[MilCom] LMRS

[Sheldon Daitch]

>From a military PAO perspective, if the PAOs waited until the cause
of an incident were determined, the PAO could wait weeks or months,
until a board of investigation made a determination.

The correct response, IMHO, is for a PAO to issue a statement about
the facts known in connection with an incident, and the disclaimer is
that the cause is under investigation.

Unfortunately, the PAOs may often be far enough down the food chain
that the initial report of an incident many times is a news media rep
requesting information.  The radio network isn't the only "leak"
on incidents.

73
Sheldon

Jack Nesmith wrote:

> Guys, I'm going to throw something at you about LMRS. The current crop of
> military commanders are worried about some adverse incident making the news
> before post PAO's can issue a statement. They are worried more about how
> their careers might be effected by an incident.
>
> "Range Control" "ROCK STEADY Alpha" Are we cleared to start firing. Nothing
> sensitive here!! Now if someone gets shot during range firing, a commander
> doesn't want this news out before the cause of the incident can be
> determined.
>
> Jack
> Deltona,Fl.
>
> _