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Sub Sailor · 08-04-06, 04:35 PM

I am not sure what Admiral Rickover's being Jewish has to do with anything. Yes he was dogmatic, opinionated, and an all around Pain in the A... But he made Nuclear Power what it is today, as far as the US Navy is concerned.
I would suggest that anyone who believes US Sub Commanders are not aggressive should read Blind Man's Bluff, Whitey Mack and the USS Lampon is not the actions of a unaggressive skipper. Nor is the greatest intelligence coup of all time "Ivy Bells". At one time most of the pictures of Russian (Soviet Union) appearing in Jane's were compliments of the US Navy Submarine Force.
I met the Admiral on many occasions and I was interviewed by him for NR-1, thank god I was not accepted. I never liked him, most of us didn't, but we all respected and admired him.
Look at the US Navy's saftey record, and we can thank the Admiral for that. I will match our CO's againist any in the world. Attending the Perisaher course, of course they do, it is one if not the finest course in the world. I am happy the British Navy lets us.
You got a tough dangerous job, the United States Navy Submarine Force will do it.
Rickover was demanding and an all around jerk but he set a bar we all workd to reach, bitching as we went, but we did it and we are better men to day because of it. He worked as hard as we did for perfection, and it paid off.

Pride Runs Deep

Ron Banks MMCM(SS), USN(Ret)
one of Rickover's boys 1962-1981, yes I know he was dead by 81 but is influence was and still is felt and respected.

08-04-06, 04:35 PM	#21
Sub Sailor Commander Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Orofino, Idaho Posts: 443 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	Rebuttal about US Sub CO's I am not sure what Admiral Rickover's being Jewish has to do with anything. Yes he was dogmatic, opinionated, and an all around Pain in the A... But he made Nuclear Power what it is today, as far as the US Navy is concerned. I would suggest that anyone who believes US Sub Commanders are not aggressive should read Blind Man's Bluff, Whitey Mack and the USS Lampon is not the actions of a unaggressive skipper. Nor is the greatest intelligence coup of all time "Ivy Bells". At one time most of the pictures of Russian (Soviet Union) appearing in Jane's were compliments of the US Navy Submarine Force. I met the Admiral on many occasions and I was interviewed by him for NR-1, thank god I was not accepted. I never liked him, most of us didn't, but we all respected and admired him. Look at the US Navy's saftey record, and we can thank the Admiral for that. I will match our CO's againist any in the world. Attending the Perisaher course, of course they do, it is one if not the finest course in the world. I am happy the British Navy lets us. You got a tough dangerous job, the United States Navy Submarine Force will do it. Rickover was demanding and an all around jerk but he set a bar we all workd to reach, bitching as we went, but we did it and we are better men to day because of it. He worked as hard as we did for perfection, and it paid off. Pride Runs Deep Ron Banks MMCM(SS), USN(Ret) one of Rickover's boys 1962-1981, yes I know he was dead by 81 but is influence was and still is felt and respected.