tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11281785.post113160778195681363..comments2023-11-29T12:07:22.085-05:00Comments on Hundreds of Fathoms: 1981 – Was My Waiter a Spy?Lubber's Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04468230340697431017noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11281785.post-1132027732280060122005-11-14T23:08:00.000-05:002005-11-14T23:08:00.000-05:00lub-dude, in the early/mid 70's, they used to have...lub-dude, in the early/mid 70's, they used to have a bus that ran from various school commands and boat barracks out into town and back. cost something like 25 cents to ride. after our boat came back from a long run, this guy was in serious info gathering mode. my roomie and i called NIS and told them about the barrage of questions, all of them seemed highly inappropriate to our heightened sense of awareness. the next thing we know, this guy is gone, and we got an official thanks from the navy via our skipper. the dude was a real live no bullshit spy, getting paid by the bad guys and everything. they used him as an example in all of our security awareness briefs after that.bothenookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445188466344982169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11281785.post-1131838653994215002005-11-12T18:37:00.000-05:002005-11-12T18:37:00.000-05:00Lubber, please do not misunderstand what I have sa...Lubber, please do not misunderstand what I have said. Your story does reflect very well on you, both as an individual and as a young submariner recognizing and handling a security situation (certainly we were forewarned of them) appropriately. In no way am I minimizing the significance of your story. <BR/><BR/>The U.S. used to (and probably still does) conduct undercover tests on people with important security clearances. I have seen half a dozen sailors identified as risks and booted off a sub in one operation alone. Only when I looked back many years later, did I realize the practice was more common than I had then suspected.Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11281785.post-1131767797125184172005-11-11T22:56:00.000-05:002005-11-11T22:56:00.000-05:00Vigilis, The story doesn't reflect on me very well...Vigilis, The story doesn't reflect on me very well but if someone stops by reads my account and learns a small lesson how HUMINT works, possibly preventing a leak, then a little self deprecation was worth it. <BR/><BR/>At the time, I was new to the Navy and naïve. Who knew that that little corner of the world was important to anyone or that an ET3(SU) could be a target for information gathering. I’ve never had anything similar happen to me since, but if it did a follow up would be forthcoming as to why a neophyte line of questions would abruptly turn to fishing for weapons systems capabilities.Lubber's Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468230340697431017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11281785.post-1131690299651713412005-11-11T01:24:00.000-05:002005-11-11T01:24:00.000-05:00Lubber, that waiter may have been what you suspect...Lubber, that waiter may have been what you suspected or even what you still may not expect, and that is well and good.Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.com