I had to work for months at a time inside a black steel pipe.
It traveled deep underwater, sometimes under ice shelves too. Months at a time underwater, often 7 months each year. No mail, no phone, no females, all of my medical treatment was done by a guy with OJT training [we had no access to doctors]. I had to wear black polyester coveralls. We were not allowed to wear anything that would give a clue to what nation we came from, in case we sank and our bodies were found by someone.
I was treated like government property.
They only fed us four times a day, every 6 hours.
We could only watch one movie each night.
Everytime I was underwater I could not excape from the radiation of a nuclear reactor. I was trapped not only underwater, but also within 100 yards of a live nuclear reactor.
They made me sleep between nuclear warheads.
I had to learn and practice dozens of procedures to deal with radiation leaks, and steam leaks, and high pressure hydraulic leaks, and floodings, and fires, and all sorts fo things.
I have had to combat fires and floodings.
I have known men who have died there alongside of me while serving underwater.
Submariners commonly miss the births of their chidlren, the weddings and the funerals of their relatives. We maintain control of the seas, and the majority of our nation's nuclear deterence missiles.
I only did it for 14 years though. I also did 6 years as an MP. I had to break up my sub duty. I just could not do a full 20 years on subs. Though I know some sick SOBs to have completed 20 years or more on subs.
My employer treated me like a submariner.
And now they send me a pension check every month.
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