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>> The majority of the positive cases so far are among sailors who are asymptomatic, officials say. I don't know much about this kind of thing, but isn't the m
by blakesterz 7y ago
>> The majority of the positive cases so far are among sailors who are asymptomatic, officials say.
I don't know much about this kind of thing, but isn't the most important word in that sentence "sailors"? I would think people living on an aircraft carrier are, on average, way different in many major ways than the average American. So it seems like making any kinds of assumptions based on this wouldn't be super reliable.
- richardw 7y agoIt probably means this is your best possible case outside of an Olympic village.
- edmundsauto 7y agoIf it's true that men are more susceptible to infection/complications/death, the only way the population could be better would be if the ship were staffed entirely by women. That would be an interesting scenario for military leadership to plan.
- londons_explore 7y agoI'd take issue at the use of the word 'sailor', when it's been an awfully long time since the navy used sails to get into battle...
- delecti 7y agoSailor - noun: a person whose job it is to work as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat, especially one who is below the rank of officer. Language evolves. Computers used to be people, my cellular telephone rarely conveys my voice, my laptop seldom touches my lap, I virtually never write anything at my desk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(job_description) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(job_description) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/telephone#Etymology https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/telephone#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desk#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desk#Etymology
- elSidCampeador 7y agoA sailor in the Navy is anyone that's not an officer
- projektfu 7y agoThe demonyms are "soldier, sailor, marine, airman" for the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force, respectively.