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National Security & Defense

mysteryowl

(7,757 posts)

4. Tough job

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 9, 2022, 12:35 PM

Apr 2022

Personally, I could not live in a submarine.
The big ships too are not ocean liners, they are dull gray cramped quarters.

The bonus incentive sounds right.

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Navy Offers $25,000 to All Recruits to Ship Out Quickly [View all] Sherman A1 Apr 2022 OP

Shit be getting real. Native Apr 2022 #1

Please tell me that the Navy has a new screening process that includes removing the Baitball Blogger Apr 2022 #2

Very good point. Life in close quarters with racists will be another type of hell. erronis Apr 2022 #8

Good point drmeow Apr 2022 #14

The OTOH Placebo. Baitball Blogger Apr 2022 #15

I guess they expect to use them sooner rather than later. I suspect rapid rise of the Chinese navy Pepsidog Apr 2022 #3

The Black Sea and Crimea come to mind. wnylib Apr 2022 #9

Tough job mysteryowl Apr 2022 #4

Holy crap. All I ever got was a ham sandwich, an apple and a 4 hour bus ride. dameatball Apr 2022 #5

You're lucky KS Toronado Apr 2022 #6

Well DUers, I'm off to war! SergeStorms Apr 2022 #7

Is the US about to enter a naval war somewhere? IronLionZion Apr 2022 #10

I think the idea is level-loading nitpicker Apr 2022 #11

They DO have to fill new construction vessels nitpicker Apr 2022 #12

The generally fill those slots with sailors from decommissioned vessels. Angleae Apr 2022 #13