Posting Rule #5: Other Social Media & PMs
Posts or comments which include social media groups other than Official MarineParents.com Facebook Groups are not permitted. We discourage PMs; requests to PM group members are not permitted. Moderators and Admins for like-groups will be removed from our groups.
In October of 2025, we opened our own Social Media Platform, Marine Parents Community Network (MPCN) at ConnectAndShare.Com. Our boot camp groups, SOI and MOS groups, and Permanent Duty Station groups are on MPCN. We have one group remaining on Facebook and the following guidelines apply to both platforms.
Ten Rules for Posting on Facebook
Rule #1: Remember Our Mission & Be Kind
Rule #2: OPSEC, PERSEC, Respect, & Privacy
Rule #3: Marine Corps Privacy & Business
Rule #4: No Advertising, Soliciting or Fundraising
Rule #5: Other Social Media & PMs
Rule #6: Links, Websites, News, & Articles
Rule #7: Military Incidences & Casualties
Rule #8: Copyright, Photos, & Videos
Application and Examples
- Posting or mentioning information about, links to, or names of other Facebook groups or social media networks outside of Official MarineParents.com Facebook Groups is not permitted.
- Use of our groups or social media networks to solicit members to join another group, network, or program will result in suspension of membership in our groups.
- Admins and/or moderators for other "like-groups" will be removed from our groups.
- We discourage all Private Messaging (PM) in military communities as it poses a security risk; no one can assure the enemy is not part of the group.
- Requests to have members send a PM are not permitted and will be removed from our groups.
- Repeat offenses asking for members to PM one another will result in the member(s) being removed from our groups.
- To learn more, about PMs and social media, please read this article from our Founder.
