How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages using a pop song

Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by anigbrowl on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @07:17PM (#8854253)

Soldiers learn Morse code as part of their training. It's still in widespread use, and required for any sort of advanced sailing license.

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Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by BillySquid on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @10:52PM (#8854917)

Former Colombian soldier over here, at that time, only radio operators were trained in Morse code; regular soldiers would have a hard time to get the message.

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Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by anigbrowl on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:50AM (#8855167)

Thanks for the interesting correction! I imagined it would be common for all soldiers as Morse can also be used to signal with a flashlight etc..

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Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by jacalata on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @11:24PM (#8854982)

What proportion of soldiers would have learned it?

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Re:How the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages ... by BillySquid on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:39PM (#8857590)

About one per squad (1/13)

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