Subdeacon Joe Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 During WWII, in the Pacific, if you asked the password being the name of a certain city in Pennsylvania where the Liberty Bell is kept, and the reply was, "Phiriderphia", SHOOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I understand they also used Honolulu = Honarooroo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Most of the Nisei combat troop were in Europe. Nisei in the Pacific were generally MIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 58 minutes ago, Buffalo Creek Law Dog said: I understand they also used Honolulu = Honarooroo I think the next thing you heard was...BANZAI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Most of the Nisei combat troop were in Europe. Nisei in the Pacific were generally MIS. Okay, I'll bite: What is "MIS"? Angus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Military Intelligence Service, translating documents, interviewing prisoners. They had to go to school to learn the Japanese words used in the military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Military Intelligence Service One of the smaller units in each of the services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 16 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: And it would have to have 12 characters, capitals and lower case as well... I worked for an agency that required military type passwords and you had to change them every month. Annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: And it would have to have 12 characters, capitals and lower case as well... I worked for an agency that required military type passwords and you had to change them every month. Annoying. Security experts now recommend something in the 30s. i have maybe 50 that I have not written down and another 50 that I keep written down. And nothing over 16 characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Security experts no recommends something in the 30s. Funny how electronics devices keep getting smaller, yet the passwords you need just to access them keep getting bigger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: And it would have to have 12 characters, capitals and lower case as well... I worked for an agency that required military type passwords and you had to change them every month. Annoying. when I was teaching 5th grade "they" (a subcommittee of 'them') required the same thing to get to our grade books; so I went with password09 password10 password11 i.e. password + numerical number of month (can you have a non-numerical number? maybe x + 4 = -6 ) "they" were happy and I could record my grades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 When I served on the Nuclear bases back in the 60's, the passwords were a number combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Buffalo Creek Law Dog said: When I served on the Nuclear bases back in the 60's, the passwords were a number combination. How did you keep that many Roman numerals straight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said: How did you keep that many Roman numerals straight? With a ruler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said: How did you keep that many Roman numerals straight? If the password was IX and the guard gave out IV the intruder had to respond with V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 21 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Military Intelligence Service, translating documents, interviewing prisoners. They had to go to school to learn the Japanese words used in the military. MIS = Military Intelligence Service. How incredibly obvious. Yet, I still, somehow, managed to miss it. I guess I can skip sending them my resume. Move along, nothing to see here. Angus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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