Type VII #1 Submarine of top ten!!!!

[rascal101]

I think the immigration entry form in the Us is rather odd from where ever you are from. I'm from Australia and have been to the US a few times on business.

On the form it used to ask, (not sure if it still does) if you are, or have ever been a member of the Nazi party or a Communist, but the one that always cracks me up is the next quest which asks if you have ever been involved with, or have taken part in acts of 'moral terpitude'.

I got a grilling from an officious twit last time I wnet when in a moment of levitiy I suggested that I had, frequently and with gay abandon, and hoped very muich to do so some more!

Has any one else ever done any 'moral terpitude' and if so can they remember very much about it, do they do that stuff in Canada, cos I should like to go there one day.

Originally Posted by Capt.LoneRanger

Well, I didn't mean to say that all Americans are like that, just to make that one perfectly clear. As you might have guessed from the name, I'm indeed a fan of the US.

During her one year of studies in the US, she made friends for live, including her professor and his family, and some other people, who really helped her a lot, especially in the beginning. After the year, we spent over 4 weeks in the southeast, driving around with a car from Alabama to the Mississippi to Florida and back. We had a great time there and met a lot of really nice people. We still are in contact with them and we will definitely visit them again, hopefully before the end of this year.

So, I'm not saying people in the US are like that or people in the UK are like that, but the TV is, here and there.

[Barkhorn1x]

Originally Posted by rascal101

On the form it used to ask, (not sure if it still does) if you are, or have ever been a member of the Nazi party or a Communist, but the one that always cracks me up is the next quest which asks if you have ever been involved with, or have taken part in acts of 'moral terpitude'.

We don't have those questions anymore as - in deciding to be more like the EU (ya know, less judgmental) - we've chucked all standards of behavior.

[JSF]

Originally Posted by Gildor

I'm sorry to hear that that kind of crap still goes on Loneranger.

Roger that!......I am sorry to hear the same and would like to extend my most sincere apologies to you and your wife. I'm not sure why you would have to sign statements upon entering the US of A, however, on the other hand I along with many, I'm sure, are depressed with the dumbing down of the American school system......

And apologies for getting off topic....Take care.

[Flakchak]

Originally Posted by rascal101

I think the immigration entry form in the Us is rather odd from where ever you are from. I'm from Australia and have been to the US a few times on business.

On the form it used to ask, (not sure if it still does) if you are, or have ever been a member of the Nazi party or a Communist, but the one that always cracks me up is the next quest which asks if you have ever been involved with, or have taken part in acts of 'moral terpitude'.

I got a grilling from an officious twit last time I wnet when in a moment of levitiy I suggested that I had, frequently and with gay abandon, and hoped very muich to do so some more!

Has any one else ever done any 'moral terpitude' and if so can they remember very much about it, do they do that stuff in Canada, cos I should like to go there one day.

First Post! Woohoo!

Anyhow... Officious Twit? That's a new one, I've never heard that one before. Twit does sound so proper though.

Serious question though. Do you even know what "moral turpiude" is? It covers things like murder... rape... assault... robbery. Things of that nature. When you're dealing with a lot of people coming off an airplane, you don't have time to put up with "those moments of levity." Heck, if its not busy though, I usually have a good time conversing with the traveling public. But these are questions that you have to answer truthfully, otherwise, you can be refused entry. If that was the case, someone could say one thing, and then reverse themselves on the grounds they "were only joking around."

As for the Nazi references, people from Germany aren't singled out for that question. It appears on all Visa Waiver Forms (I-94W). So someone from Spain, or England, or yes, Australia, will be asked to answer yes or no, as to whether they were a member of the Nazi Party, etc. Again, being a Nazi, or heck, a Communist, is grounds for inadmissibilty to the US. That question doesn't deal with Nazi's alone. It also covers being involved in acts of Espionage or Sabotage.

If you were to go to the US Consulate or Embassy in your own country and apply for a Visa, you would be asked these questions during the interview.

The way I see it, is get passed the formality, answer my questions, and then we can joke around. I take what I do very seriously.

On another note, depending on what you do for business. There is a new Visa Classifcation for Australians. I think it mainly deals with computers business, but without getting to political over it, it came about due to Australia being such an awesome ally in our current conflict.

Total thread hi-jack man. This was suppose to be about the History Channel. I use to love watching it a long time ago. Along with Discovery and A&E. Now it appears that programs have been dumbed down a lot. I can't even watch the Military Channel anymore. They have nothing new. I think I've seen everything on the Military Channel ten times over.

As for subs. Its a shame they didn't include older fast attacks like the 637 or 688 class. Mainstays of the Cold War. I would have picked the Ben Franklin class over the George Washington class. And throw some more Soviet subs in there. Perhaps I'm biased. Japanese subs of any era don't do anything for me. I love the newer British subs, like the Trafalger class, but find the WWII British subs pretty hideous looking. To each his own.

[Shaffer4]

Originally Posted by Shaffer4

I always refered to it as The "Hitler" Channel.. cause it used to be that it involved everything ETO...

This was done in toungue and cheek, as all thier commericals at the time seemed to always have a photo of him (which is quite understandable).


As to your experiances, they are quite unfortunate and I am sorry you and your Mrs. had to endure them... if it makes you feel any better I am a triple threat.. I am of German, Norwegian, and Italian ancestry..

[marky]

Originally Posted by Capt. D

Just finished watching the Military Channel's first program on Subs. (All week long at 8 PM EST) The American Gato class only came in third. Some questions on specs. They give the Gato 10 Bow tubes???? and a complement of 60 men!!!! They should have contacted our fourm to get a better understanding of our WWII subs!

Interesting that a German WWI and the VII of WWII class boats both made the top ten, with their WWII VII as the top sub of all time! All in all the German subs did play a huge roll in both wars with huge success at the begining of each "kampf".

Interesting program though. The Typhon class of the Soviet Union was one "big mama".

Happy Hunting

good stuff

[Wulfmann]

Lone ranger. Now you know what we Americans feel like when we go to Muslim state:rotfl:

Not sure how they arrived at the list seems a little off to me. The Type IX was certainly more productive than anything but the Gato and VII and the XXII was the one that influenced future design more than any other. The USS Nautilus has been described as Nuke powered XXI and when the allies saw this sub the Russian had to scrap a huge fleet of war built boats.
The I-1400??? Give me a break!!

The list should start with
Type VII
Type XXI
Gato
Type IX

After that the rest are wanna beees!

Wulfmann