Well, dang..

ET2SN · 12-18-19, 03:37 PM

From the front page:

https://taskandpurpose.com/bundy-bla...marine-command

Mr. Bundy was a good guy. He was my second skipper on the Barbel and pinned on my fish. For those of you who follow FPS Chazly's DW play-throughs on YT and Twitch, he was the skipper who ripped the OOD in my "zero bearing rate radar" story.

The rumor mill on board at the time was that Mr. Bundy had traded in a lot of bullets to get the Barbel. From reading the story, note that he was formerly enlisted. That meant he was not one of "Rickover's boys" in terms of nuke propulsion so getting an SSN or SSBN would have been a pipe dream and there were very few diesel boats left. If I had to pin down his command style, it would be "I made it here from starting out as an E-1, don't tell me what you can't do".

For the record, Mr. Bundy was the second African American officer to command a US sub. He could have a bit of a temper, but there was always that feeling that he was "one of us" since he was formerly enlisted.

HW3 · 12-18-19, 08:05 PM

R.I.P. Sir

Jimbuna · 12-18-19, 08:25 PM

~SALUTE~

12-18-19, 03:37 PM	#1
ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Well, dang.. From the front page: https://taskandpurpose.com/bundy-bla...marine-command Mr. Bundy was a good guy. He was my second skipper on the Barbel and pinned on my fish. For those of you who follow FPS Chazly's DW play-throughs on YT and Twitch, he was the skipper who ripped the OOD in my "zero bearing rate radar" story. The rumor mill on board at the time was that Mr. Bundy had traded in a lot of bullets to get the Barbel. From reading the story, note that he was formerly enlisted. That meant he was not one of "Rickover's boys" in terms of nuke propulsion so getting an SSN or SSBN would have been a pipe dream and there were very few diesel boats left. If I had to pin down his command style, it would be "I made it here from starting out as an E-1, don't tell me what you can't do". For the record, Mr. Bundy was the second African American officer to command a US sub. He could have a bit of a temper, but there was always that feeling that he was "one of us" since he was formerly enlisted.

12-18-19, 08:05 PM	#2
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	R.I.P. Sir __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

12-18-19, 08:25 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	~SALUTE~ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!