Posted on 09/16/2013 3:18:06 PM PDT by Morgana
Hey take a look at the new Breaking News story. Now reporting he has recent Secret Clearence. Sure why not. “At this point what difference does it make.”
I read about his claims of trauma from 9-11 after his 2004 arrest. Sounds like BS to me. Was he jogging at the World Trade Center with Chelsea Clinton that day? There has to be more dirt on this guy out there. Hopefully it will eventually be uncovered.
I am sure he had a Secret.
A gutter rat could get that.
Look at Obamas clearance.
Honestly, I don’t know how Oboe qualified.
He was a druggie and a communist sympathizer with ties to terrorist communist.
How are we shocked that this guy got a clearance?
"Update at 10:03 a.m. ET. Only Outbound Flights Affected: NPR's Brian Naylor tells us that "according to the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority, the FAA has requested a stop on all outbound flights from Reagan National. Inbound flights are still landing, and the airport is open. But no planes are taking off."
Update at 9:54 a.m. ET. Reagan Airport On Hold:
Flights into the nearby Reagan National Airport are on hold, and flights on the ground are behind held. There are a lot of helicopters in the air around the Navy Yard, as you might imagine.
But if it were you or me we would be turned down based on political correctness. This is as stupid as building a navy shipyard in the UAE. Secrets? What Secrets? Come on in.
I agree.
Yea I notice it’s been doing that all night long.
Somethings amiss.
Once again you are right on the money Fred, thanks for pointing that out. I knew there was something that didn’t look quite right about that pic.
Semper Fi,
SS1
For those headed for engineering ratings, replace Seaman with Fireman. Similarly, aviation ratings use Airman, Seabees use Constructionman, and Corpsmen use Hospitalman.
If I recall, we all were Seaman Recruit’s until graduation where you then go on to A School for specific rating training and your rating or “specialty” determines what moniker you are referred to as from E1-E3.
Shooter was an E4 (rate) AE3 (Aviation Electronics Petty Officer 3rd Class)
It isn’t horrible, but not great. The average person can make E4 in 2 yrs or less. However, you remain E4 for year minimum before you can test for E5. If he was discharged due to the shooting incident, he may have been busted down in rank one rank. I can’t tell by this story.
I made E1- E5 in 18 months, but I was meritoriously promoted twice. Was about make E6 when life made me have to bow out. Regret to this day as I was going to go for ECP or tough it out 3 more years to make E7 then apply for LDO/Warrant. But again, life. My hubby retired E9 Master Chief NCCM (SW).
I am going to tell a story that is funny regarding security clearances and it does ask the question: How did this guy get a Secret Clearance and How The Hell did the Bamster ever even get into office himself.
I was a YN2 assigned to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence for CINCPACFLT Pearl Harbor. When I arrived, my Top Secret (SpeCat) clearance had not been approved yet as they take a very long time. Secret is easier though and I can see how an inept process could give this guy his.
Anyway... I am 7 months pregnant and been working in the office in an interim assignment at Secret level which I had already received when I finally get my final FBI interview.
As I sit there with this very very serious man, he grills me for over an hour and he knew EVERYTHING about me. When his last question threw me for a major loop. He asked me if I was ever affiliated with communist or antisemitic groups and he looked intensely at me for an answer. I, of course, said no, never. I am very patriotic and from long line of military and bleed Red, White and Blue so I was puzzled.
He leans forward and without cracking a smile says “what about the Penis and Swastika on the apartment window”? For a second, I was totally puzzled ... and then it hit me. His investigation was so thorough that he had uncovered the most ridiculous prank my younger brother and cousin had played on me at my apartment for everyone to see.
While working at the NAS Pt. Mugu Air Show (Go Blue Angels), I returned to find a penis and swastika painted on my apartment windows with Christmas snow. They were not Nazi’s but high schoolers who were into Heavy Metal bands and Harley’s and they identified with the often used symbol not meaning anything as they were too dumb to even associate it with Nazi’s. The penis was just for shock. I immediately screamed at them to wash it off. Little did I know, my new neighbor was Jewish and although I never learned of that as I transferred to HI the next week, apparently they told the FBI. True story and it did hold up my clearance for a year. So, how did a Red Doper Diaper Baby with more Communist ties than Vladimir Putin get his clearance???????? Even worst... how about all those radical Muslims he hung out with (or should I say HANGS OUT WITH)????
Dear John,
Who gives a rat’s ass what you think?
ATC
I didn't need a clearance on the ship. I did see some Secret Comms once because Main Comm on the ship accidentally put them into the messages I was picking up for the Engineering Log Room. I saw them and handed them back LOL.
Weird thing was I worked in the AC&R Shop that means Air Conditioning & Refrigeration so when Main Comm got too hot I had to go find out what the problem was. When I'd go into their spaces they'd have everything put away. The only spaces off limits for us was the Magazines and our Chief had to handle that one. We had Nukes back then and MARDET didn't take kindly to unauthorized visits LOL. I did get to go into them though during overhaul. I was TAD to the Fire Department and all spaces were open to us for walk through fire hazard inspections.
I joined the Army NG a few years later after I got out of the Navy and was an Ammo hauler in a Howitzer Battery. That meant I was supposed to get Secret Clearance because of training for nuclear weapons handling and assembly. I was just in a year so as far as I know they never cleared me. I guess my biggest breech was keeping an old Plan Of The Day from the ship LOL.
Thanks
The Buddhists that I know tend to drink tea.
I am sure it was a sight to see. Another passing of things that became obsolete, just as one day the Carrier Force will be obsolete. IMO that time has come already.
The Carrier force is a huge target for missiles, when sunk that Carrier will take 6,000 men and a gret number of planes down with it.
With Bombers that can fly around the world and drone planes carrying out attacks it will soon become a burden.
My brother in-law enlisted E-1, retired 0-6 after 34 years. It can be done.
If I had any, this would be my thought on the situation also.
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