Meet your latest dink non-qual puke

Sam.I.Am · 10-06-13, 03:14 PM

Hello all. I stumbled upon this site while trying to get an old copy of Fast Attack to work and decided to join up. I was feeling nostalgic for twiddling MK 78 dials.

I'm a cold war era TM1(SS) from boomers (654g (ALPO) and 631g (LPO) for a total of 8 patrols) with shore duty on a SSN (Nautilus 571 as a tour guide and of course fire and security watches). I also spent my first year and a half getting my first boat (654) out of Newport News from a refueling overhaul and got to do a DASO launch out of PCAN.

At the time that I left after 8.5 years I was qualified in submarines (of course) and everything from TSS, TSPO, Below Decks and Off Crew Duty Chief to provisional qualification as COW, DOOW (TRE inspectors couldn't interview people who hadn't completely qualified so of course you don't qualify someone that won't be actually standing the watch so the CO initialed my cards for those watch stations instead so if needed I could be insta-qualed in a pinch). Most of my time was spent as either TMOW or FTOW with the usual time spent as a helmsman\planesman and mess crank.

Obvious collateral duties included Small Arms PO, CWHS, RPPO, 3M work supervisor and so on with Weapons Dept Training PO, ships Navy Relief Coordinator and QA Inspector for a lot of A-Gang repairs (they of course reciprocated, not a great deal really as they had a lot more broken stuff than we did).

My boats were forward based in Holy Loch with one stop in Naples for the yearly "Show the flag so we can control all NATO submarine assets in the Med exercise". Other than that we hit PCAN (as I mentioned earlier), Charleston after DASO and New London at State Pier because we were the host boat for AUTEC and that was where boats who did that also did their refits. We almost made it to Belgium but they cut us off at the last minute (we were literally 12 hours from surfacing and were going to 4SQ when we found out) for political reasons.

Aktungbby · 10-06-13, 03:39 PM

Welcome aboard Sam.I.Am

Red October1984 · 10-06-13, 03:47 PM

Hello and Welcome Aboard!

Sam.I.Am · 10-06-13, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Welcome aboard Sam.I.Am

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Hello and Welcome Aboard!

Thank you both. I hope that I can contribute here when possible. I have some limitations due to my past experiences and the military equivalent of a NDA in that regard but when I can I'll try to post my opinions and knowledge of the underlying issues.

u crank · 10-06-13, 04:27 PM

Welcome to SubSim Sam.I.Am.

Hope you're here for a long cruise.

Herr-Berbunch · 10-06-13, 04:35 PM

Welcome aboard, Sam.

Red October1984 · 10-06-13, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam.I.Am

Thank you both. I hope that I can contribute here when possible. I have some limitations due to my past experiences and the military equivalent of a NDA in that regard but when I can I'll try to post my opinions and knowledge of the underlying issues.

We understand.

I'm sure you'll fit right in.

Aktungbby · 10-06-13, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam.I.Am

Thank you both. I hope that I can contribute here when possible. I have some limitations due to my past experiences and the military equivalent of a NDA in that regard but when I can I'll try to post my opinions and knowledge of the underlying issues.

Nonsense! At

we kaleuns ARE the underlying issue: 13 meters deep. Just use the fourth rotor on the Triton and don't do a silly or or a crib when setting your daily three letter enigma code(once only not twice as formerly). Herr GrossAdmiral suspects that they're lying to him in Berlin and that the Tommies are on to us! Too many milchkaus und ein patrollers lost lately.

von Kinderei · 10-06-13, 08:48 PM

Wel-come aboard Kaleun ...

desertstriker · 10-07-13, 12:47 AM

welcome to subsim captain

HW3 · 10-07-13, 08:10 AM

Welcome Aboard!

Sam.I.Am · 10-07-13, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by desertstriker

welcome to subsim captain

Not a Captain. "Tubes" fits me better and was what some called me as the TM LPO back in the day.

But thanks for the welcome and that applies to all of you.

Jimbuna · 10-07-13, 05:34 PM

Welcome Aboard

Valentino · 10-08-13, 05:44 AM

Welcome Sam.I.Am

ETR3(SS) · 10-11-13, 06:00 PM

Welcome aboard fellow bubblehead!

10-06-13, 03:14 PM	#1
Sam.I.Am Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 7 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Meet your latest dink non-qual puke Hello all. I stumbled upon this site while trying to get an old copy of Fast Attack to work and decided to join up. I was feeling nostalgic for twiddling MK 78 dials. I'm a cold war era TM1(SS) from boomers (654g (ALPO) and 631g (LPO) for a total of 8 patrols) with shore duty on a SSN (Nautilus 571 as a tour guide and of course fire and security watches). I also spent my first year and a half getting my first boat (654) out of Newport News from a refueling overhaul and got to do a DASO launch out of PCAN. At the time that I left after 8.5 years I was qualified in submarines (of course) and everything from TSS, TSPO, Below Decks and Off Crew Duty Chief to provisional qualification as COW, DOOW (TRE inspectors couldn't interview people who hadn't completely qualified so of course you don't qualify someone that won't be actually standing the watch so the CO initialed my cards for those watch stations instead so if needed I could be insta-qualed in a pinch). Most of my time was spent as either TMOW or FTOW with the usual time spent as a helmsman\planesman and mess crank. Obvious collateral duties included Small Arms PO, CWHS, RPPO, 3M work supervisor and so on with Weapons Dept Training PO, ships Navy Relief Coordinator and QA Inspector for a lot of A-Gang repairs (they of course reciprocated, not a great deal really as they had a lot more broken stuff than we did). My boats were forward based in Holy Loch with one stop in Naples for the yearly "Show the flag so we can control all NATO submarine assets in the Med exercise". Other than that we hit PCAN (as I mentioned earlier), Charleston after DASO and New London at State Pier because we were the host boat for AUTEC and that was where boats who did that also did their refits. We almost made it to Belgium but they cut us off at the last minute (we were literally 12 hours from surfacing and were going to 4SQ when we found out) for political reasons.

10-06-13, 03:39 PM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,996 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard Sam.I.Am __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-06-13, 03:47 PM	#3
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Hello and Welcome Aboard! __________________

10-06-13, 04:27 PM	#5
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim Sam.I.Am. Hope you're here for a long cruise. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

10-06-13, 04:35 PM	#6
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, Sam. __________________

10-06-13, 08:48 PM	#9
von Kinderei Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,606 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 0	Wel-come aboard Kaleun ... __________________ vK

10-07-13, 12:47 AM	#10
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	welcome to subsim captain

10-07-13, 08:10 AM	#11
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

10-07-13, 05:34 PM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome Aboard __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-08-13, 05:44 AM	#14
Valentino Weps Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Western France Posts: 372 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Welcome Sam.I.Am

10-11-13, 06:00 PM	#15
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Welcome aboard fellow bubblehead! __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.