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Old 07-15-2020 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by METO Guido
I'm no Lindsey Graham. Just a lowly taxpayer/furry slipper patriot & trained risk assessment manager. Our Navy, our sailors. There's charges in there somewhere. Take away? If you see something, for chit's sake, say something. Thank you for your service.
I was very junior at the time, and it was all reported to my CO at the am turnover. I'm confident he in turn reported it all, if for no other reason than CYA. Over the years I became aware that none of it was really unusual, although I haven't been aboard a ship in the yards in decades, or even at sea for years. Being in the yards was like being in training, the crew just wanted to let them get it done and get the hell out... cooperate to graduate if you will.

Sounds like some things haven't changed, although I'm sure there's been some improvement since the cold war era. One of the most egregious examples has not been repeated to my knowledge... hung over yard worker crawled up into a submarine ballast tank via the bottom vents to sleep it off. Boat was scheduled to float and get underway that day, he must have slept good because he missed the drydock flooding until it was too late.
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