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Old 10-23-10, 11:09 PM   #42
Kazuaki Shimazaki II
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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch View Post
Perisher has 'an historical failure of 25%', but due to cutbacks they still get to command a sub
Wouldn't standards (at least in terms of qualifying percentile) actually rise in times of cutbacks because ship-counts and junior crew are generally slashed harder than mid-level and senior officers?

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke View Post
One other thing most people do not realize. There is NO SHIELDING on the side of the boats. There is SOME shielding on the top of the reactor compartment so you can walk topside at very low power levels, but NONE on the sides. As far as they were out of the water, they would have a radiological consideration to think of. There are also other operational aspects to consider. I know on a 688, we would have been shut down if that high and dry.

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