As a former US Naval Communicator/Cryptographer, I have to side with Mz C on this one.
I distinctly remember copying messages or receiving them on the TTY Machine and after they ‘made the rounds’ someone came along and put a classification of sorts on it -.
On the other hand, the ‘system’ must not have been all that good as it appears that no matter where you were in the world, the Bar Girls were always a jump or two ahead of the Port Directors etc what ships movements were.
I also remember putting out to sea and everyone watching the ‘horizon’ being careful not to get too close, lest the ship fall off the earth.
Example of received TTY traffic per APC127G
Note the UUUU & the UNCLAS. Those marking are on the received TTY print out.
If the message were classified it would have the marking CCCC, SSSS, or TTTT instead.
The line here UNCLAS
would spell out single spaced the classification. If it were restricted or SCI the codeword(s) would be follow the classification marking and be double spaced.
Everyone sending or receiving TTY traffic is required to know this, and those dealing with classified traffic sign documents swearing they will follow the rules.
LOL. This is the 21st century. Side with Mz C? Do you understand the issue and the problem?
FYI: Only the originator can change the classification. If NSA sent a Top Secret message, the recipient can't change it to unclassified, the only kind of material allowed on Clinton's server.
On the other hand, the ‘system’ must not have been all that good as it appears that no matter where you were in the world, the Bar Girls were always a jump or two ahead of the Port Directors etc what ships movements were.
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LOL! My ship did a cruise in the Med in the early ‘60s. Girls we saw in Naples were at our next port before the ship arrived and that pattern continued for months whether France, Greece, etc., except they skipped Tripoli Libya (and so did I).