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To: E. Pluribus Unum

—I have seen it asserted in print that vets of US nuke subs live longer than average—anybody out there know anything about that??

10 posted on 11/25/2007 1:18:03 PM PST by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)

To: rellimpank

—I have seen it asserted in print that vets of US nuke subs live longer than average—anybody out there know anything about that?

I bet the selection process for submariners gets rid of lots of people with bad habits that decrease life expectancy.

11 posted on 11/25/2007 1:21:26 PM PST by Paleo Conservative

To: rellimpank

A US nuke boat sailor gets more radiation from shore duty than sea duty on a nuke submarine. By the way, a nuke boat is not a bomb.

14 posted on 11/25/2007 1:28:10 PM PST by encm(ss) (USN Ret.)

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