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Though as I found out firsthand as a young sub sailor, this tradition is not intended for use by nuclear-trained personnel. Whoops. Somewhere in an archive, th
by sgarland 2y ago
Though as I found out firsthand as a young sub sailor, this tradition is not intended for use by nuclear-trained personnel. Whoops.
Somewhere in an archive, there exists a midwatch entry in poem for Shutdown Reactor Operator on a Virginia-class boat.
- macintux 2y agoAny chance that non-tradition is related to loss of the Thresher?
- sgarland 2y agoDoubtful; Thresher’s main posthumous contribution (RIP) was SUBSAFE. To her credit, it has so far worked splendidly, as the only other nuclear sub lost was Scorpion, which was not SUBSAFE-certified. Also, of course, there remains controversy over Scorpion’s loss, and some possible causes like a torpedo battery explosion wouldn’t have been covered by SUBSAFE (though a functional emergency blow system, which she didn’t have, _would_ be covered by SUBSAFE).
- bluGill 2y agoMore likely a commanding officer who didn't care/know about tradition and incorrectly told you no.
- sgarland 2y agoI don’t think the CO (technically it would’ve been OIC, as at the time we were not yet commissioned) ever found out. The Engineering Duty Petty Officer lost his mind when he did a log review around 03:00, and then later in the morning, I got a talking-to from various leadership. The fact that I was fresh out of “A” School and a non-qual probably helped. Nub shields are real.
- bluGill 2y agoI don't know your situation but it has happened to others who were able to find the right hermission and get the [whatever] in truoble for making up rules.
- sandworm101 2y agoYa, they said that about Norad's santa assistance program too. Now it is a vital part of christmas.
- mlacks 2y agosomeone tried did this in maneuvering on an 88 in pearl i was stationed on. Nothing crazy like NJP but ENG was not happy at all
- sgarland 2y agoTo be fair, ENG is never happy.