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>'My longest stint was 2 months' Boomers and forward deployed out there having a good laugh.

StringyBob 7y ago
Just realised boomer means Trident submarine, and not (OK boomer) baby-boomers! https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/06/30/uss-pennsylvania-sets-patrol-record.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/06/30/uss-pennsylva...
- moandcompany 7y ago
  In naval slang, "Boomer" typically means SSBN submarine :)
  - smoyer 7y ago
    I also noticed that the caption under the sail broken up through the ice called the submarine a "ship". When my dad was stationed at SubLant in Norfolk VA, everything was a ship except the subs which were always "boats". Is this still the case?
    - Zaak 7y ago
      I heard that submarines are called "boats" because "ships" are targets...
    - zxcmx 7y ago
      Ships have boats! Except submarines. They used to be boats, but many subs are "really" ships now. But they are usually referred to as boats.
lonelappde 7y ago
Does "forward deployed" imply confined?
- knute 7y ago
  Meaning on station, performing a task, not just on patrol and free to take a break to come into port.
- moandcompany 7y ago
  The role of an SSBN and a context for being forward deployed can be found by reading about the Nuclear Triad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_triad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_triad In the US context, SSBNs are one prong of this triad, and the platforms are positioned to always be at the ready to carry out strike orders when called upon by the Nuclear Command Authority. These hulls are equipped with nuclear reactor power plants, so fuel for the sailors (i.e. humans) becomes the biggest constraint for how long a submarine can remain underway.
  - kitteh 7y ago
    National Command Authority?
    - moandcompany 7y ago
      Yep --typo-- Thanks for pointing it out! NCA is the National Command Authority (President as Commander-in-Chief and the SECDEF) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Command_Authority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Command_Authority Boomers on the mind :)
BTBurke 7y ago
He's talking about being continuously at sea, which is close to the limit for a fast attack. The real limit is based on how much food can be carried. I was once out for 50+ days and we had to stack food up in the passageways before we left to make it that long. Near the end, it's just chicken nuggets and bread everyday. On a normal fast attack deployment, you pull in every month or so to get more food.

Just realised boomer means Trident submarine, and not (OK boomer) baby-boomers! https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/06/30/uss-pennsylvania-sets-patrol-record.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/06/30/uss-pennsylva...

moandcompany 7y ago
In naval slang, "Boomer" typically means SSBN submarine :)
- smoyer 7y ago
  I also noticed that the caption under the sail broken up through the ice called the submarine a "ship". When my dad was stationed at SubLant in Norfolk VA, everything was a ship except the subs which were always "boats". Is this still the case?
  - Zaak 7y ago
    I heard that submarines are called "boats" because "ships" are targets...
  - zxcmx 7y ago
    Ships have boats! Except submarines. They used to be boats, but many subs are "really" ships now. But they are usually referred to as boats.

lonelappde 7y ago

Does "forward deployed" imply confined?

knute 7y ago
Meaning on station, performing a task, not just on patrol and free to take a break to come into port.
moandcompany 7y ago
The role of an SSBN and a context for being forward deployed can be found by reading about the Nuclear Triad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_triad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_triad In the US context, SSBNs are one prong of this triad, and the platforms are positioned to always be at the ready to carry out strike orders when called upon by the Nuclear Command Authority. These hulls are equipped with nuclear reactor power plants, so fuel for the sailors (i.e. humans) becomes the biggest constraint for how long a submarine can remain underway.
- kitteh 7y ago
  National Command Authority?
  - moandcompany 7y ago
    Yep --typo-- Thanks for pointing it out! NCA is the National Command Authority (President as Commander-in-Chief and the SECDEF) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Command_Authority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Command_Authority Boomers on the mind :)

BTBurke 7y ago

He's talking about being continuously at sea, which is close to the limit for a fast attack. The real limit is based on how much food can be carried. I was once out for 50+ days and we had to stack food up in the passageways before we left to make it that long. Near the end, it's just chicken nuggets and bread everyday. On a normal fast attack deployment, you pull in every month or so to get more food.