Rally Point should be kept with only US military members.  Even though our allies are our so called friends, there are too many differences between the groups and that could result in many arguments as to why a particular country's military is better.  I have served with other nationalities in the US Army and they were always boasting about why their homeland was better than the US.  Our reply was if it is so great, why are you still here?  I feel there would be more arguing and little else would get accomplished.

I would vote 'No', were this a democratic process. This isn't the United Nations or NATO.

I can see trouble brewing with that idea in three ways, the first of which agrees with the above comments of conversations that would be 'lost in translation', and the second including responses and conversations being held in foreign languages that enough of us would not understand, let alone be able to follow along, participate in or contribute to, and finally the OpSec issues with some of our 'special' soldiers.

I understand that a foreign military may be able to get information but if it is that sensitive should it be shared to a social media site in the first place? Remember insider threat, its not always a foreign government or agency trying to gather information. Someone who has seperated from the military can still access this site and they may not have the purest intentions. Personally I have foreign family members and friends and that has never kept me from attaining or maintaining a clearance. Im not saying that I am for or against allowing NATO and partner nations military members access to the site. I just believe that we have all been through enough training that either we wouldn't leak sensitive information, which we shouldn't do with U.S. services members, or just opt to not conversate with them.

Unfortunately I would have to politely bow out. It would completely change the landscape in here. Most people would have to do some major editing of their profiles, the level of comfort in conversations would change, etc. They could possibly do a separate RP International or something. That way people would have the choice as to whether they wanted to participate in that one or not.

Pros,It would be helpful if our Soldiers learned to be Ambassadors Of Good Will,not just Warriors.Remember You are an Army of Immigrants.

I say NO. This is not Facebook or Twitter. RallyPoint is for US servicemen and women to network within our specific chosen profession, and to teach, mentor, and learn from others.