DanMav1156 said:
Well, I'm glad you got the laugh, and I think it's pretty obvious that I don't know jack about subs except they go underwater. Nonetheless, I was just being inquisitive I thought. That's right... inquisitive. :icon_tong
No harm, no foul... Hourocket summed up a couple of the key points I was thinking when I read this thread. There is nothing wrong with being inquisitive, but you have to understand that there is a degree of reluctance for any active duty (or retired) member to completely answer some of these posts. In particular, you will find that the submarine force is very tight lipped about capabilities, deployments, and missions.
Addressing a wider issue here on the forums, recently there have been quite a few posts questinioning "why" certain questions have been asked, and the general "pile on" of experienced members in shutting down queries. The goal of the forum is to promote a career in the Navy or Marine Corps as an Officer, specifically with regards to Aviation. We do not have any problems talking about an unclassified syllabus from Primary through Advanced. You start getting into Fleet aircraft, and Navy missions of various other platforms, and alarm bells ring when we read these questions by someone that just registered on the forum and only has 10 posts....
If you understand the tennants of OPSEC, even seemingly innocent responses to questions on capability and basing (in regards to the other post on where all the airframes where at) confirm items for the "enemy". Do they arleady know this information through public files, globalsercurity and fas websites? Sure.... but I highly doubt that they are 100% current on the details... It bothers me when someone asks which planes are where, and what typical missions they fly/deploy from.
And regardless of being a taxpayer (ref other post), your "right" to know what the hell I do wasn't part of my oath. If you are so curious, join our ranks, and get the viewpoint first hand. As many of us have experienced, we have family members, girlfriends and spouses that have no idea what we do on a daily basis (job depending), nor do they have the need/clearance to have that info. So, if I am not going tell my WIFE, I most certainly not going to post my thoughts on submarine force operations, current ASW readiness, and strategic/tactical implications and utility of a SSGN or conventionally armed Trident in an AOR in a public forum. Crystal?
@gatordev: must have been the same boomer we "tracked" on the surface....
Hey, we got the qual!
John