Ministry of Defence | Defence News | MOD confirms loss of recruitment data

[Ian Batten]

On 19 Jan 2008, at 14:22, M J D Brown wrote:

> David Hansen wrote, on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 11:01 AM:
>
>> =
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/Mod=
ConfirmsLossOfRecruitmentData.htm
>>
>> I think the time for laughter is long past.
>>
>> Just what the hell is a recruitment officer doing wandering round =20
>> with
>> "passport details, National Insurance numbers, drivers=B4 licence
>> details, family details, doctors=B4 addresses and National Health
>> Service
>> numbers" plus "bank details"?
>
> He is most probably a Personnel Security Officer doing security
> clearance vetting work !!


On half a million punters?  At once?  That's quite a workload.  He =20
could do one a minute, working 24 hours a day, and be done by the =20
middle of next year.

I presume the MoD has some systems for keeping, you know, `Top Secret' =20=

information, like the location of the deterrent and stuff like that, =20
in some form other than plaintext in the boot of a car?  Or are the =20
military now also joining the `piss up in a brewery' school of =20
competence?

ian