Army chat-rooms gain semi-official status.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: Brief Article

The use of Internet chat-rooms by junior Army leaders to collect and impart battlefield wisdom has become so widespread that it now enjoys mainstream status. So much so that the Army has institutionalized the practice under the name "Battle Command Knowledge System." What started out as the "CompanyCommand.com" website for captains in exchange ideas has morphed into a vast net of virtual communities. But fear that Iraq's insurgents would grab potentially secret information about U.S. operations prompted the Army to restrict these forums to the service's secure portal, Army Knowledge Online.

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