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I was having lunch with DD and started chatting with a family seated next to us. I asked the son what he service selected. He said submarines and I said to him that obviously he has done well in school. He asked me if there was a sub draft back when. I told him yes there was, but it was never a concern of mine (if you catch my drift). My roommate volunteered for subs and met the man himself. Admiral Rickover. My roomie recounted the story on how Admiral Rickover yelled at him a threw him out of his office. During the interview he responded to question with "Yes, sir." Admiral Ricker told my roomie not to call him "sir". To which he responded, "Yes, sir".
My roommate served on a boomer (ballistic submarine). He left the service after a spat with his second CO. He had orders in hand to be an admiral's aide which would allow him to stay in Charleston. The new CO had him extended onboard, so he lost the orders. He went into the venture capital world and called me up when he was on business in the Silicon Valley. We had him over for dinner. Over wine we swapped "back in the day" sea stories. He talked about the time his boat was at sea and he was bringing it to PD (periscope depth) in rough weather. The whole time he was recounting the story it was like it happened on a watch he stood four hours before dinner. At the end of story, he said wistfully, "I wish I stayed in."
My roommate served on a boomer (ballistic submarine). He left the service after a spat with his second CO. He had orders in hand to be an admiral's aide which would allow him to stay in Charleston. The new CO had him extended onboard, so he lost the orders. He went into the venture capital world and called me up when he was on business in the Silicon Valley. We had him over for dinner. Over wine we swapped "back in the day" sea stories. He talked about the time his boat was at sea and he was bringing it to PD (periscope depth) in rough weather. The whole time he was recounting the story it was like it happened on a watch he stood four hours before dinner. At the end of story, he said wistfully, "I wish I stayed in."