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One of my professors when I was an anesthesiology resident was ex-Navy. He had been in the submarine service, and not as just a general medical officer. As an a
by devilbunny 2y ago
One of my professors when I was an anesthesiology resident was ex-Navy. He had been in the submarine service, and not as just a general medical officer. As an anesthesiologist. You can imagine the kind of missions a submarine with an anesthesiologist on board might be sent on. There might even be a surgeon on board...
Anyway, he was dive-rated. Closed-circuit breathing is the basis of anesthesia machines and has been for ages (at least 60 years). So for us, a closed-circuit system isn't new - it's something we do every day at work. You just have to account for depth. I'd be shocked if he hadn't done it.
- sgarland 2y agoThat is cool as hell. And yes, one can imagine. The list of boats he was probably on is extremely short: Seawolf (the 2nd one), Halibut, Parche, and Jimmy Carter.
- devilbunny 2y agoSEALs probably can deploy from any boat.
- devilbunny 2y agoIncidentally, I would add that while he never specified, he very likely may have shipped out as a “general medical officer” with the crew not necessarily knowing he had a deeper skill set. They wouldn’t necessarily twig to it on early deployment. Only when they take on a SEAL team and a surgeon would it become obvious (or he goes on another boat with a surgeon as the GMO). The only obvious clue would have been his being slightly older than a typical GMO.