Good Primer on submarine life... "Confessions of a US Navy Submarine Officer"

PO2 Steven Erickson — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 09:10:36 -0400

This is the best "confessions" article I've read. This officer clearly knows life on a submarine, and does a good job of relating the overall picture of sub life.

I will - as an "old guy" requirement - state that my time in Ronnie Ray-Gun's 600-Ship Navy was different... our "underway" times were MUCH LONGER than the 50 days this officer mentions.

A good read. Well done. Highly recommended...

Oh... and don't miss the imbedded links to "Wacky Submarine Terms". You can learn a lot about bubbleheads from how we talk...

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/confessions-of-a-u-s-navy-submarine-officer [login to see]

Confessions Of A U.S. Navy Submarine Officer

We have all seen Hunt For The Red October, Crimson Tide and other submarine films, but what is life really like aboard the world’s most advanced and silent submarines? One of our go-to submariners, who told us the story of an epic maritime beer run, takes us into this shadowy world, one with a language all its own, and gives us an inside look at life below the waves.http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/even-more-wack... Even More Wacky Submarine...

Response by CAPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 3 at 2015 2:51 PM

CAPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:51:21 -0400

Great article!

Response by PO2 Peter Klein made Jul 22 at 2015 10:31 PM

PO2 Peter Klein — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:31:10 -0400

Great read!

Response by SR Kenneth Beck made Nov 5 at 2021 12:58 PM

SR Kenneth Beck — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 12:58:23 -0400

Greetings from a fellow bubblehead (Nuc. class 66-4) and Southern Nuclear retiree.