On 10/14/2015 9:17 AM, Tim wrote:
On 10/14/2015 8:47 AM, Tim wrote:

Though amtiquated, I don't know why it was dropped. They're bringing back Morse Code too. Evidently it's always good to have a back up plan

http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/n...009-story.html




Morse code was a relic even when I was in the Navy many moons ago but it
was still taught in Radioman school. It has since been dropped.

We were underway on one of this ships I was on and the setup codes for
the teletype crypto gear was inadvertently shredded by one of the
Radiomen standing watch in the Radio Shack. Without the setup codes
the ship could not have regular teletype communications.

They had to get the senior, old grizzly Radioman Chief Petty Officer to
set up a morse code key and communications to the outside world was
conducted using it.
......
Grizzly CPO? I can belive that. And i bet he was happy about the whole situation too.


It became a big deal for a while because the guy who shredded the codes
didn't fess up right away. The ship had to remain at sea while a search
was made of all spaces, lockers, etc., for the code sheets. It's one of
those deals where all secure communications made for that day
throughout the Navy had to be considered compromised.

The young guy who shredded it finally admitted it. He was transferred
and we never saw him again.