Anyone here in US Special Operations, stuff where you need to keep secrets?

[foghorn67]

I'm a GLG-20. You can call me Fitz-Hume.

 

[911paramedic]

I have PMs turned off, so I'll have to say it here.

Ask away. I served in the US, French, North Korean, and Prussian special forces during the mid 90's.

 

[MotionMan]

Ironically, my "clearance" as a lawyer is higher than any government clearance. Eventually, almost any "top secret" (or whatever) information may lose that designation or be ordered to be disclosed anyway.

Attorney-client privilege cannot be broken except by the holder of the privilege. I must protect that information above all else. A Court can technically order such disclosures, but it is so rare and the standard so high, it is practically non-existent.

I cannot even tell my wife the information, but, I do not have to hide from the public that I have such "clearance".



MotionMan

 

[roguerower]

FBB, you've already got one bullshit thread going, why do you need another?

The girl is lying to you.

 

[ThePresence]

FBB, you've already got one bullshit thread going, why do you need another?

The girl is lying to you.

I believe this is the original bullshit thread that got dragged up because of the other bullshit thread.

 

[TreyRandom]

Does it matter if they are who they say they are? If you already don't trust what they're saying now, what do you expect them to tell you that will magically cause you to believe what they're saying? Simply use the information that you currently have available to you to help you determine whether this person is feeding you a line or not.

I worked in Army Intel back in the early 90s, and even though I didn't do anything spectacular, there was plenty of stuff I couldn't (and still can't) tell my friends and family. But what proof could I offer you that I actually did what I did? Other than showing off a couple of certificates or awards, there's not really anything I could do to prove anything to you, is there? After all, if I were to reveal classified information to you, how would you know I was telling you the truth?

 

[roguerower]

I believe this is the original bullshit thread that got dragged up because of the other bullshit thread.

Ah, roger that. My mistake.

FBB, I'll put you in contact with my Dad. He's a 2 star in the Marine Corps and will tell you whatever national secrets that you want. You know, because a security clearance means you can just start saying whatever the fuck you want whenever you want. It's not like he could go to jail in the federal pen for telling you something classified secret.

 

[ThePresence]

Ah, roger that. My mistake.

FBB, I'll put you in contact with my Dad. He's a 2 star in the Marine Corps and will tell you whatever national secrets that you want. You know, because a security clearance means you can just start saying whatever the fuck you want whenever you want. It's not like he could go to jail in the federal pen for telling you something classified secret.

Your dad is a general?
Pretty cool.

 

[CRXican]

just come out of the closet already

 

[roguerower]

Your dad is a general?
Pretty cool.

Yea. Artilleryman by nature which makes it even better. He's a badass and if I could end up half the man he is I'd be pretty damn happy. Great man, has an awesome wife, 3 decent kids (had to make em work for it though), great job, etc.

They keep dangling shiny stars in front of him and he keeps going for it. I told him he reminds me of the fish we're always trying to catch. He was not pleased with my joke.

 

[corwin]

Great man, awesome wife

He's a great man and an awesome wife

 

[AreaCode707]

My neighbor is a 4 star Marine general.

 

[Nintendesert]

I sent you a PM with all the nation's secrets.

 

[Fayd]

that's the one that gives you pause?

 

[Fayd]

Interesting, especially about the part with the president. It just goes to show how little he really does know.

Although the top secret stuff is most likely secret donut routes and underground burger joints.

do you really believe that? that we have security clearances named "triad" and "astral"?

...

i asked my dad about it one day. he was an engineer that worked on interesting things. he said there's nothing really beyond top secret SCI. (well, he also mentioned something about the customer having the right to read specific people in on projects).

my supposition is that what comes after comes exclusively at the administration level. and at that level, if it's above board it's sci. if it's not, then it's "need to know". IE, the interesting parts of CIA and NSA would operate fairly exclusively in "need to know".

 

[guyver01]

Are you in the circle of trust?

no.

can't tell you.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Pretty much everybody with a job has some access to "classified" info, trade secrets, whatever.

The price OfficeMax pays for inkjet cartridges is probably a "trade secret." Best Buy warehouse drones know about Apple hardware releases weeks before the rest of the world - but most of them are too busy drinking and playing X-Box in their spare time to snap pics.

Likewise, anybody who works in a school office has access to things like kids' SSN and immunization histories. Hell, when I signed up to take a couple college classes, I asked our school nurse and she was able to look up mine in a national immunization database. (Shit, that didn't even exist when I had my shots!)

Information security is protected largely by the apathy of those with access to the information.

 

[roguerower]

He's a great man and an awesome wife

Always wondered why I had two daddies...fixed

My neighbor is a 4 star Marine general.

Badass. The current Commandant is an aviator.

I've gotten to meet Colonel Wesley Fox on a couple of occasions. That man is pure awesomeness.