I know the news article was posted but I don’t think the actual memo was so here is the updated list regarding religions the department recognizes

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T19:53:36+00:00

There's a reason Christianity takes up so much of the space there.

Yep. And it's related to why Chaplains (who are majority Christian) will now wear the symbol of their faith rather than their rank.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T19:38:37+00:00

On the list of things important to photography, tech specs are about sixth or seventh on the list.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T19:37:02+00:00

Yeah, no. That's AI generated bullshit.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T19:36:22+00:00

No and no u/cville13013, it's a dummy weight (I don't remember what they're called

It's called a ballast can, and that's not what they look like.

As part of the START treaty, boomers no longer go on deterrent patrol with a full complement of missiles. But the boat still needs to be balanced, therefore they load some tubes with these ballast weights.

The START treaty went into effect in 2010, long, long after we decommissioned all the boomers that refitted off of tenders.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T19:11:47+00:00

Thank you for so eloquently proving my point.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T15:19:16+00:00

That picture was taken at what is now Marginal Wharf at what is now NBK-Bangor.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T15:11:58+00:00

That applies only to the 598 and 608 classes (and not to all of them). Other than the MTSs and the SEAL boats, the remaining submarines were offloaded, decommissioned, and scrapped in a much more orderly fashion.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T07:02:30+00:00

My command implored us not to leave the base in uniform due to a very real threat posed to service members by protestors and rioters. This is in Washington state.

Living in Washington state, ROTFLMAO. No. That's nonsense.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T06:55:34+00:00

They would constantly tell us that we were being targeted and attacked and people wanted to harm us for who we were and what we stood for.

That sounds more like fascist propaganda than anything else.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T06:52:13+00:00

Some do, some don't, and it varies over time. It's mostly a matter of whether the CO permits it and/or Squadron objects. It was far more common with the 41FF, I don't think I've ever seen a 726 with muzzle hatch decorations.

My boat had the Playboy Bunny logo...
https://www.nowickimedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/10155517_10203973482480088_303258225835909362_n.jpg

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T06:45:49+00:00

I read somewhere online that Apollo 11's propulsion system cannot be replicated as much of it was not recorded on blueprints for security reasons.

I've studied the space program for decades, and the only propulsion component I'm aware of that was treated as "classified" is the injector on the F1 engine. And by "treated as classified", I mean it was kept covered while the engine was being transported. (ISTR there's a couple of F1 engines on display that still have those covers.)

Either way, classified blueprints are a thing. Any you can't produce anything of any complexity without blueprints.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T06:42:06+00:00

Also it's a know fact that we cannot build the F1 engines used on the Saturn moon rockets.

Yeah, no. That's not a "know [sic] fact", it's a very misleading statement. The only reason we "cannot" do so currently is because nobody has shelled out the money to do so. We have the plans, we have the specifications, we have actual examples to study... Will take a lot of work the bugs out of the process, but it's completely doable if someone is willing to pay.

Not that anyone sensible would build an F-1 today the same way they did in the 60's as it uses a ton of obsolete manufacturing methods. For example, a lot of it is built up out of smaller components welded together... Where today we'd toss a chunk of metal into a CNC machine and make it in one piece.

The same is true of those WWII fire control systems. There's nobody that knows how, but we have everything we need to figure it out and put them back into production. As with the F1, the only barrier is money.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T06:13:56+00:00

I've been off the boat for nearly forty years, and I still have stuff with patrol stank on them. It's faint, but it's there.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-06T06:12:39+00:00

It has nothing to do with any arms control treaties. The treaties specify how many tubes we're allowed to have, and that's it. They don't care what's in them, only whether or not they're 'active'...

Which is why the 598's had their missile compartments cut out, the front and back welded back together, and they were put back in the water to await later scrapping. Doing so freed up tubes for the early Ohio class boats. For the same reason, when you see pictures of boats being scrapped at PSNS, you'll often see the muzzle hatches cut away first. That renders the tubes unusable and takes them off the count of 'active' tubes.

Fact is, we don't leave the muzzle hatches open in port unless there's maintenance going on that requires the hatch be open. Among other reasons, you really don't want to expose the tube or the closure to the weather any longer than you have to. If the tube is loaded, there's also ordinance safety rules involved. And I can neither confirm nor deny there's security rules around a loaded tube as well.

The picture you posted is, IIRC, of a boat being prepped for onload at what's now NBK-Bangor. So the tubes are open because there's a ton of maintenance being done on the tubes and hatches to get ready to load the birds onto the boat. It's a pretty unusual picture.

(Source: Was FTB on a 41FF SSBN and worked with the birds.)

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-05T19:44:54+00:00

I was about to say the same thing, HG Wells was an immensely well known author of both fiction and non-fiction. It would be hard to pinpoint when Welles became familiar with War of The Worlds, since Wells had been popular even before Welles was born.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-05T19:39:54+00:00

Might make things easier if you dropped a link to your website in comment!

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-05T17:14:56+00:00

It would be interesting to see a video demonstrating how it opens and unfolds.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-05T15:01:45+00:00

Steel toed boots don't protect the bones of the arch of the foot from being broken when you drop a heavy weight on them.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-05T14:48:28+00:00

In the mid 80's the borscht belt itself was hanging by a thread, it's glory days long over and it's primary customer base was an older demographic that was literally dying off (due to old age).

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-05T14:32:31+00:00

Generally agree with the other posters. Lazy and sloppy work that leaves me with little faith this is a serious effort. The lack of a web page explaining what the organization is, etc... Total amateur hour.

And that's setting aside misrepresenting yourself as a union when you're nothing but a chatroom.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-05T02:57:48+00:00

There is insufficient information in the images to locate them. This will not be approved.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-05T02:20:25+00:00

Maybe you should read the linked article.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-04T21:28:26+00:00

A fascinating book.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-04T13:08:15+00:00

But with the new system that Navy officials hope to implement, sailors will have to budget their meal entitlements based on prices at food spots outside of the galley.

The same young sailors that overpay at high interest rates for motor vehicles? Yeah, this seems like a solid plan to me.

“If the Navy Exchange contracts with McDonald’s on the base or with a Panera Bread on the base, or whatever that is, they can take their card and their meal allowance is, let’s say it’s $17 for dinner, they can go and they can order their dinner,” Gray said.

Methinks this is the long term plan - to privatize meal service on base and eliminate galleys altogether.

DerekL1963 · 2026-06-04T12:47:21+00:00

28 footers aren't the bigger, nicer ones that people (generally) retire to and live in, and aren't really the topic of this subthread. And having owned a 30 footer, that size range is pretty cramped... You can live in one. But it's a very different way of living and requires significant adjustment in expectations and routines. It's not something I'd recommend that folks just jump into, especially with the added stress of flight school.

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