The DoD can block access to any website they want

[Revanchist]

Just like any other civilian company that has firewalls on the network. In this age of smartphones and personal computers, there in nothing stopping them from looking at the documents on their free time, although can can be charged for looking at confidential material if they do not have the clearance to view it.

If you are a member of the armed services you are:

Restricted from going to certain establishments (off-limits lists)

http://www.cnic.navy.mil/content/dam/cnic/cnrma/pdfs/off%20limits%20list.pdf

Have to earn the right to wear civilian clothing and cannot wear certain types of clothing in some areas

Lose the right to be covered by the Federal Minimum Wage Law

You can be arrested for adultery or sodomy (UCMJ codes 134 and 125) and sodomy can be construed as any act that is not PiV

Members of the armed forces are not civilians and are not treated like them in ways that are way worse that just being denied access to a website.

[bobduca]

1. Well that makes it AOK in my book, because I am a PATRIOT

[patrice]

2. People do "voluntarily" raise their hands and take an oath to abide by the UCMJ. nt

[bobduca]

4. Double plus Network Hygeine

Gotta Think of the Troops!

[patrice]

9. They ARE a reality whether I like it or not. Pretending they aren't isn't going to do any of us

any good.

[stevenleser]

8. Unfortunately you're dealing with someone who isn't interested in hearing the facts. nt

[Revanchist]

5. It's being blocked because it's confidential material

that the viewers may or may not have the clearance to view. Viewing that on a DoD computer can be a violation. Has anyone been put in the brig for pulling up the Guardian on their smartphone?

[OilemFirchen]

3. Mostly O/T

But I vividly remember entering an Air Force base hallway leading to offices which required T.S. clearance, and which I didn't have.

At each door, a guard would yell out "UNCLEAN" as I passed by.

Do they still do that?

[tammywammy]

6. I'm not in the military...

But if I'm escorting lets say the electrician into a closed area to replace light bulbs, there's a red flashing light turned on and I have to say loudly "UNCLEARED" every 5 feet or so. It's to give others the opportunity to turn off monitors or hide papers.

[Revanchist]

7. According to some people

That makes you a freedom hating fascist!!!! No secrets man!

[OilemFirchen]

10. That makes sense, in retrospect.

Would've had an escort and "uncleared" sounds more likely than "unclean".

'Twas probably 35 years ago, so my "vividly" has become clouded...

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. When I was in, off limits lists were used as guides to where the fun was.

Of course, we troops, being warned of the naughty stuff, kept to the nice places and drank tea and ate donuts.

[Democracyinkind]

12. Keeping Limbaugh on air, banning the truth.

About sums up the intent of our security apparatus.