We had a very good discussion on BCKS about this very issue, until the web-nazis shut it down. (Insert heavy irony, here.)

There is a blog by a Navy-type who shows how the military is "alarmed" by relatively minor OPSEC violations, while PAO officers and O-6 and above types publicly "sell out the farm" in their idiotic press releases and public statements.

1AD's Division Commander advertised a public call in show that talked about specifics regarding the 5 Ws of their deployment. He revealed IN THE ADVERTISEMENTS the When and Where portions of DIV HQs and HHC's deployment. He also discussed what I would consider sensitive information during the call-in show.

PAO routinely releases photographs and articles which include units, locations, individual names and home towns of soldiers in combat zones, to include the names of operations, etc..

I'm thinking maybe the military needs to "heal themselves" prior to coming down hard on individual servicemembers.