Ok, I’m going to ask what may be a sensitive question….

batchaps4me said:
There's a reason I was on a boomer ... if you are expecting anything more from me than being quiet, you are going to be disappointed. Not screaming my own name while rubbing one out at test depth was as far as I could go in my Cold War effort.
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Fast boats are more close quartered..... you had to not laugh when you heard somebody... though, you certainly could give'em crap for it later.

We got within 50 ft of test depth once. Ran a reactor drill (SCRAM) but unfortunately on the wrong side of the engine room. I was driving at the time on my second deployment thinking to myself, "so this is how it goes down. Damned ORSE inspector of an XO kills us all running drills."
 
LSU02 said:
Fast boats are more close quartered..... you had to not laugh when you heard somebody... though, you certainly could give'em crap for it later.

We got within 50 ft of test depth once. Ran a reactor drill (SCRAM) but unfortunately on the wrong side of the engine room. I was driving at the time on my second deployment thinking to myself, "so this is how it goes down. Damned ORSE inspector of an XO kills us all running drills."
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We just left the yards after year four of a six month refueling and had do do the full gambit of sea trials from emergency blow at flank speed to rapid missile launch on all 16 tubes to ORSE and WTEP(??? weapons cert, can't remember the acronym) and a few war games at the DASO range.
 
Hard2Bluff said:
@LSU02

I dont know wtf yall talking about, but I really appreciate y'alls service and the rest of our military people.
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It's subspeak for he did some badass covert shit and I hid with pride. I can almost guarantee he has medals and ribbons that he can't wear on his chest, if it is the same protocol as back in the day. Don't get me wrong, I not belittling my part in any way, shape, form, or fashion but special ops boats were on a different level.
 
batchaps4me said:
It's subspeak for he did some badass covert shit and I hid with pride. I can almost guarantee he has medals and ribbons that he can't wear on his chest, if it is the same protocol as back in the day. Don't get me wrong, I not belittling my part in any way, shape, form, or fashion but special ops boats were on a different level.
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I put in my draft card when the middle east stuff happened, and was ready to go if needed, but I never served. One of my grandfathers served in Alaska in WWII, the other did two tours in the pacific (signed up for a second round) and saw heavy action. Both came home after putting their life on the line. Much respect to anybody that served.
 
Hard2Bluff said:
I put in my draft card when the middle east stuff happened, and was ready to go if needed, but I never served. One of my grandfathers served in Alaska in WWII, the other did two tours in the pacific (signed up for a second round) and saw heavy action. Both came home after putting their life on the line. Much respect to anybody that served.
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The Japs invaded Alaska in WW2 and wiped out entire Aleut villages in the process.
 
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batchaps4me said:
We just left the yards after year four of a six month refueling and had do do the full gambit of sea trials from emergency blow at flank speed to rapid missile launch on all 16 tubes to ORSE and WTEP(??? weapons cert, can't remember the acronym) and a few war games at the DASO range.
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Sea trials were always fun.... I did Battlestations Helm for a while and doing high speed death spirals were always challenging. I did an E-blow in the fwd upper level and you can almost float for a second when the ship broaches. The things we do for entertainment...
 
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