I was in the Air Force and have had a clearance almost my entire life at this point. I know the majority will never leak. But there are always bad actors who could spoil the ambush.
But think about knowing that you as a young soldier know that the wrong person became President and cannot say a word. I would be put to the test to keep that secret!
I was TDY in Panama during Nicaragua/Contra etc. First thing was an OSI briefing about OPSEC and basically told that the USSR was right-off the coast listening to EVERYTHING and for everyone to keep our lips zipped. A day later our Comm shop troop, an E-5 told his wife on the phone our launch schedule!!! It wasn't even an hour later that guy was physically dragged outta Panama...it wasn't pretty. Went to the beach a few days later and a ship absolutely COVERED with dishes and antennas was slowly sailing about 1000 yards off the coast, and an A-7D launched from Howard belching smoke a few hundred feet above same ship. Quite a show...but yeah there's always people that can't keep their lips zipped and I gotta give these current troops credit.
I was in the Air Force and have had a clearance almost my entire life at this point. I know the majority will never leak. But there are always bad actors who could spoil the ambush.
But think about knowing that you as a young soldier know that the wrong person became President and cannot say a word. I would be put to the test to keep that secret!
I was TDY in Panama during Nicaragua/Contra etc. First thing was an OSI briefing about OPSEC and basically told that the USSR was right-off the coast listening to EVERYTHING and for everyone to keep our lips zipped. A day later our Comm shop troop, an E-5 told his wife on the phone our launch schedule!!! It wasn't even an hour later that guy was physically dragged outta Panama...it wasn't pretty. Went to the beach a few days later and a ship absolutely COVERED with dishes and antennas was slowly sailing about 1000 yards off the coast, and an A-7D launched from Howard belching smoke a few hundred feet above same ship. Quite a show...but yeah there's always people that can't keep their lips zipped and I gotta give these current troops credit.