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To: Retired COB

That’s interesting chief, thanks for sharing that.

Am I correct in looking at that diagram and thinking that 1 bunck for every crewmemeber is pretty luxerious? I always had it in my head that in subs the crew hotracked. (I’m an Army guy, so help me out on this....)


20 posted on 03/06/2012 10:23:10 AM PST by Gamecock (Celebrating 17,144 replies of dubious quality!)
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To: Gamecock
I always had it in my head that in subs the crew hotracked. (I’m an Army guy, so help me out on this....)

When I was in we did hot rack. At least 1/3 of the crew was on watch (operating the ship) at any given time so the junior folks would have two bunks assigned to three people. When you got off watch you just hopped into whichever one of the two were empty (and it may still be warm...thus the term "Hot Rack").

The nuke boats were a lot better with accomodations than the diesels. They retired the last diesel boat the day after I retired (I guess there just wasn't anyone left to run it).

25 posted on 03/06/2012 10:44:02 AM PST by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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