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My last security clearance was Top Secret, Cryptographic, Special Intelligence, Codeword. The next level up is what's known as compartmentalized, meaning that just because you have a necessary clearance isn't enough to get you access to that "compartment", you still have to have the "need to know".
The two worst duty stations on earth were Adak Alaska and Sinop Turkey. Luckily I was in Augsburg, Germany. Not bad at all!
I could have stayed on at NSA after my discharge, but the Baltimore/DC area is truly a horrid place to live if you're not wealthy enough to insulate yourself from the environment and surroundings.
One of the favorite phrases in ASA was: "In God We Trust...all others we monitor!"
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I may be growing older, but I refuse to grow up.
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