[meandog]

...gives you an appreciation of all the fine MEN (no women in the silent service yet, thank God) who proudly wear a set of dolphins on their chests...if not for them, the ship would surely have been lost! (ex RM1/ss bubblehead)

[Lou L]

if not for them, the ship would surely have been lost!

Thank goodness for watertight integrity! I assume, unlike surface ships, all WT doors and hatches on subs are secured at all times.

I have great appreciation and fascination for the men who serve on subs. One of the most horrific ways of dying I can imagine is to be on an imploding submarine, deep beneath the surface...at night!

[Doohickey]

Finally, a fellow Real Man!