I graduated from the Naval Academy in 1980, but I was on a missile sub for midshipman cruise in 1979. Ten weeks continuously underwater on deterrent patrol. 😁 A few months later I interviewed with Admiral Rickover and got chosen for nuclear subs. (I volunteered for an attack sub — more interesting assignments.)
Workdays underway on a su…
I graduated from the Naval Academy in 1980, but I was on a missile sub for midshipman cruise in 1979. Ten weeks continuously underwater on deterrent patrol. 😁 A few months later I interviewed with Admiral Rickover and got chosen for nuclear subs. (I volunteered for an attack sub — more interesting assignments.)
Workdays underway on a sub were tedious to overly interesting, depending on what was happening as part of our operating schedule — and EVERY day was a work day. My circadian rhythm got totally messed up and I never got it back — although that helps with flying to places several time zones away, since I can just adapt to what the sun is doing locally and get over jet lag inside a day.
I graduated from the Naval Academy in 1980, but I was on a missile sub for midshipman cruise in 1979. Ten weeks continuously underwater on deterrent patrol. 😁 A few months later I interviewed with Admiral Rickover and got chosen for nuclear subs. (I volunteered for an attack sub — more interesting assignments.)
Workdays underway on a sub were tedious to overly interesting, depending on what was happening as part of our operating schedule — and EVERY day was a work day. My circadian rhythm got totally messed up and I never got it back — although that helps with flying to places several time zones away, since I can just adapt to what the sun is doing locally and get over jet lag inside a day.
No regrets! 😊
Thank you for sharing all of that!
Thank you for your service Jack!
Gen. Rickover sounded familiar. I looked him up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_G._Rickover
Wow!