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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
I wasn't present when the Department of the Navy decided to name a sub for President Carter, but I would render a guess that it has to do with the fact that he was a submariner and not a SWO when he was in the Navy.
ETA: SWOs are the guys who drive ships. Like the Reagan.
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Carter probably knew more about all aspects of nuclear submarines, including policy, than any world leader ever. This is probably a higher compliment than naming a carrier after him. Especially when you consider that many people (not me) question the worth of carriers, but nuclear attack submarines are universally recognized by defense policy experts, of all stripes, as necessary.
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