[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

The Royal Navy is a outstanding record but considering that the US has three or four times as many submarines our record isn't too shabby.

That's like saying the Soviet record was acceptable because they had about twice as many subs.

Thats one area where I agree with you folks on the other side of the Atlantic. Submarines have ChEng's for a reason. The CO's schooling should be in combat related matters.

Thanks a lot Rickover.

Another world of hurt for American officers is their rapid rotation schedule and frequent staff and instructor tours on the way up. Nobody knows exactly what good those trips do for most officers, sure they might learn a bit about other services but up or out means most officers will never promote to the point where they'd get to lead other services, so all it mostly does is reduce their at sea time.

Fortunately, their opponent in the Cold War believes that the best way to be ready for war is to keep everyone in port...