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A submariner can only do something if the procedures say he can.
posted by Bubblehead at 10:55 AM
I'm Joel Kennedy -- a married, 50-something year old retired submarine officer and esophageal cancer survivor with three kids who has finally made the transition to civilian life. Politically, I'm a Radical Moderate. (If you don't like something on this blog, please E-mail me. Don't call me at home.)
3 Comments:
I learned this a little differently...
Submarines: Only do if the procedures say you can.
Surface: Only do it unless the procedures say you can't.
Air: Do it and beg forgiveness later.
7/13/2005 3:00 PM
when i was a nuclear test engineer at mare island, i had to come up with some "innovative" and "inventive" procedures and operations to support emergent work. one of the fast ones i tried garnered the following response from our naval reactors rep: "Mr. bothenook, the reactor plant manual is not a "don't do" book. it's a "do-do" book. at which time the office fell apart. it took someone explaning it for the NRRO rep to get why we thought that was one of the most insightfull and amusing statements made in the meeting.
7/13/2005 6:17 PM
It's simpler than that fellers(K.I.S.S.).
Brownshoe- 600 kt mind
Bubblehead- 43 kt mind in the dark...
Shoe- 12 kt mind on a good day
badbobusnret
blunt nose brownhoe
7/14/2005 2:12 PM
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