On Monday, CRT/tanaka President Mike Mulvihill and I had the great honor of discussing social media with the senior leadership of U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), including Four Star General Campbell (pictured at the left) and Three Star Lt. General Pederson. FORSCOM is actively exploring how to best use social media for the benefit of 80% of U.S. Army forces, including some exciting ideas for keeping families engaged with deployed soldiers. You can see an early precursor of FORSCOM’s work on their Facebook page, which engages families with questions.
It was an honor to serve our country for a day with this discussion. Thank you to Colonel Collins and his excellent public affairs staff for the opportunity. The U.S. Army is blessed to have such talented, kind people working for it.
While I did not write the speech out, FORSCOM did tweet the session. Below find the tweets for an abstract view of our conversation…
This is in stark contrast to the Marines decision to ban use of social media: http://twurl.nl/2gl6qh It makes sense to keep these channels open for soldiers to stay in touch with loved ones and to communicate in times of crisis. Thanks for sharing!