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Navy orders stand down of entire submarine force
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| 01/15/2006
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Posted on 01/15/2007 12:17:56 PM PST by rwa265
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Much depends on exactly how an "Operational Stand down" is conducted. If this is a safety and/or operational procedures stand down than I wouldn't make much of it.
Due to their notoriously poor maintenance, one of the Warnings and Indicators for the Soviets was a maintenance stand down which they would have to do prior to a general attack. For US forces this would generally not be necessary and time would be better spen resting personnel. Combat operations are very tiring.
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(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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posted on
01/15/2007 2:34:38 PM PST
by
LonePalm
(Commander and Chef)
To: Disambiguator
a story about Vince Lombardi when he was coaching What does a story about a band leader coaching piano players how to dive on a date have to do with anything? ;)
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posted on
01/15/2007 2:38:45 PM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
(Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
To: Doohickey
It was nuts ten years ago. I imagine it's a lot worse these days.
It is killing them, my Friends in Groton on-board there, say the OP tempo is sapping everyone. Unfortunately it's making a lot of guys make the decision to get out, even if they get to shore duty.
I guess I was nuts in my day, I did back to back sea tours from a BN to a Fast boat and only went to shore duty because the detailer told me I had to. But then this was back in the 80's when we had "fun" *L*.
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posted on
01/15/2007 2:42:31 PM PST
by
Bottom_Gun
(Crush depth dummy - proud NRA member & Certified Instructor)
To: GoldenPup
Who's the jerk? The Navy for issuing the news release, WAVY-TV for broadcasting the information, or me for passing public information on to fellow freepers who are interested in submarines?
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posted on
01/15/2007 2:49:01 PM PST
by
rwa265
To: FreePaul
Because I goofed up. Sorry.
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posted on
01/15/2007 2:52:28 PM PST
by
rwa265
To: GoldenPup
Welcome to Free Republic. Now apologize for being a jackass. This is not classified information. In fact, it's mostly PR.
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:01:43 PM PST
by
Doohickey
(I am not unappeasable. YOU are just too easily appeased.)
To: Doohickey
Just like on the boats, it's real easy to tell who is qualified, and who isn't.
; )
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:20:20 PM PST
by
SmithL
(Where are we going? . . . . And why are we in this handbasket????)
To: massgopguy
But (and a lot of people are surprised to learn it) he did coach at an obscure school in upstate New York nicknamed "Hell on the Hudson."
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:20:54 PM PST
by
Tenniel
("Why has the Nobel been awarded to 167 Jews, and only four out of 380 million Arabs?" -- S. Ubeid)
To: Jambe
How do the subs stay at sea almost all the time it there is no off crew?
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:23:08 PM PST
by
justshutupandtakeit
(If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
--Want I'm REALLY afraid of is that a "stand down" means thousands and thousands of EXTRA man-hours (or tens of thousands of extra man-days!!!!) of extra training and inspection - instead of a couple of hours of REST and THINKING of an overextended force with too few subs to do too many jobs that is actually what is needed.--
The article says that normal operations will continue until the investigation is complete.
To: TheKidster
How do you propose to do that?...When your entire submarine fleet stands down it becomes patently obvious. The stand down will not include three Missleboats on station.
The stand down will alleviate safety slack appearing in the fleet. Naval aviation has had such stand downs before when aviation accident rates increase due to maintenance or safety failures.
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:27:37 PM PST
by
tomcorn
To: UpAllNight
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:29:24 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Doohickey
--I'd spent eight of my 13 years on sea duty, which was merely "above average" compared to others I know.--
I would say above average amount of SHORE duty!
To: justshutupandtakeit
Subs have blue and gold crews. Don;t know what the cycle rate but is think a typical cycle is 90 day patrol 30 days refit and resupply then the gold crew takes a 90 day patrol then 30 days refit and supply.
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:32:23 PM PST
by
tomcorn
To: Disambiguator
Dont believe Lombardi coached at Notre Dame. He coached at Fordham,West Point, and Green Bay.
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:36:36 PM PST
by
tomcorn
To: justshutupandtakeit
How do the subs stay at sea almost all the time it there is no off crew? There are two crews (Blue and Gold). They swap when the sub comes into port
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:39:15 PM PST
by
SauronOfMordor
(Never try to teach a pig to sing -- it wastes your time and it annoys the pig)
To: UpAllNight
Heh. If submarine detailers didn't force us to do an instructor tour in Groton, nobody would go. I'm sure I won't be the only one on this thread that wanted another boat rather than rotate to NAVSUBSCOL.
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:41:50 PM PST
by
Doohickey
(I am not unappeasable. YOU are just too easily appeased.)
To: tomcorn
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:42:44 PM PST
by
TheKidster
(you can only trust government to grow, consolidate power and infringe upon your liberties.)
To: rwa265
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:43:31 PM PST
by
balch3
To: SauronOfMordor
That's only true of hotels boomers. Real submarines have only one crew.
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posted on
01/15/2007 3:43:35 PM PST
by
Doohickey
(I am not unappeasable. YOU are just too easily appeased.)
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