Rep. Mark Kirk, a Republican who represents the northern suburbs of Chicago and is running for Senate, also happens to be a Navy Reservist. While on service in the National Military Command Center at the Pentagon, he recently 'tweeted,' causing the Military to look into the situation.
The first tweet sent on July 25 read: "On duty @ the Pentagon's National Military Command Center. All is currently (relatively) quiet. Honor 2 be back w/ my fellow Navy colleagues."
The next day he wrote: "Back on duty in the National Military Command Center – lets hope for a calm day for our troops."
Two questions are raised about these tweets. The first is whether or not Kirk revealed his location when he should not have ("Loose lips sink ships") and the second is whether or not his Twitter account goes against military regulations that state military members are not allowed to update or revise any "Web sites created before entry on active duty."
To add to the confusion, military members are not allowed while in uniform to attend political rallies (the military is non-partisan). So what does it mean that Kirk is tweeting while on duty for his own political campaign?
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/30/do-quick-tweets-sink-ships/