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The Navy’s cracking down on transparency, quietly withholding basic sailor info like jobs and awards—claiming it’s for security and harassment concerns, but critics say it’s a dangerous slide toward secrecy. With reporters now needing escorts on base and even the Pentagon press office off-limits, this isn’t an isolated move. Legal experts warn it undermines First Amendment rights and makes it harder to report on wounded service members. The military’s pushing Congress to classify unclassified records under “controlled unclassified information,” sparking accusations it’s just a cover for embarrassment. This is part of a growing pattern of restricting press access—raising alarms about the future of military accountability.

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