Good luck and hang tough, future admiral!
Going into submarines?
Although I was never able to serve, my oldest brother was a marine grunt at the tail-end of Vietnam, my middle brother was an army dogface right after 'Nam, and my dad served as a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy Air Force during Korea and worked as an aircraft structural mechanic.
Their stories were always humorous, interesting, sad, and terrifying. One that my dad told me highlights the hazards of basic training quite well...
Quote:
The training instructor had the sailors lined up and giving them his daily rant when he finished by asking for two volunteers for a job. "Which of you is rated to drive a 6x6?"
Two sailors cautiously raised their hands and he replied, "Mops and buckets are in the utility shed. Go swab down the Officer's Galley!"
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The U.S. armed services is one of the most political organizations of social Darwinism you'll ever find. Just do what you're told and never, EVER listen to any sailor who begins a sentence with, "I got a great idea...".:rotfl: