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LTC Orlando Illi
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I had a chance to tour a Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine when I was on the Faculty of DSMC. Sorry - I would rather be in an M1A2 in the Desert or the North German Plain then in a Sub.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
PO3 Donald Murphy
7 y
I was greedy. I went for more pay/rank. Plus the killer food and port calls.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
Sgt Wayne Wood
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What goes up must come down (ask a paratrooper) but what goes down needn't come back up...
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SMSgt Thor Merich
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My grandfather was on WWI German U-boats. Dangerous business. I want surprised when he told me that they spent most of their time on the surface unless actively engaged in hitting targets.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
Sgt Wayne Wood
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I have heard that ruuning surfaced until attacking was a thing up until nukes
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PO3 Donald Murphy
PO3 Donald Murphy
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Yes. Correct. In fact, most attacks were preferred to be at surface/at night as your escape speed was greater. Nuclear power now allows us to attack submerged at a higher speed. But back in diesel days, it was touchy.
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SPC Kevin Ford
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Those were some unsafe boats. The crews of those things were extremely brave.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
PO3 Donald Murphy
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We were told in sub school that a submarine is more danger to its crew than the enemy.
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