[I'm goin' down]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

no. all these are complete understatements. TOTAL understatements.

Theres no "oops i rammed into an island i didnt see, time to reload". theres no "one hole isnt gonna do THAT much damage". that depends. a serious size hole is a death warrant. a kind of small hole isnt. as long as the pressure hull stays intact and it only breached that little space that they have to allow water to pass freely inbetween the hull and outer hull."

theres no TC. its hours upon hours of the same damn noise, rocking, and boredom (mostly). its crap food, cramped spaces, and no F-ing around. you mess up their boat and youll be put out of the job (if you take unnecessary risks). You have to be dominate, and instill respect, hope, and a little fear into your subordinates for them to blindly follow you into the depths of hell. Your equipment OFTEN breaks down, you dont know where the hell you are exactly for about 12 hours everyday.

Theres just about no captain alive who knows what every dam valve or knob does on his ship unless its a sailboat. Ever gone into the queen mary or Midway's engine rooms. at first glance you think its Dr seusse's Worst nightmare. Theres so many valves and pipes that it doesnt even seem real. Its just about endless black if you look down from a catwalk. its gritty dirty and downright scary. On a sub, its a little different. a captain COULD possibly learn every valve and knob. And then theres the Depth Charges.
Oh man. you cant imagine how terrifying those can be. If your running at about 90 meters (if your boat can handle it), and a depth charge blew a hole in your pressure hull. Guess what. Youd be INCINERATED. its unimaginable. Literally one second you could be alive and IN THAT SAME SECOND you could become INCINERATED. Just like that. Or maybe it sparks a fire which in turn burn a main gas line or something flammable and Your entire sub is going bye Bye.

Or maybe a plane comes outta nowhere and drops a 1000 LB bomb just like that. Or maybe your Dive planes fail and/or your ballast tanks fail. youll be plunging into the depths With the knowledge that in a few minutes your going to die.

No matter what you do, unless your unafraid of death youll NEVER be ready to command a sub.

Ever thought about teaching a course in English grammar?