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"Apparently a debate has been simmering at a very high level in the Navy about whether this site constitutes an "official site" or whether it's a site run by Sailors as private citizens that just happen to all be assigned to a ship.

The implications of the final decision are twofold. First, if we're an "official site" we'll need to move to a navy.mil address, and second, there are a host of Rules Which Must Be Followed that thus far we've been free to ignore. The problem with the first implication is the software required to publish this kind of site probably isn’t approved for use on Navy networks. And the problem with the second implication is this type of site hasn’t been done before as an official site, so the rules will probably have to adapt.

Well, I got an e-mail from a Big Fish recently that resolves the issue, at least for the short term. It states:

This is a good test case for us all to get smarter ... There will be more to follow, but for now, I've got your back. Keep running your blog and if questioned, you can state with confidence that COMPACFLT, CHINFO and DOD are aware and approve.

So for now, we’ll continue to publish here and I’ll be doing some research on how to make it work when we have to move."
The Destroyermen