""When senior leadership disregards OPSEC and security protocols without consequences, it undermines the work we do to enforce these standards.""
""Incidents like this make my job significantly harder; now we have to spend hours retraining and reiterating rules to personnel who see these double standards.""
Senior officials in the Department of Defense are facing criticism for their disregard for operational security protocols following a breach involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharing sensitive information in an unclassified chat. While Hegseth defended his actions, quoting his duty to provide updates, security personnel expressed concern that such behavior sets a dangerous precedent. They contend that when leadership avoids accountability, it complicates their ability to enforce rules, leading to confusion and mistrust among lower-level officers who feel undermined by a double standard.
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