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Barrett · 21 December 1999, 02:58 PM

Mike is definitely right about the military proclivity to go overboard on "sensitive" information. Some years ago, either late-late or early-early, Robin Olds and 2 or 3 of us were refighting The Vietnam Thing. Robin, who had just taken over the 8th TFW in Thailand, went to 7th AF HQ in Saigon, expecting (not unreasonably) to learn about the MiG air order of battle. He was met by a bespectacled captain--nonrated, Robin was quick to point out--who said, wide-eyed, "Gosh, Colonel. We can't tell you that. It's SECRET!"
Robin DID get his info, after some effort and decibel increase.
Someday I'll relate what he is pleased to describe as "The Great Train Robbery In the Sky."

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Barrett Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: The American West Posts: 4,809	Mike is definitely right about the military proclivity to go overboard on "sensitive" information. Some years ago, either late-late or early-early, Robin Olds and 2 or 3 of us were refighting The Vietnam Thing. Robin, who had just taken over the 8th TFW in Thailand, went to 7th AF HQ in Saigon, expecting (not unreasonably) to learn about the MiG air order of battle. He was met by a bespectacled captain--nonrated, Robin was quick to point out--who said, wide-eyed, "Gosh, Colonel. We can't tell you that. It's SECRET!" Robin DID get his info, after some effort and decibel increase. Someday I'll relate what he is pleased to describe as "The Great Train Robbery In the Sky." __________________ You will not rise to the occasion: You will default to your level of training.