I was a submarine officer who recently got out two years ago. I can assure you that the pier watch, quarterdeck watch, below deck watch, etc were definately loaded.
“I was a submarine officer who recently got out two years ago. I can assure you that the pier watch, quarterdeck watch, below deck watch, etc were definately loaded.”
Well, I was never on a sub. However In can tell you as an NCO in the sixties, not only did we not carry live ammunition, I to this day have never fired a 45. I could field strip one, but never fired one. I stood quarterdeck watch as well as shore patrol for three years...