...I think I get it now. The smaller the ship, the better the sailor. If only I were on a minesweeper!
well, there is a bit less of the second class citizen mindset that enlisteds run into vs the wardroom than there is on the capital ships,...
On the destroyer there is Officer's Country, but there are no Marines standing guard at the Gold Rope challenging unauthorized blueshirts,...
On the submarine, Officer's Country is a 20 foot hallway that leads from the crew's mess decks to the wardroom,...
All the officers are typically either on watch, sleeping, qualifying or reviewing something,...24/7,...
I surmise being an officer on a submarine is tougher than being enlisted,...
I also surmise being the CO of a fast attack or spec op boat is one of the best rides known to mortal man outside of piloting a jet fighter or an Apollo Command Module,...
You gotta pay to play,...