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who knows at this point, at least with regard to this latest incident, but it is always a possibility, given that the navy traditionally overworks enlisted crew

who knows at this point, at least with regard to this latest incident, but it is always a possibility, given that the navy traditionally overworks enlisted crews on subs and gives them substandard living conditions... when i was on a fast attack sub 40 yrs ago, I had to work 6 hrs on and 6 hrs off, around the clock, while underway...and during one of my 2 6 hrs shifts off, I had the opportunity to sleep in a cot where two other men also slept during their shifts...it's called hot bunking... this all goes back centuries, back to when navy crews were often kidnapped and made virtual slaves...the navy has always been operated for the benefit of the officer class... and nowadays we have the issue of lowered standards as well.

Chris2048 5y ago
> back to when navy crews were often kidnapped This was called "Shanghaiing"[0] or "Impressment"[1] (ala a "press gang") and has an interesting history: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/shanghaiing-how-trickery-and-deception.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/shanghaiing-how-tricke... (also see [3]) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghaiing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghaiing [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressment [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kelly_(crimper) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kelly_(crimper)