July 7th 04, 06:14 PM
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On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 14:30:08 +0000 (UTC),
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OK.
1969, Osan AFB, ROK.
I'm an Army E-5 and go into badge and ID to get a new ID card and plop
my papers on the counter.
Guy behind the counter gives me and my papers the triple take, gets a
set of papers of a desk, plops them on the counter and says "This guy
left 10 minutes ago, what's going on here".
I see a picture of what seems to be me as an Air Force lieutenant.
Same height, weight, color of hair and eyes, same mustache, same first
and last name, facial features close enough to pass. The only difference
was our middle initials and Air Force instead of Army.
It took a while to get my ID card...
Hi Jim,
I couldn't help but reflect tangentially on another ID card incident.
This time with the Navy and the head of the Nuclear Navy himself,
Admiral Hyman Rickover. He was a thorn in every side at every level
(but that is how to make an honestly robust and bullet-proof weapons
system unlike star wars).
To test security, he made an ID card with the picture of a monkey on
it and then wandered through secure areas. He was challenged along
the way, and you are to be sure those who simply saluted the uniform
were cashiered. Hymie cut a wide swath through a lot of bases a lot
of brass and congress. The only other figure in DC that was as feared
was J. Edgar Hoover.
73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC
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