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21. Look at WWII. A 22 year old pilot, flying a B-17, was looked upon as the old man in the crew.

Thu Apr 13, 2023, 04:04 PM

Apr 2023

Everything that they did, other than drinking beer was secret. A 20 year old bombardier could be responsible for the highly secret Norden bomb sight. Richard Bong (pilot) was a major at age 24...Paul Tibbets who dropped the first atomic bomb, was a colonel only 30 at age 30. It is only in the movies that most soldiers are middle aged men.

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The Question! Why in the hell does a 21-year-old in the [View all] Still Sensible Apr 2023 OP

According to several sources sarisataka Apr 2023 #1

No it is not reasonable. former9thward Apr 2023 #5

I can't snswer that specifically sarisataka Apr 2023 #11

More info has been released sarisataka Apr 2023 #17

Why was the MA National Guard needed to facilitate these documents? former9thward Apr 2023 #20

As I said below, Guardsmen are part of the military sarisataka Apr 2023 #23

You keep saying this. former9thward Apr 2023 #26

I am speculating sarisataka Apr 2023 #28

My additional concern is that this material was online for months. former9thward Apr 2023 #29

Yes, it's a worry; no, it's a good thing. Igel Apr 2023 #33

his initial posts were on a private chat pimpbot Apr 2023 #46

He utterly ruined his life Dave says Apr 2023 #43

intel / cyber / security is an in demand role pimpbot Apr 2023 #48

If that's the explanation, then there's a big problem. If he was working as that MOS in the Still Sensible Apr 2023 #7

Most do not understand sarisataka Apr 2023 #12

He had an account on JWICS pimpbot Apr 2023 #42

That was my first question as well. It appears our national security system is a joke. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #2

That's my thought Dave says Apr 2023 #45

Trump, the MAGAs and the Putin GOP members of congress have damaged national security. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #49

He could be pretty sharp when it comes to ... hacking and computers RussBLib Apr 2023 #3

A better question: Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #4

I had access to Top Secret information as a teenager EYESORE 9001 Apr 2023 #6

But I'm guessing what you had access to or accessed was limited in scope to your Still Sensible Apr 2023 #9

True. I never saw anything beyond the scope of my duties. EYESORE 9001 Apr 2023 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author EYESORE 9001 Apr 2023 #19

I went into the Navy at 19. I was vetted for a top secret clearance because I was selected for Chainfire Apr 2023 #16

I just saw that 3,000,000 people in government louis-t Apr 2023 #8

classified is a deceptive term..... getagrip_already Apr 2023 #13

It's a broad term. Igel Apr 2023 #35

Well inthewind21 Apr 2023 #10

The average age of people who have access to those documents is not 23. former9thward Apr 2023 #24

I was 19 when I had access to TOP SECRET communications at NSA headquarters. friend of a friend Apr 2023 #30

I was in the military and "TOP SECRET" is used all over the place. former9thward Apr 2023 #32

We are basic at a war footing so all security on all of our bases need to be reviewed yaesu Apr 2023 #14

I'm surprised at how much authority and clearance very young service members are given f_townsend Apr 2023 #15

Look at WWII. A 22 year old pilot, flying a B-17, was looked upon as the old man in the crew. Chainfire Apr 2023 #21

The people commanding them were middle aged and more. former9thward Apr 2023 #25

Who do you think collects and prepares that information for those commanders? hack89 Apr 2023 #39

My dad was a WWII veteran. Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #51

Is it possible that a higher-ranking MAGA type provided him some documents? n/t Just_Vote_Dem Apr 2023 #22

Of course, sarisataka Apr 2023 #27

Why look for a conspiracy when simple foolishness accounts for everything ... Igel Apr 2023 #36

I didn't mean it to sound like a conspiracy theory Just_Vote_Dem Apr 2023 #37

I wonder too because earlier reports said some of the info might have been falsified or altered wishstar Apr 2023 #38

Looks like some are desperate to blame Biden. Kingofalldems Apr 2023 #31

I'm not sure why their age is relevant. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2023 #34

This is a direct result of Sept 11 pimpbot Apr 2023 #40

Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2023 #41

The Massachusetts National Guard has its own Signals Intelligence unit jmowreader Apr 2023 #44

data sharing came from the 911 commission pimpbot Apr 2023 #47

You'd think after Snowden, Manning and Winner they'd reconsider that stance jmowreader Apr 2023 #50