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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Why do the bubbleheads get all the recognition?!?!? Don't forget the glow-in-the-dark SWOs! Not sure if Mr. KR had to interview with Adm. Rickover to get into nuke school or if that was before his time. I'll have to ask him next time I see him.
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To submariners, there are only two things in life: submarines and targets. 'Skimmers' wearing 'water wings' are targets!
But then 'skimmers' see it completely the opposite way - if it's below the sea, it's a target to be torpedoed or depth-charged!
With the exception of submarines and aircraft carriers, everyday shipboard life is pretty much routine. Sub duty is strictly volunteer and still off-limits to women. Aircraft carriers have the glamour of the air wing and the hazards associated with carrier flight deck operations. Only way the 'brown shoe' Navy* has a shot at shipboard command other than within aviation. (By act of Congress, only rated naval aviators can command aircraft carriers.)
(* In days of wooden ships and tall sails - well, not THAT old! - Naval Aviation used to wear a green uniform and brown shoes; the rest of the Navy wore black shoes. Not sure if they still wear 'em today, though, but the 'shoe' descriptions differentiate the two distinct worlds of Naval Aviation and the rest of the sea service.)