Accidents are common. Medical aboard a small ship is an Independent Duty Corpsman, in a larger boat, you may have a doctor fresh out of med school.
I don’t know what is more scary, being hurt, or having to treat an injury that you know you would not be allowed to touch state side.
Picture a shipping container 130 degrees, packed with moving machines and with three other people and you get an idea of what is happening in an engine room. And that is when things are working as planned.
okay, okay, i’m not trying to make fun of anybody. though certain folks seem to be doing a pretty good job of making fun of themselves, without trying.
but it raises another question: why are crews allowed to pull sophomoric pranks on one another aboard subs if they are this dangerous? it just sounds stupid.