Ask A Spook! Cryptologic Questions

Jack · 04-07-2016, 06:16 PM

Foreign nations might trip me up. I have a few friends from Israel who serve in intelligence and special units, but I put all of them down on my SSBI. As for my loans, my credit is all good so I'm not worried

FlyNavy · 04-07-2016, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack

Foreign nations might trip me up. I have a few friends from Israel who serve in intelligence and special units, but I put all of them down on my SSBI. As for my loans, my credit is all good so I'm not worried

Oh yea, I would say that's important!

Your best bet is to be 100% open with that stuff. If they even have an idea you might be lying and it's concerning ties to something like Israeli intelligence? They aren't going to give you the benefit of the doubt.

Be 100% forthcoming and honest. That's my best advice. If you hide it they will find it, and that'll be the end of the road. So just don't haha That's not a disqualifying factor in itself, but you will need to be very clear about it if they have questions.

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Barbazu · 04-08-2016, 05:55 AM

How much can a spook tell their wife about what they do? Can I just say, "I work with computers (CTN)" or can I tell her more?

FlyNavy · 04-08-2016, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Barbazu

How much can a spook tell their wife about what they do? Can I just say, "I work with computers (CTN)" or can I tell her more?

That's about it really. You can't discuss anything about what you're working on, what the missions are, what capabilities your shop does or doesn't have, who works on what, security strengths or weaknesses, mission successes or failure, etc, etc, etc.

She doesn't need to know what you do outside the of job sheet description. Anything more than that and you risk going to jail for a long, long time.

My wife knows I go chase bad guys at work. That's about it haha She doesn't need, nor want to, know more than that.

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Barbazu · 04-08-2016, 08:31 PM

Gotcha. That's what I figured.

Jack · 04-10-2016, 07:19 PM

Anyone got any tips for the DLAB? More specifically the stress syllables and the visual section? Those two are throwing me for a pretty nasty loop

04-07-2016, 06:16 PM	#1
Jack Newbie Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 5	Foreign nations might trip me up. I have a few friends from Israel who serve in intelligence and special units, but I put all of them down on my SSBI. As for my loans, my credit is all good so I'm not worried

04-08-2016, 05:55 AM	#3
Barbazu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Arkansas Posts: 237 Rep Power: 29	How much can a spook tell their wife about what they do? Can I just say, "I work with computers (CTN)" or can I tell her more?

04-08-2016, 08:31 PM	#5
Barbazu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Arkansas Posts: 237 Rep Power: 29	Gotcha. That's what I figured.

04-10-2016, 07:19 PM	#6
Jack Newbie Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 5	Anyone got any tips for the DLAB? More specifically the stress syllables and the visual section? Those two are throwing me for a pretty nasty loop