Posting Rule #7: Military Incidences & Casualties
Posts or comments about military incidences/casualties are not permitted until the military, USMC or Department of Defense has released an official notice. It is NOT important for group members to be "First to Know". The FAMILY MEMBERS must be the first to know.
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
- We will not allow the risk of posting information in our groups prior to official notification to family members.
- Casualty includes WIA, KIA, MIA, and/or DustWUN status regardless if the recruit/Marine/other service member is in training, stateside, abroad, on a float, or while engaged.
- Posts containing information related to incidences or casualties incurred by military personnel or recruits that have not yet been released to the general public are not permitted.
- All posts regarding KIA casualties (Killed in Action), unless posted by an immediate family member, MUST be accompanied by the DoD (Department of Defense) notification.
