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MISSILE. >> FOR 24 HOURS IN THE SUMMER OF 2000 C-SPAN CAMERAS WERE INVITED ABOARD THE U.S.S. WYOMING. ONE OF AMERICA'S 18 BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES...
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KINGS BAY, GEORGIA FOR A THREE-MONTH TOUR BELOW THE SEAS. OUR GOAL WAS TO SEE THE SUBMARINE PROGRAM IN ACTION, TO MEET THE MEN WHO SERVE AND TO LEARN...
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THE SUB IN THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD. IN TWO FOUR-HOUR SEGMENTS WE WILL SHOW YOU VIRTUALLY EVERY BIT OF VIDEO, ABOUT SIX HOURS' WORTH, WE SHOT DURING...
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18 TRIDENTS IS HOME BASED IN KING'S BAY IN ST. MARY'S, GEORGIA AND IS AN ELEMENT OF THE U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET, REPORTS TO THE COMMANDER IN KING'S BAY AND...
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STRATEGIC FORCES AND THEY CONDUCT DETERRENT PATROLS, NUCLEAR DETERRENT PATROLS. THEY CARRY TRIDENT MISSILES AND THEY ARE OUR COUNTRY'S ULTIMATE
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| 00:02:46 |
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INSURANCE POLICY AGAINST NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL BY ANOTHER COUNTRY THAT MIGHT WANT TO HOLD US AT RISK WITH THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. >> HOW MANY TRIDENT MISSILES...
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INDEPENDENTLY TARGETABLE SO EACH SUBMARINE ALONE
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COULD HAVE UP TO
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192 NUCLEAR WEAPONS WHICH IS FAR MORE THAN ALL THE FIREPOWER THAT WAS EXPENDED
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DURING ALL THE WARS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN. >> THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN OBVIOUS QUESTION BUT HAVE ANY OF THOSE NUCLEAR WEAPONS EVER BEEN FIRED FROM ONE OF THESE...
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RIGHT. WELL, WE DO DRILLS IN WHICH WE GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE,
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AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT IN
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THE SEGMENT, BUT THE WAY A NUCLEAR ORDER WOULD COME IN IS THROUGH A
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SPECIAL KIND OF RADIO MESSAGE WHICH HAS CERTAIN CODES WHICH HAVE TO BE -- CODES AND FORMATS WHICH HAVE TO BE MET,
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AND THEN WHEN ALL THOSE THINGS ARE COMPLETED PROPERLY AND ASSESSED PROPERLY, WE GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE MISSILE LAUNCHING SEQUENCE TO THE POINT OF ACTUALLY...
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| 00:05:22 |
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PEOPLE SAY I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC. GIVE US A SENSE OF HOW LARGE THESE BOATS ARE. >> I THINK TATS THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL...
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DIFFERENCE IN SIZE COMPARED TO FOOTBALL FIELD, ARE THE TWO SUBMARINES, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THEM? >> THE TRIDENT SUBMARINE IS ABOUT TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS...
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| 00:06:09 |
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DISPLACEMENT OF A WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
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| 00:06:15 |
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IT'S 42 FEET IN WIDTH AND IT HAS A DRAFT OF 36 FEET. AN ATTACK SUBMARINE TYPICALLY IS ABOUT 7,000 TONS AND ABOUT 360 FEET LONG. IN FACT THE FIRST NUCLEAR...
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| 00:06:57 |
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LIKE. HOW DO YOU GET INTO THIS BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE? >> I CAME THROUGH THE NAVY ROTC PROGRAM, WENT TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY, HAD A NAVY SCHOLARSHIP,...
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| 00:07:21 |
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SUBMARINE AND SAW AN AWFUL LOT OF NORTHERN EUROPE, IT WAS A GREAT CRUISE, A LOT OF FUN, MET SOME WONDERFUL FOLKS AND THOUGHT WELL, THIS IS WHAT I...
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| 00:07:51 |
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WERE WITH -- ANY OTHER THAN THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT HERE IN WASHINGTON HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
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OUTSIDE OF HERE? >> YES. >> TELL US ABOUT THAT. >> I'VE BEEN ON
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AIRCRAFT
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CARRIERS, VARIOUS OCEANS, I'VE BEEN ON THE U.S.S.
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PHILADELPHIA, AN ATTACK SUBMARINE, THAT WAS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR -- UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR ALMOST TWO DAYS. IT'S A
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COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORLD UNDER THE OCEAN THAN BEING ON TOP OF THE
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OCEAN. >> SINCE I'VE GOTTEN
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YOUR BIO WRONG, IS IT DIFFICULT COVERING THE MILITARY WITHOUT HAVING BEEN IN IT? >> I THINK THAT DEPENDS -- YES AND NO. IT FORCES YOU TO DO A LOT MORE...
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| 00:08:42 |
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WE GET INTO SOME OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LIFE ON THE SUB, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING SUBMARINES
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TODAY? >> OVERALL IN THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY THERE'S -- SAY ON THE INSIDE THERE IS THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THE NAVY IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO WILL MOVE TO...
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| 00:09:02 |
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THESE SSBN'S TO PUT IN UP TO A HUNDRED CRUISE MISSILES INSTEAD,
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CON VERLT TOMORROW THIS AN SSGN. THAT COULD BE FAIRLY EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION, RUNS INTO ARMS CONTROL LIMITATIONS WHICH COULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE...
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| 00:09:57 |
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FLEET SUBMARINE FORCE AND IN WASHINGTON I WORK THE POLICY ISSUES. SO THE THREE OF US GENERALLY SET THE POLICY FOR THE SUBMARINE
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FORCE AND IF IT'S AN ISSUE THAT IS CONTENTIOUS OR ONE THE THREE OF US CAN'T AGREE WE HAVE A SUBMARINE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IF YOU WILL, WHO ARE COMPRISED...
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THERE STARTING IN ABOUT, GOSH, I GUESS ABOUT THE -- THE EARLY 1980'S IS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED BRINGING SUBMARINES INTO KING'S BAY. >> WHAT ABOUT KING'S...
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IT VIABLE AS A SUBMARINE BASE? >> IT'S A GREAT PORT, IT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, I WAS THE CAPTAIN OF A TRIDENT SUBMARINE OPERATING OUT OF KING'S...
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| 00:11:08 |
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SUBMARINES SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS VERY, VERY GOOD. BUT THE BEST PART
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| 00:11:12 |
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ABOUT KING'S BAY IS THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THAT'S THERE AND HOW MUCH THEY REALLY LOVE THE SAILORS. >> BEFORE WE MEET THE PEOPLE ON BOARD THE WYOMING,...
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ALLOWS US TO KEEP OUR SUBMARINE AT SEA FOR ABOUT 70% OF THE
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TIME. SO WE BASIC CANALLY CAN INCREASE THE OPERATIONAL TEMPO OF
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| 00:11:48 |
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THE SHIP, GET MORE UTILIZATION OUT OF THE SHIP WITH TWO CREWS. THEY'RE IN A CYCLE WHICH IS
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| 00:11:55 |
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ABOUT 120 DAYS LONG, AND OF THAT 120-DAY CYCLE ABOUT THE FIRST 35 OR SO ARE SPENT IN A MAINTENANCE PERIOD PREPARING THE SHIP TO GO TO SEA, AND THEN...
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SO THOSE OF YOU IN THE SERVICE IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICY OR TELL THE AUDIENCE ABOUT YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY...
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WAY. >>
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CAST OFF. SEND UP TO CLEAR WITH REFERENCE. >> THE CAPTAIN OF THE X.O. REQUESTS PERMISSION TO GET UNDER WAY. >> CAPTAIN, TOP SIDE ARE FROM THE X.O.,...
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BOARD. >> HE SAID
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AYE. >> SOUNDS
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PERFECT. [ENGINE
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SOUNDS] >> CAST OFF ALL LINES. >> ALL LINES CAST OFF. ALL LINES OFF. [WHISTLE] >>
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RIGHT NOW AFTER HAVING
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| 00:16:20 |
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GOTTEN UNDER WAY WE'LL USE THE TUGS TO TURN THE SHIP AROUND AND POINT US SOUTHWARD DOWN THE CHANNEL. WE'LL TAKE A BIG LEFT AND HEAD EAST RIGHT UP INTO...
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AMELIA ISLAND IN FLORIDA. WE'VE GOT TO GO ABOUT 70 MILES OUT FROM THE COAST BEFORE WE CAN SUBMEVERAGE. THE THE REASON IS THE CONTINENTAL SHELF IS ABOUT...
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF. >> WELL, I CAME IN THE NAVY FROM NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT IN 1982 AFTER COMPLETING MY COLLEGE DEGREE IN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY. ...
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WANT TO SPEND MY NEXT 20 TO
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| 00:19:24 |
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30 YEARS GETTING GREASE UNDER MY FINGERNAILS SO I WANTED AN ADVENTURE AND HERE I STAYED. I'VE BEEN ON FIVE TRIDENT SUBMARINES SO I'VE BEEN EXCLUSIVELY...
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TRIDENT FLEET, GOT IN ON THE BASE WHEN IT STARTED IN THE EARLY 1980'S AND I'VE DONE PATROLS, THIS IS MY 15TH PATROL. I'VE BEEN IN KING'S BAY NOW FOR...
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| 00:20:06 |
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THEY CAME THE TRAINING FACILITY ON LINE, CAME TO THE U.S.S. KENTUCKY, WENT BACK TO
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SQUADRON 20 AND NOW I'M BACK ON THE WYOMING. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE WYOMING? >> IT WILL BE TWO YEARS IN NOVEMBER. >> CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE...
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SHIP SAFE FROM ANY
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OPPOSING FORCE AND KEEP THE SHIP
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| 00:20:39 |
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UNDETECTED. >> WHERE DOES THE SENIOR CHIEF FALL IN TERMS OF HIERARCHY? >> I'M
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| 00:20:44 |
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THE THIRD MOST SENIOREST N ENLISTED PERSON ON BOARD. WE HAVE THE COBB, CHIEF OF THE BOAT, THE SENIOR PERSON AND THE BULL NUCLEAR WHO IS THE DEPARTMENT...
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ENGINEERING AND I HAVE ONE OF THEM AND THERE IS THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT AND THEN THERE'S THE WEAPONS
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DEPARTMENT AND NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT. >> I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE. IT IS NOW, SEE, 10:05 -- 10:20 EASTERN TIME. WE LEFT KING'S BAY...
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COAST. >> WE SHOULD TELL OUR VIEWERS THAT WE HAVE NOT SUBMERGED. >> YEAH. >> WE'RE STILL RIDING ON THE SURFACE HERE. YOU ARE RIDE WEARING A WIRELESS ...
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WORKS. WHERE IN THE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FORE AND AFT OF THE BOAT -- >> ALL THE WAY FORWARD IN
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THE BOTTOM. THE TORPEDO ROOM, THE
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FORWARDMOST LOWER
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PORTION. >> HOW MANY PEOPLE WORK IN THIS AREA AND WHAT'S ITS SNUNKS >> THIS ROOM RIGHT HERE IS BASICALLY DESIGNED TO HOLD AND LAUNCH TORPEDOES TO DEFEND...
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| 00:22:09 |
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TENDER DOWN HERE MAKING SURE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY HOLES AND PENETRATIONS AND KEEPING LOOKING AFTER THE WEAPONS,
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| 00:22:15 |
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ONE WATCH WILL STAY HERETH AT BATTLE STATIONS
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| 00:22:18 |
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WE'LL PUT 10 TO 12 PEOPLE DOWN HERE SO THEY'RE ABLE TO LAUNCH AND RELOAD TORPEDOES IN A RAPID MEANS. >> SO THE TWO MAJOR KINDS OF WEAPONS A SUBMARINE...
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LIMITED USE. >> THIS TRIDENT CLASS OF SUBMARINE HAS HOW MANY MISSILES -- OF THESE TOMPEDSE, EXCUSE ME? >>
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WE CAN CARRY
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15 TORPEDOES. >>
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IS THIS
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24 HOUR SEVEN THIS AREA? >> 24 HOUR,
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SEVEN, WE DON'T MAN THE SPACE IN PORT BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT'S 24-7. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO NEXT? >> LET'S GO
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FORWARD AND SEE THE TORPEDO
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| 00:23:14 |
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ROOM. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOME
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| 00:23:17 |
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PEOPLE GETTING A TOUR OF THE TORPEDOES
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| 00:23:19 |
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HERE. >> LIEUTENANT, SINCE WE JUST CAME INTO THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF
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| 00:23:26 |
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YOUR SMALL TOURS, WHY DON'T YOU PICK IT UP AND DO IT FOR OUR
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| 00:23:29 |
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VIEWERS AS WELL? >> OUTSTANDING. WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHOOT A WATER SLIDE? OK. LET'S SEE. WATER SLUG IS WHAT WE SUBMARINERS CALL THE WATER THAT'S INSIDE...
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| 00:23:43 |
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FLOOD DOWN THE TUBE AND THEN IMPULSE THE WATER SLUG OUT OF THE TUBE. AND ALL IT IS IS JUST THE VOLUME OF WATER CONTAINED IN
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| 00:23:51 |
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HERE. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE'LL FLOOD IT, WE'LL FLOOD THE TUBE DOWN, WE'LL WIND IT ALL UP, WE'LL EMIT AIR TO THIS EEMJECTION PUMP. THE AIR IS LET OUT...
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| 00:24:53 |
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PETTY OFFICER BROWN. WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SET US
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| 00:24:58 |
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UP FOR A WATER SLUG. >> WE'RE ALREADY SET. YOU WANT TO SHOOT? PRESS THIS BUTTTON THEN RELEASE IT. >> STAND BY. >> YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET A PICTURE FROM...
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| 00:25:22 |
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LOUD? >> MR. BROWN, I'M GOING TO ASK TO YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOB IN THE TORPEDO ROOM, PLEASE. >> I'M THE TORPEDO DIVISION LEADING PETTY
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| 00:25:32 |
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OFFICER. MY JOB IS TO MAINTAIN
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| 00:25:33 |
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THE RECORDS AND I GUESS ADMINISTRATIVE TORPEDO DUTIES, ADMINISTRATION. >> IS IT A TOUGH JOB? >> OH, NO, NOT REALLY. >> HOW MUCH TRAINING DO YOU NEED...
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| 00:25:44 |
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WE GET TRAINING
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UNDER WAY. WE GO THROUGH A SERIES OF DRILLS, WE RUN A SERIES OF
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| 00:25:50 |
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DRILLS AFTER DRILL. NOT TOUGH AT ALL. >> ACTUALLY AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS, YOUR LIFE ON BOARD THE BOAT IS REALLY DRILLS. HOPING THAT YOU'RE NEVER...
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| 00:25:59 |
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TO HAVE TO USE WHAT YOU'RE DRILLING FOR. >> YES,
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| 00:26:01 |
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MA'AM. >> WHAT'S THAT
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| 00:26:02 |
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LIKE? DO YOU JUST GET INTO SORT OF
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| 00:26:05 |
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A ROUTINE OR DO YOU KEEP YOURSELF ON EDGE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO USE THESE SKILLS? >> THAT'S KIND OF A TOUGH
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| 00:26:13 |
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QUESTION. WE PRACTICE TO BE PERFECT, I GUESS THAT'S THE CAPTAIN'S GOAL AND I AGREE WITH THAT, TOO. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE
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| 00:26:21 |
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NAVY? >> 17 YEARS. >> AND WITH THE
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| 00:26:23 |
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WYOMING? >> SEVEN MONTHS. >> AND IS THIS THE FIRST TIME, THEN, THAT YOU'VE BEEN UNDER WAY WITH THE WYOMING? >>
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| 00:26:32 |
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NO, MA'AM, THIS IS MY SECOND 35 TROW. >> WE'RE KIND OF EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS. HOW DOES YOUR JOB CHANGE AS THE BOAT HAS BEEN
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| 00:26:40 |
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AWAY LONGER,
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DEPLOYED LONGER? WE JUST
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LEFT. DOES THE ROUTINE CHANGE AS YOU'VE
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| 00:26:45 |
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BEEN OUT AT SEA FOR
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| 00:26:46 |
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A WHILE? >> NOM, NOT AT ALL. -- NOM, NOT AT ALL. NOT AT ALL. >> HOW MANY PEOPLE WORK WITH
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| 00:26:53 |
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YOU? >> WE HAVE PETTY OFFICER QUINN
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AND PETTY OFFICER CLOSE AND FIREMAN BALL SO THREE GUYS. >> WHAT DOES EVERYBODY DO? >> DRILLS, WATCHES,
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| 00:27:09 |
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ADMIN, P.M.S.,
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| 00:27:12 |
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PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. >> HOW LONG ARE YOU ON AND HOW LONG ARE
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| 00:27:15 |
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YOU OFF? CAN CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOUR DAY WORKS? >> WE DO SIX HOURS ON AND 12 HOURS OFF. >> HOW DO YOU USE THE 12 HOURS OFF? >> TRAINING,
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| 00:27:24 |
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P.M.S., WORKING OUT, PRETTY MUCH WATCHING MOVIES, YOUR TIME. >>
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| 00:27:30 |
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YOU MUST BE USED TO THE RHYTHM AND ROUTINE OF BEING ON BOARD A SUB. >> OH,
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| 00:27:34 |
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YES, MA'AM. GOT IT DOWN PAT NOW. >> IS IT HARD TO ADJUST TO OVERALL
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| 00:27:39 |
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VERSUS LIFE WHEN YOU'RE NOT ON BOARD? >>
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| 00:27:42 |
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NO, I
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| 00:27:45 |
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GUESS IT'S -- I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT RIGHT NOW. >> THE
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| 00:27:50 |
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THING THAT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND WITH PEOPLE'S SIR CADIAN RHYTHMS
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| 00:27:55 |
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IS AN 18-HOUR DAY AS OPPOSED
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| 00:27:58 |
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TO A 24-HOUR DAY. DOES YOUR BODY GET USED TO THAT? >> YES, MA'AM, AFTER A WEEK OR SO. THIS IS THE HARDEST DAY, BREAKING AWAY FROM HOME, SAYING
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| 00:28:07 |
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GOOD-BYE, THIS IS THE TOUGH DAY SO YOU PRETTY MUCH, YOU
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| 00:28:11 |
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KNOW, HYPE FOR THE HAUL YOU COULD SAY. >> WHO IS BACK AT HOME WAVING GOOD-BYE TO YOU AT THIS POINT? >> I'VE GOT MY WIFE AND MY THREE KIDS. >> HOW OLD...
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| 00:28:23 |
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DAY WE RETURN. NEXT ONE'S 9 AND MY LITTLE SON IS 6. >> CAN YOU TELL US WHEN YOU SAY GOOD-BYE FOR THREE MONTHS, HOW DO YOU GET THEM READY FOR YOU ...
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| 00:28:35 |
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HOW DO I GET THEM READY? I DON'T KNOW.
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| 00:28:38 |
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I CAN'T TELL FROM ALL MY CRYING. SO IT'S KIND OF
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| 00:28:41 |
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| 00:28:42 |
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TOUGH. YOU SIT AROUND AND PRAY AND HOPING EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OK. >> EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IT'S
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| 00:28:48 |
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STILL HARD TO LEAVE? >> EVEN HARD TO STAY ON DUTY SOMETIMES. IT'S JUST TOUGH. YOU GET USED TO IT, SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO. RIGHT NOW
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| 00:28:56 |
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IT BAYS THE BILLS, YOU KNOW. >> WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS CAREER? >> THAT'S A TOUGH QUESTION. >> THE SUBMARINES SERVICE IS VOLUNTEER. WHY DID YOU GO IN...
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| 00:29:07 |
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I GUESS NOT TOO MANY MINORITIES DO WHAT I DO.
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| 00:29:10 |
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PLUS WHEN I WAS IN THE SIXTH GRADE, HONEST I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THIS, I WAS TOO SCARED TO SAY NO, TO BE HONEST. >> TOO SCARED TO SAY
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| 00:29:18 |
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NO? >> WHEN I WENT TO MEMPS WE
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| 00:29:22 |
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HAD A
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| 00:29:23 |
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YOUNG LADY, FIRST CLASS, SHE ASKED ME, I KNEW I WANTED TO BE IN THE NAVY BUT I HAD
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| 00:29:28 |
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NO IDEA ABOUT SMANCHES. HONESTLY I THINK I WAS TOO AFRAID TO SAY NO. BUT IT'S BEEN THE BEST CHOICE I MADE. >> YOU SAID THERE
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| 00:29:38 |
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AREN'T VERY MANY AFRICAN-AMERICANS ON SUB DUTY. WOULD YOU
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| 00:29:42 |
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RECOMMEND IT TO OTHERS? >> NO. >> WHY NOT? >> I'M JUST JOKING. I'M JOKING. >> THAT WAS A QUICK NO. >> I'M JOKING. YES, I WOULD RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE IT'S...
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| 00:29:58 |
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IS BEST DUTY FOR A GUY THAT GETS SEASICK. >> YOU'VE GOT TO EXPLAIN
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| 00:30:03 |
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THAT. WHY IS THIS THE BEST
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| 00:30:04 |
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DUTY FOR THOSE WHO GET SEASICK? >> BECAUSE WE'RE
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| 00:30:07 |
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UNDER WATER. THE
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| 00:30:09 |
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SUBMARINES, WE GO UNDER WATER. IT'S LIKE RIGHT NOW, LIKE THIS. I GET SEASICK EVERY TIME. EVEN NOW I'M KIND OF QUEASY FROM THE LITTLE ROCKING AND ROLLING....
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| 00:30:23 |
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THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO US. >> THIS IS COMPARTMENT SECOND LEVEL, COME DOWN FROM THE
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| 00:30:28 |
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L.E.T. WE GOT THE DOC'S OFFICE HERE. WE DON'T CARRY A DOCTOR, WE CARRY ENLISTED CORPSMEN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE. CREW. THIS...
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| 00:30:41 |
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SECOND-LEVEL MISSILE COMPARTMENT, PRIMARY FOCUS IS
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| 00:30:45 |
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TO MONITOR THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS INSIDE THE MISSILE TUBES TO MAKE SURE THAT MISSILES STAY DRY, DEHUMID FIDE AND TO MONITOR THE PRESSURE INSIDE...
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| 00:32:32 |
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ABOUT AT THE WATER LEVEL RIGHT NOW. IF YOU LOOKED THROUGH YOU'D SEE THE OCEAN RIGHT OUTSIDE. WHILE WE'RE ON THE
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| 00:32:38 |
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SURFACE. NOW WE'RE GOING INTO THE FORWARD COMPARTMENT. ALL THE COMPARTMENTS ARE SEPARATED BY WATER-TIGHT DOORS TO ALLOW TO US BOTH LOCK THE ENVIRONMENT...
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| 00:34:11 |
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IT. WE HAVE A LINE SET ASIDE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN OR WERE IN THE SUBMARINE SERVICE, 202-737-6734. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT...
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| 00:35:35 |
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WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CONVERSION TO NONSTRATEGIC USE TO A PROGRAM THAT'S CALLED SSGN, THE NUCLEAR GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER PROGRAM. AND WE'RE WORKING...
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| 00:36:22 |
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GO INTO AN OVERHAUL PERIOD FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND ARE REFUELED AND HAVE OTHER MODERNIZATION DONE ON THEM. >> WHAT HAPPENS TO IF OLD NUCLEAR CORE? >>
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| 00:36:30 |
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THE OLD NUCLEAR CORE IS BASICALLY THE FUEL IS PROCESSED AND THE CORE IS DISPOSED OF. >>
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| 00:36:36 |
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WHERE TYPICALLY? >>
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| 00:36:37 |
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TYPICALLY THE PROCESSING
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| 00:36:39 |
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WORK IS DONE IN IDAHO. >> NEXT CALL IS IN NEWBURGH, OREGON. YOU'RE ON THE AIR. CALLER: THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL.
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| 00:36:48 |
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I WAS JUST WONDERING IF IN LIGHT OF
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| 00:36:51 |
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WHAT HAPPENED IN RUSSIA WITH THE SUB THERE IF ANY NEW
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| 00:36:56 |
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PRECAUTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN OR, I
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| 00:36:59 |
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GUESS JUST WHAT YOUR VIEWS WERE ON THAT. >> THANKS. LET
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| 00:37:03 |
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ME START WITH ROB H ONCHE LZER. WHEN THE CAN KURSK SANK WHEN WAS IT LIKE FOR A REPORTER IN APPLYING THOSE LESSONS AND EXPERIENCES TO THE UNITED STATES...
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| 00:37:22 |
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MEAN IT'S VIRTUALLY UNPARALLELED IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN NAVAL USAGE. AND THAT GOES BACK TO TRAINING, IT GOES BACK TO EDUCATION, IT GOES BACK TO THE...
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| 00:37:37 |
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SUBMARINES SPEND AT SEA, PERFECTING IT. THE KURSK INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTED THAT, THE DISPARITY, SAY, BETWEEN THE U.S. NAVY ON ONE LEVEL AND THE REST OF THE...
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| 00:38:11 |
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RESCUE CAPABILITY AND WE THINK THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO IN MANY, MANY OF THE INSTANCENESS WHICH OUR
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| 00:38:17 |
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SUBMARINES OPERATE BE ABLE TO SAVE THE CREW. >> NORFOLK, VIRGINIA IS NEXT. FOR KNOCK, YOU'RE ON THE AIR. CALLER: HI. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING...
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| 00:38:41 |
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FEELS OF BECOME A SUBMARINER AND THAT THE IMMENSE JOY THAT IT IS TO LEAVE PORT AND TO SEE AND TO COME BACK TO SEE YOUR FAMILIES. AND A QUESTION FOR...
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| 00:39:27 |
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WE WILL MOVE THE U.S.S. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE WEST COAST TO FURTHER EQUALIZE THE NUMBER OF...
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| 00:40:01 |
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THE COAST, AND RUN THE PROCEDURES -- LEARN THE
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| 00:40:05 |
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PROCEDURES IN A NEW FLEET AND GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS OF BEING AN OPERATIONAL SUBMARINE. >> I HAVE SOME LINGUISTIC QUESTIONS. USING THE WORD SHIP VERSUS...
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| 00:40:33 |
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IF YOU'RE ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER YOU DON'T USE THE TERM BOAT THAT IMPLIES YOU COULD BE SOMEWHAT SMALLER. >> OUR TRIDENT SUBMARINES WE GENERALLY REFER
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| 00:40:43 |
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TO THEM AS SHIPS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO LARGE. >> ADMIRAL, THAT YOUNG MAN REFERRED TO HIM AS A SUBMARINER BUT EVERYONE WE HEARD -- TALKED TO IN KING'S...
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| 00:41:01 |
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CALL FROM CONNECTICUT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE SUBMARINE SERVICE. CALLER: HOW ARE YOU? >> THANKS
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| 00:41:06 |
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FOR YOUR CALL. CALLER: I WORK AT GENERAL DYNAMICS, ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION. WE BUILT THOSE SUBMARINES AND I'M WORKING ON THE SEAWOLF AND THE
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| 00:41:17 |
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VIRGINIA CLASS AND TRAINING THOSE MEN GO THROUGH, THEY GO THROUGH
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| 00:41:21 |
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HABITABILITY WITH TRAINING AND THEY NEVER STOP AND THE BOAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT DOES THE DAY WE FINISHED
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| 00:41:27 |
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IT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB IN THE TRAINING -- AND THE TRAINING IS EXCELLENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CALL. A GOOD TIME...
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| 00:41:55 |
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COMPLELT. ONE OF THEM IS STILL BEING BUILT. THAT'S AN ELECTRIC BOAT WHICH IS UP IN GROTON, CONNECTICUT. THE VIRGINIA CLASS IS BEING BUILT NOW, TWO...
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| 00:42:05 |
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THAT, ELECTRIC BOAT AND NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. >> THE DEBATE IN CONGRESS IS OVER HOW MANY. CORRECT? >> THE DEBATE IS OVER...
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| 00:42:30 |
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FIELD. >> AND I HAVE READ THAT THE OTHER
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| 00:42:33 |
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SIDE OF THE ISSUE MIGHT
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| 00:42:34 |
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BE AS FEW AS 50? >>
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| 00:42:36 |
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55. >> 55. >> THE QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW ESTABLISHED IN 1975 ESTABLISHED THE NUMBERTH AS 50 BUT THERE WASN'T A LOT OF ANALYSIS IN THAT NUMBER. SO...
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| 00:42:52 |
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OR THE STAFF WAS COMMISSIONED AND IT CONCLUDED THAT THE REQUIREMENT WAS
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| 00:42:56 |
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68 AND IF THE NUMBERS
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| 00:42:58 |
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DROPPED BELOW 55 THEN
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| 00:42:59 |
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CRITICAL MISSIONS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE COMPLETED. >> ADMIRAL SINCE WE TELEVISE THE CONGRESS, WHAT ARE THE MEMBERS. HOUSE AND SENATE ON CAPITOL HILL...
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| 00:43:25 |
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SENATOR SNOWE, GREAT STAFFERS ON THE HOUSE
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| 00:43:33 |
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SIDE REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN HUNTER PAYS A LOT OF ATTENTION TO WHAT WE DO, CHAIRMAN SPENCE PAYS A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE SUBMARINE ISSUES, GREAT DELEGATIONS...
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| 00:44:22 |
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HOW IT ALL WORKS. DO YOU EVER ACTUALLY FIRE TORPEDOES? >> WE SHOOT TORPEDOES. THERE'S TWO TYPES OF CAN EXERCISE FIRINGS. YOU CAN HAVE A LIVE FIRE WHERE...
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| 00:44:38 |
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WORKS AND IS CAPABLE OF DOING ITS JOB EXPLODING AND DESTROYING. THAT IS A MORE RARE EVENT, I'VE ONLY BEEN INVOLVED IN ONE OF THOSE IN THE LAST 10,...
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| 00:44:47 |
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WE GO GOW TO THE RANGE WITH EXERCISE WEAPONS WHERE THEY TAKE THE EXPLOSIVES OUT, THEY PUT DATA, ABILITY TO TRACK DATA AND DO DIFFERENT STUFF AND THEN...
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| 00:46:01 |
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SUBMARINE. AT THAT POINT IT'S CAT AND MOUSE BECAUSE HE -- THEY DON'T SHOOT
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| 00:46:05 |
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BACK AT US BUT THEY STHRATHE SHOOTING BACK AT US. IT'S WHO CAN PLAY THEIR WEAPONS. YEAH, IT'S QUITE AN ADRENALIN RUSH. >> WHAT'S THE APPROXIMATE PRICE...
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| 00:46:35 |
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COURSE. BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST
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| 00:46:38 |
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SO INCREDIBLY EARTH SHATT
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| 00:46:40 |
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NERG THE SENSE OF WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE
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| 00:46:42 |
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OF DOING.
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| 00:46:43 |
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IT'S -- SHATTERING IN THE SENSE OF WHAT
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| 00:46:45 |
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THEY'RE CAPABLE OF
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| 00:46:47 |
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DOING. IT'S SOBERING. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND IF WE WERE ORDERED TO, WE WOULD
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| 00:46:52 |
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COMPLETE THE MISSION. I DON'T HESITATE BUT I DON'T EVER SEE US PERFORMING THAT MISSION BECAUSE IT IS SO -- THE RAMIFICATIONS GO WORLDWIDE INSTANTLY....
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| 00:49:17 |
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SPLIT UP, NOT ON PAPER BUT THERE ARE
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| 00:49:19 |
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RATES ON THE BOAT THAT ARE OPERATIONAL RATES AND RATES ON THE BOAT THAT ARE MAINTENANCE RATES. WHILE THE SUMMARY IS SMALL AND THEY'RE NOT SELECTIVE...
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| 00:52:42 |
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AND MOUNTED FROM THE PRESSURE HULL SO IT TRANSMIT OUT. SEE THAT PIPE UP THERE, HAS A FOUND MOUNT ON IT? THAT PREVENTS THE VENTILATION FROM THE FAN FROM...
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| 00:52:59 |
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HAS CAUSED SUBMARINES TO GET QUIETER AND QUIETER AND QUIETER AND HARDER AND HARDER TO DETECT. BACK IN THE OLD DAYS YOU CAN COULD HEAR A SUBMARINE. NOWADAYS...
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| 00:53:39 |
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NUCLEAR SUBMARINE. >> WE STILL HAVE THREE HOURS TO GO IN PART ONE OF OUR TOUR OF THE U.S.S. WYOMING. MUCH AHEAD AS WE CONTINUE OUR TOUR OF THE SHIP....
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| 00:54:07 |
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A SECOND PART ALSO FOUR HOURS LONG. HERE IS A PREVIEW OF WHAT YOU'LL BE SEEING THIS IN THAT SECOND SEGMENT. YOU'LL BE TOURING THE CONTROL ROOM AND...
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| 00:55:30 |
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CANS, LIKE THAT, THE RAM IS GOING DOWN, COMPACTING IT, PUSHING IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAN. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT. IT'S COMPACTED, DOWN ON THE...
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| 00:56:09 |
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OR SO, CAP IT OFF SO IT LOOKS LIKE THAT, THAT ONE IS
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| 00:56:14 |
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READY THERE, IT'S READY TO BE SHOT. WHEN WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM, SAY 15 OR 20 WE'LL GO UP TO A CERTAIN DEPTHS AND DO OPS THROUGH A DOOR UP THERE, LOAD...
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| 00:56:50 |
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AGO. THEY RUST REALLY, REALLY QUICK AND DISINTEGRATE AND
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| 00:56:53 |
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THE FISH AND STUFF CAN COME, CRABS AND CHEW UP THE LITTLE CARDBOARD PIECES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. >> SO IT KIND OF WORKS IN WITH
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| 00:57:00 |
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THE ECOLOGY OF THE OCEAN. >> SEEMS TO,
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| 00:57:03 |
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YEAH. BETTER THAN STUFF IN A LANDFILL. >> WHERE IS HOME FOR YOU? >> CINCINNATI, OHIO. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE NAVY? >> TWO YEARS NOW. >> WITH...
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| 00:57:19 |
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IS A LOT OF NICE PEOPLE. >> HOW MUCH TRAINING BEFORE WE
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| 00:57:23 |
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LEFT DOCK? >> WHAT? >> HOW MUCH TRAINING DID YOU GET? >>
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| 00:57:26 |
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TWO YEARS OF SCHOOLING I
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| 00:57:27 |
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WENT THROUGH. I'M AN
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| 00:57:29 |
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ELECTRICIAN. >> FOR THIS PARTICULAR
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| 00:57:30 |
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DEPLOYMENT
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| 00:57:31 |
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HOW MUCH TRAINING? >> A COUPLE
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| 00:57:33 |
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| 00:57:34 |
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MONTHS. PROBABLY TWO
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| 00:57:35 |
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MONTHS. >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT
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| 00:57:36 |
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FIRST FEELING WHEN WE CAST OFF THE LINES AND LEFT
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| 00:57:39 |
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THE DOCK? >> IT'S PRETTY COOL. IT'S HARD TO TELL.
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| 00:57:42 |
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THE BOAT DOESN'T MOVE THAT MUCH. ARE WE
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| 00:57:44 |
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ON THE --
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| 00:57:45 |
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UNDER WATER, ON THE
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| 00:57:47 |
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SURFACE? THE BOAT DOESN'T MOVE. YOU CAN CAN'T
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| 00:57:49 |
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TELL. >> I HOPE YOU'VE GOTTEN READY FOR THE LONG AWAY FROM HOME. >> I TRY NOT TO THINK
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| 00:57:54 |
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ABOUT IT. >>
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| 00:57:57 |
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THANKS VERY MUCH FOR EXPLAINING YOUR JOB. >> THANK
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| 00:58:00 |
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YOU. >> LIEUTENANT MARTINEZ, FIRST OF ALL, WHERE ARE YOU
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| 00:58:10 |
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FROM? >> FROM GILWAY, CALIFORNIA, A SMALL TOWN 70
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| 00:58:14 |
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MILES SOUTH OF CALIFORNIA SAN
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| 00:58:17 |
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FRANCISCO. >> THE GARLIC CAP OF THE UNITED STATES. >> YES. >> WHAT IS YOUR JOB? >> THE SUPPLY OFFICER. >> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> I'M IN CHARGE OF TWO
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| 00:58:26 |
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DIVISIONS, THE FOOD SERVICE DIVISION
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| 00:58:28 |
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AND THE STORAGE DIVISION. BASICALLY I FEED THE CREW, MAKE
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| 00:58:32 |
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SURE THE FOOD REQUIRED FOR PATROL IS ON BOARD AS WELL AS THE PARTS EVERYBODY USES IS ON BOARD THE BOAT. >> SO MANY THINGS TO
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| 00:58:39 |
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LEARN ABOUT THIS. THIS IS THE PART
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| 00:58:41 |
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WHERE THE NAVY ALWAYS
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| 00:58:42 |
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SAID IS THE ONE
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| 00:58:43 |
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LIMITATION
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| 00:58:44 |
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ON HOW LONG A
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| 00:58:45 |
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NUCLEAR BOAT CAN STAY OUT ON 25 PA TROLL IS HOW MUCH FOOD IT CAN CARRY. >> RIGHT. HOW MUCH FOOD IT CAN CARRY. >> HOW DO YOU DO YOUR JOB? >> HOW DO...
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| 00:58:59 |
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ARE 145 PEOPLE WHO WORK ON THIS BOAT. >> ABOUT 160. >> WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS OF SPACE AND WEIGHT AND ALL THAT THAT YOU CAN BRING ON BOARD? >> WE'VE...
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| 00:59:09 |
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GOT A FREEZER AND I'LL SHOW YOU
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| 00:59:11 |
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THE
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| 00:59:12 |
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MODULES FOR THE DRY STORAGE AREA. BUT TYPICALLY WE BRING ABOUT -- I'D HAVE TO SAY 30,000 POUNDS
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| 00:59:19 |
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OF FROZEN AND IT'S ALL STORED UP IN A
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| 00:59:22 |
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| 00:59:23 |
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SMALL FREEZER. CHILL IN THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IS KIND OF LIMITING BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY
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| 00:59:28 |
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CARRY FOR 14 DAYS MAXIMUM AND THEN IT RUNS OUT. THE DRY STORAGE WE HAVE A BIGGER 14 MODULES WORTH OF FOOD, SPICES, AND DRY STUFF LIKE THAT. IN TOTAL...
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| 01:00:10 |
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WHY? >> I HAVE -- I'VE JUST BEEN ON BOARD FOR A MONTH BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
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| 01:00:16 |
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THAT YOU DON'T REALLY GET ANYTHING TO DO OUT HERE WHEN YOU'RE ISOLATED. A LOT OF YOUR SENSES THAT YOU NORMALLY ARE DEALING
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| 01:00:26 |
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WITH,
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| 01:00:29 |
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ONE THING YOU
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| 01:00:30 |
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CAN COUNT ON IS GOOD
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| 01:00:33 |
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FOOD AND THE ENTERTAINMENT IS LIMITED ON BOARD, A LOT OF SURFACE CRAFT HAVE SPECIAL SERVICES WHERE THEY HAVE MOVIES AVAILABLE, THEY'VE GOT GAMES AVAILABLE...
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| 01:01:21 |
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CHANGE? >> THE ONLY THING THAT
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| 01:01:23 |
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CHANGES IS THE FRESH FOOD. WE'LL LOSE MILK AROUND 10 DAYS, 10 OR 12 DAYS
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| 01:01:28 |
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AND GO TO A U.H.T., ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE MILK. >> SOUNDS AWFUL. >> IT'S GOOD ALTHOUGH I'M LACTOSE INTOLERANT. IT'S A
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| 01:01:39 |
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LITTLE SWEETER THAN NORMAL.
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| 01:01:41 |
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BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS CANNED FROM THERE, CANNED
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| 01:01:43 |
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VEGETABLES, CANNED MILK. >> BUT EVERYBODY NOTICES WHEN THAT DAY HITS? >> PRETTY MUCH, YEAH. BUT LIKE I SAID, THIS IS MY FIRST PATROL. I ASSUME IT'S...
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| 01:01:55 |
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USED TO THE DIFFERENT
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| 01:01:56 |
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TYPE OF MILK. BUT THEY'LL GET USED TO IT. >> HOW MANY MEALS NOT INDIVIDUAL MEALS BUT HOW MANY MEAL TIMES ARE THERE EACH DAY? >> FOUR. BREAKFAST,
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| 01:02:06 |
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LUNCH, DIN ARE AND MID RATS. >> WHAT'S
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| 01:02:09 |
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MID RATS? >> IT'S A MEAL WE SERVETH AT MIDNIGHT FOR THE ONCOMING WATCHES. WE'RE ON A THREE-CYCLE PATROL HERE, 18-HOUR DAYS. AND THIRD CYCLE IS
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| 01:02:22 |
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WHEN WE SERVE MID RATS AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO
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| 01:02:25 |
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CARES TO EAT FOUR MEALS A DAY. >> DO SOME PEOPLE DO? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE DO. >> HOW
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| 01:02:30 |
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DO YOU HANDLE NUTRITION? >>
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| 01:02:32 |
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NUTRITION IS DONE USUALLY THROUGH A NUTRITIONIST WHO LOOKS AT THE MENU. WE TRY TO GET A HIGH FAT CONTENT, HIGH -- NOT HIGH FAT BUT WE MIX IT. WE GET...
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| 01:02:48 |
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STARCHES
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| 01:02:49 |
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AND DIFFERENT LEVELS
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| 01:02:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF CONTENT FOR THE MEALS. WE
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| 01:02:53 |
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TRY TO GET ONE OF THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE IS TO GET A NICE-LOOKING PLATE, A COLORFUL PLATE, GREENS, ORANGES, VEGETABLES AND GO FROM THERE. >> SO THERE...
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| 01:03:23 |
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BALANCE THAT WITH THE TASTES OF THE CREW. THERE IS 150 PEOPLE AND IF THERE'S ONLY TWO OR THREE ENLISTED THAT ARE LACTOSE INTOLERANT, WE HAVE TO TAKE...
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| 01:03:35 |
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WE HAVE SOME MEALS THAT
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| 01:03:36 |
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OFFER A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING BUT WE
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| 01:03:39 |
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OBVIOUSLY CAN'T PLEASE
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| 01:03:40 |
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EVERYONE ALL THE TIME. >> WHAT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE
|
| 01:03:43 |
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BETWEEN OFFICERS AND ENLISTED? ARE THEY ALL SERVED THE SAME MEALS? >> THE CREW'S MESS, IT'S THE SAME FOOD FOR BOTH. >> ANY ALCOHOL BROUGHT ON BOARD AT...
|
| 01:04:02 |
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IT. THAT'S THE ONLY ALCOHOL ON BOARD. >> I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON. SINCE WE'RE HERE IN THE MESS,
|
| 01:04:08 |
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WHAT ABOUT SMOKING ON BOARD THE SHIP? >>
|
| 01:04:11 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SMOKING IS ALLOWED IN THE MISSILE
|
| 01:04:14 |
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UPPER LEVEL AND BECAUSE OF THE VENTILATION YOU CAN'T REAL SMELL IT UP HERE. IT'S OPEN. >> IS THAT PART OF YOUR PROVISIONING? DO YOU SUPPLY? >> NO....
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| 01:04:25 |
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CARTONS. >> SO IF SOMEONE IS A SMOKER THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THREE MONTHS' WORTH OF SUPPLY. >> AND WHERE TO STORE IT. BECAUSE STORAGE IS TIGHT AROUND
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| 01:04:33 |
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HERE. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE NAVY? >> I'VE BEEN IN 11 YEARS, FOUR YEARS ENLISTED AND SIX YEARS AS AN
|
| 01:04:41 |
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OFFICER, 6 1/2 YEARS. >>
|
| 01:04:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WHERE? >> AGAIN, MAY OF THIS YEAR. >>
|
| 01:04:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SO YOU'RE LEARNING PROVISIONING? >> YES. >> WHAT'S THE MAGIC TO IT? HOW DO YOU LEARN THIS SKILL AND
|
| 01:04:51 |
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HOW HARD IS IT? >> YOU RELY ON YOUR SPECIALISTS, THE ENLISTED
|
| 01:04:55 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PERSONNEL. THEY'RE THE TECHNICAL
|
| 01:04:57 |
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EXPERIENCE . I'M JUST A SUPERVISOR AND MY JOB IS TO CONVEY WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR LEVEL TO WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE CAPTAIN'S
|
| 01:05:04 |
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LEVEL. I'M REALLY A
|
| 01:05:05 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MIDDLE MAN MAKING
|
| 01:05:06 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SURE EVERYTHING GETS DONE BUT
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| 01:05:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THEY DO IT, KNOW
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| 01:05:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HOW TO DO IT AND KEEP ME OUT OF TROUBLE. >> DO ALL THE COOKS REPORT TO
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| 01:05:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YOU IN THIS PROCESS? >> IN A CHAIN OF COMMAND. I HAVE A CHIEF THAT WORKS FOR ME AND HE HAS THINGS PASSED DOWN TO THEM TO THE TROOPS AND BACK UP TO...
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| 01:05:32 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OTHERS. IT'S ALL GOOD INPUT AND WE TAKE IT AND TRY TO IMPROVE THE
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| 01:05:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PROCESS. USUALLY ONCE YOU'RE ON PATROL YOU HAVE A REVIEW BOARD WHERE YOU SIT DOWN WITH THE CREW,
|
| 01:05:45 |
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WHAT WOULD THEY LIKE TO SEE, WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT, WE TRY TO TELL THEM HOW WE GET THAT FOR THEM. >>
|
| 01:05:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CAN YOU MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN LIMITS? >> THEY HAVE SOME PROVISIONS TO MAKE LOCAL RECIPE CARDS AS WELL. THERE ARE SOME FORMULAS YOU USE TO INCREASE...
|
| 01:06:13 |
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OUT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE GO ON THE WEB
|
| 01:06:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SITE THERE ARE LOTS OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE, BUT ONE OF THOSE IS A LIST OF HOW TO REPLICATE LIFE ON BOARD A SUB. ONE OF THE ONES I REMEMBER IS BAKING...
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| 01:06:35 |
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WE'RE PREPARING THE FOOD. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TELL YOU THE ACTUAL ANGLES WE USE. BUT IT'S USUALLY AN HOUR BEFORE AND AN HOUR AFTER THAT WE LIMIT THE...
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| 01:06:53 |
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SUCCESSFUL. >> SOMETIMES THEY'RE MORE THAN WE PLANNED. >> YOU COVER THE LEVELS WITH FROSTING SO NOBODY KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE. WHAT ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS...
|
| 01:07:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PROVISIONING SPECIAL NIGHTS, MAKE A SOCIAL NIGHT? HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> WELL, ON THIS BOAT NOW SUNDAY NIGHTS
|
| 01:07:15 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE DIVISIONS WILL PICK A FEW NIGHTS OUT OF THE
|
| 01:07:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PATROL TO HAVE THE DIVISIONS GIVE THE MESS SPECIALISTS A BREAK FROM COOKING AND THEY COME IN AND MAKE THEIR OWN MEALS. AND USUALLY FROM WHEN THE PATROL...
|
| 01:07:34 |
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HALFWAY NIGHT WE'LL BRING OUT THE SHRIMP AND LOBSTER AND WHATEVER ELSE. THE CREW REQUESTS TO HAVE A GOOD FEAST FOR THAT NIGHT. >> LIFE ABOARD THE U.S.S....
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| 01:08:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FEIGHAN LINES HAVE BEEN RINGING. KERRY, NORTH CAROLINA. YOU'RE NEXT. CALLER: GOOD EVENING. HELLO, GOOD EVENING. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, IF I MAY. I THOUGHT...
|
| 01:09:12 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NUMBERS SOMETIMES
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| 01:09:14 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AS MANY AS FIVE AND SIX A YEAR IN THE 1970'S AND 1980'S AND THEY WILL GO OUT OF SERVICE STARTING IN THE MIDDLE PART OF THE SECOND DECADE AT A DIFFERENT...
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| 01:09:56 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND NONFICTION, I THINK THE MOST INTERESTING
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| 01:09:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NONFICTION BOOK OUT RECENTLY IS "BLIND MAN'S BLUFF." A PRETTY INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF A LOT OF THE SURVEILLANCE MISSIONS,
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| 01:10:08 |
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THE KIND OF CLOAK AND DAGGER KIND OF OPERATIONS THAT SUBMARINES WERE ENGAGED
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| 01:10:13 |
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IN THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE COLD WAR. >> THE WYOMING IS BASED AT KING'S BAY, GEORGIA AND ESPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE OF THE BASE HEADED BY ARE REAR...
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| 01:10:35 |
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COMMANDER OF THE GOLD CREW AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE BOAT AS WE TOOK THIS TOUR, I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THEM FOR ALLOWING US INTO THEIR LIVES FOR 24 HOURS....
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| 01:11:28 |
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CLASSIFIED, THE WAY WE KEEP THE SHIP QUIET IS CLASSIFIED. IT'S
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| 01:11:35 |
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REALLY
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| 01:11:36 |
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THE JEWEL OF A SUBMARINE ARE ITS STEALTH AND WE DON'T ALLOW UNESCORTED
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| 01:11:41 |
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AND UNCLASSIFIED VISITS TO THOSE SPACES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE STEALTH AND SECURITY OF THE SPACE. >> WELL, LET ME ASK YOU AS A JOURNALIST ABOUT ASPECTS...
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| 01:12:08 |
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A CASE IN POINT ALONG THOSE LINES. IT'S INTERESTING. IT COMES DOWN USUALLY THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED, THE NAVY IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NUMBERS,
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| 01:12:19 |
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SPECIFICS ABOUT PROPULSION, NUMBERS, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART I GIVE THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY CREDIT FOR TRYING TO OPEN UP THE LINES...
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| 01:12:55 |
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GATHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION. >> WHAT ABOUT ISSUES SUCH AS THE DEPTH TO WHICH THESE BOATS ARE CAPABLE OF DIVING? HOW MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THEM? >> WELL,...
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| 01:13:19 |
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HAD TO GET OUT PRET FAR INTO OPEN WATER, WE DID DIVE AND THE BOAT WENT TO
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| 01:13:25 |
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A DEPTH OF 600 FEET AND YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THAT IN THE SECOND PART OF OUR U.S.S. WYOMING TOUR. NEXT IS CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA. YOU'RE ON THE AIR. GO
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| 01:13:37 |
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AHEAD, CALLER. CALLER: HELLO. I'M REALLY CALLING FOR THE U.S. COASTAL SERVICE. THEY HAVE ISSUED SOME STAMPS THIS YEAR FOR THE 100TH CENTENNIAL AS A COMMEMORATIVE...
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| 01:14:18 |
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THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SET OF FIVE COMMEMORATIVE
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| 01:14:23 |
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STAMPS AND A PRESTIGE BOOKLET THAT GOES WITH
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| 01:14:25 |
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THE STAMPS. IT'S
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| 01:14:27 |
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A GREAT CLOKETORS ITEM. >> YOU MENTIONED
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| 01:14:30 |
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THE DIESEL SUBMARINES. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NUCLEAR SUBMARINE AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT? >> THE INTRODUCTION OF
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| 01:14:36 |
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THE NUCLEAR SUBMARINE GOES
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| 01:14:38 |
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BACK TO ADMIRAL HYMAN RICKOVER. AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II HE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT NUCLEAR POWER COULD BE HARNESSED AND PUT INTO A SHIP AND HE PURSUED...
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| 01:14:50 |
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WELL AS AIRCRAFT CARRIER LINES. AND PRETTY MUCH IS CREDITED AS BEING
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| 01:14:56 |
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THE FATHER OF THE NUCLEAR NAVY. >> HOW MUCH IS ADMIRAL RICKOVER'S VISION FELT? >> ENTIRELY. >> HOW CAN ONE PERSON HAVE SO MUCH INFLUENCE? >> WELL, HE...
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| 01:15:20 |
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DASS AND HE ENGENDERED THE RIGHT KINDS OF
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| 01:15:23 |
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ATTITUDES IN THE PEOPLE WHO GO TO SEA IN
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| 01:15:25 |
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SUBMARINES. >> GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA, IS NEXT. CALLER:
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| 01:15:30 |
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HI. HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT? >> THANKS FOR YOUR CALL. CALLER: THANK YOU FOR KEAG TAKING MY CALL. MY NAME IS JOHN, I'M A NAVY VETERAN. I AM A GREAT DEMIR...
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| 01:15:47 |
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ONE, THAT'S THE EASY PART, ADMIRAL. NUMBER TWO, HOW IS THE MISSION
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| 01:15:53 |
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OF THE NAVY CHANGED OVER THE YEARS SINCE THE, QUOTE, BREAKOUT OF PEACE ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT WE KNOW NOW? >> WELL, I THINK I NEED TO ANSWER YOUR SECOND...
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| 01:16:24 |
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WE HAVE A NUCLEAR DETERRENT. FOR OUR ATTACK SUBMARINES, WE STILL DO MANY, MANY OF THE SAME KINDS OF MISSION AS WE DID BEFORE THE COLD WAR BUT THE AREAS...
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| 01:17:27 |
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ROB HOLZER TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE MISSION HAS CHANGED. >> IT IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING STORIES OUT THERE, HOW THE SSBN FORCE, THE BOOMERS, THEIR...
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| 01:17:52 |
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TALK ABOUT THEM. ON THE ONE HAND THEY'RE SO BUSY BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THEY CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT TO GENERATE SUPPORT OR EVEN TO GARNER ADDITIONAL MEN...
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| 01:18:25 |
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COMMENTS@ NAVY.MIL. IT WORKS IF YOU DO IT WITHOUT THE CHINFO, BECAUSE I TRIED IT TODAY, THAT IS CHIEF OF INFORMATION THAT STANDS FOR. NEXT A PHONE CALL...
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| 01:19:20 |
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VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WITHIN A VOLUNTEER NAVY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU RECRUIT PEOPLE? >> WE RECRUIT PEOPLE MUCH AS THE...
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| 01:19:39 |
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TO DO SOMETHING THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY GET
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| 01:19:42 |
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TO DO.
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| 01:19:43 |
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WE'VE BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS. >> IF YOU GET INTO THE SERVICE AT THE SUBMARINE ASPECT OF IT
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| 01:19:48 |
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AND DECIDE THESE BOATS ARE NOT FOR ME, I HAVE PROBLEMS BEING AT SEA THIS LENGTH OF TIME AND SO FAR FROM HOME FOR -- WITHOUT COMMUNICATION, CAN YOU EASILY...
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| 01:20:06 |
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PEOPLE IT IS DIFFICULT BUT ALMOST EVERYONE, VIRTUALLY EVERYONE WHO PUTS THEIR MIND TO IT CAN ADAPT TO THE SUBMARINE ROUTINE AND CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. >>...
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| 01:20:19 |
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MUCH? >> FOR AN OFFICER THE ADDITIONAL PAY IS AS MUCH AS $595 A MONTH AND FOR AN ENLISTED PERSON THE PAY IS AS MUCH AS ABOUT $350 A MONTH AND WE'RE...
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| 01:20:35 |
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NAVY REPORTS IN TO CONGRESS ABOUT ITS RECRUITING EFFORTS,
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| 01:20:38 |
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HOW'S IT DOING
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| 01:20:39 |
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OVERALL? >> THEY MADE SIGNIFICANT
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| 01:20:41 |
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PROGRESS IN THE LAST YEAR THERE WAS SOME CONCERN OF RECRUITING NUMBERS IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT THOSE NUMBERS HAVE COME...
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| 01:20:54 |
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OR FIVE YEARS I THINK IN NOW. >> NEXT IS A CALL FROM KERRY, NORTH CAROLINA. CALLER:
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| 01:21:00 |
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THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY PHONE CALL. FIRST I WANTED TO SAY THAT I WAS A PART OF THE U.S.S. PITTSBURGH AND ADMIRAL, I REMEMBER YOU FROM BEING COMMANDER...
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| 01:21:18 |
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HAVE BEEN OUT FOR, I WANT TO SAY ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS OUT OF THIS CURRENT YEAR AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT WILL SLOW DOWN. >> THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION...
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| 01:21:45 |
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THE NAVY VERY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES AND WE HAVE GUIDELINES FOR EXAMPLE THAT STATE IF A SHIP IS DEPLOYED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THAT IT HAS TO BE IN A...
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| 01:22:47 |
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STUMP FOR FOUR YEARS. THIS QUESTION IS TO ADMIRAL
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| 01:22:49 |
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FAGES. AS YOUR SENIOR CAN CHIEF LIZOTTE SPOKE EARLIER, THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE DETONATION OF ONE OF THE BALLISTIC MISSILES WOULD BE DEVASTATING SO...
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| 01:23:01 |
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LIGHT OF THE END OF THE COLD WAR CAN WE JUSTIFY SPENDING AND FUNDING THESE MISSILES AND HOW CAN WE JUSTIFY THE LOSS OF LIFE ONE WOULD TAKE IF WE DID...
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| 01:23:40 |
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WEAPONS. AND STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DETERRENT -- DETERRENCE IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY. SO I DON'T FORESEE ANY CHANGE IN THAT. >> ROB...
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| 01:24:12 |
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WORKS. THERE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE ANOTHER NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW IN THE NEW ADMINISTRATION THAT TAKES OVER THAT COULD RELOOK THOSE NUMBERS. WHETHER...
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| 01:24:25 |
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TO TAKE THE CHANCE YOU ARE SO FAMILIAR WITH THESE BOATS YOU CAN DO THIS FOR ME UPSIDE DOWN HERE. I HAVE IN OF ME THE DIAGRAM OF A NUCLEAR SUBMARINE....
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| 01:24:45 |
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USUALLY SEE ON THE MOVIES BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT REALLY WORKS ON BOARD A SUB. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU WHERE THE MAIN PART OF THE ACTION TAKES PLACE....
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| 01:25:20 |
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TRIP. ONE OF THEM ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THE OTHER ARE PEOPLE FROM THE NAVY
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| 01:25:24 |
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LEAGUE. VERY SMALL GROUPS OF SPECIAL VISITORS THAT THE NAVY TAKES OUT FROM TIME TO TIME SO IF YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT WHO YOU'RE SEEING IN ADDITION...
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| 01:26:01 |
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TARGETS. DURING THE COURSE OF THE MISSILE LAUNCH THE MISSILE HAS TO, ONE, GET ITS POWER SQUARED AWAY BASICALLY, IT NEEDS TO ENERGIZE ITS BATTERY. THAT'S...
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| 01:29:26 |
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MISSILE. [HORN SOUNDS] >> BATTLE STATIONS MISSILE. >> MAN BATTLE STATIONS
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| 01:29:39 |
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MISSILE. [HORN] >> BATTLE STATIONS MUSCLE. -- MISSILE. >>
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| 01:29:56 |
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X.O. READY TO REPORT
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| 01:30:03 |
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MESSAGE ONE. >> REPORT MESSAGE ONE. >> CAPTAIN, MESSAGE ONE IS VALID AUTHENTIC AND AUTHORIZED LAUNCH
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| 01:30:10 |
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ORDER. >> I CONCUR, CAPTAIN. >> I CONCUR, CAPTAIN. THE MESSAGE IS VALID, AUTHENTIC AND AUTHORIZED. >> I CONCUR. ACTION DIRECTED. >> LAUNCH ORDER AUTHORIZES
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| 01:30:23 |
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THE RELEASE
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| 01:30:24 |
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OF FOUR MISSILES. >> I CONCUR, CAPTAIN. >> I CONCUR, CAPTAIN. >> I
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| 01:30:28 |
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| 01:30:34 |
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| 01:30:35 |
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CONCUR. >>
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| 01:30:40 |
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| 01:30:43 |
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| 01:30:45 |
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| 01:30:47 |
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153,
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| 01:30:58 |
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SIR. >> >> LAUNCHER READY. >> LAUNCHER
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| 01:31:22 |
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READY. >>
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| 01:31:31 |
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YEA, SIR. >> YES,
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| 01:31:44 |
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SIR. >> SIMM YOU'LL AATE SPINNING UP ALL
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| 01:31:59 |
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MISSILES. >> CON WEAPONS, SPIN-UP TIME FOUR THREE.
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| 01:32:10 |
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| 01:32:17 |
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USE CAN CURRENT ACTIVE PASSAGE, TUBES. >> WEAPONS CON, SIMM
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| 01:32:23 |
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YOU'LL AATE PRESSURIZING TUBES TO BE RELEASED, ORDERED LAUNCH DEPTH. >> ORDER LAUNCH DEPTH. SIMULATE TUBES TO BE RELEASED, ORDER LAUNCH DEPTH. >>...
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| 01:32:44 |
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LAUNCH DEPTH. >> LAUNCH DEPTH. >> I'M ALL ITEMING
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| 01:32:51 |
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PRESSURIZING TUBES TO ORDER LAUNCH DEPTH. >> SIMULATE TO PRESSURIZE
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| 01:33:00 |
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TUBES IT. >>
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| 01:33:08 |
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RESET. STACK CONDITION FOR
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| 01:33:11 |
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1-SC. THIS IS THE CAPTAIN, THIS IS AN EXERCISE. >> FOR TRAINING, THIS IS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THIS IS AN
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| 01:33:21 |
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EXERCISE. >> CONDITION 1-S
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| 01:33:29 |
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QUNCH. -- 1-SQ. >>
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| 01:33:36 |
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CONDITION 1-SQ FOR TRAINING. >> CONDITION 1-SQ FOR TRAINING WITHOUT GUIDANCE. >> CONDITION 1-SQ FOR TRAINING WITHOUT
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| 01:33:50 |
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GUIDANCE. >> FIRE CONTROL FOR TRAINING WITHOUT GUIDANCE. >> CON WEAPONS, WEAPONS SYSTEM AT CONDITION 1-SQ
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| 01:34:00 |
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WITHOUT GUIDANCE, TUBES ONE THROUGH
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| 01:34:02 |
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FOUR. >> RELEASE MISSILES ARE AS FOLLOWS TUBES ONE
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| 01:34:08 |
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THROUGH FOUR. THE FIRING ORDER WILL BE ONE, TWO, THREE,
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| 01:34:13 |
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FOUR. >> THE FIRING ORDER WILL BE ONE, TWO, THREE,
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| 01:34:17 |
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FOUR. >> CON WEPS, THE FIRE ORDER WILL BE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. >> THE FIRING ORDER WILL BE
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| 01:34:26 |
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ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. >> OFFICER OF THE DECK REPORT STUTT US OF HOVERING. >> THE SHIP
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| 01:34:35 |
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IS HOVERING,
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| 01:34:39 |
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SIR. >> VERY WELL. >> CON
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| 01:34:46 |
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WEAPONS. CONDITION 1-SQ WITHOUT GUIDANCE. TUBES ONE, TWO,
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| 01:34:51 |
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THREE, FOUR. CONDITION
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| 01:34:59 |
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| 01:35:02 |
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1-SQ. >> THE SHIP IS CONDITION
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| 01:35:07 |
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1-SQ? >> YES, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. WEAPONS CON HAVE YOU PERMISSION TO FIRE. >> WEAPONS CON, YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO FIRE. >> PERMISSION TO
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| 01:35:27 |
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| 01:35:28 |
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FIRE. >> CON WEAPONS, REQUEST PERMISSION TO FIRE. >> WEAPONS CON, YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO
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| 01:35:36 |
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| 01:35:39 |
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FIRE. >>
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| 01:35:48 |
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| 01:35:50 |
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PERMISSION
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| 01:35:53 |
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TO FIRE. SUPERVISOR INITIATE FIRE. >> YES, SIR. >> OK. ONE,
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| 01:36:15 |
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TWO. TWO ON
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| 01:36:29 |
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| 01:36:33 |
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DENOTE. >> ONE'S IN PREPARE, TWO'S IN DENOTE. >> ONE
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| 01:37:00 |
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AWAY. TWO AWAY. >> PREPARE THREE. >> THREE AWAY. >> PREPARE
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| 01:37:24 |
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FOUR. >>
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| 01:37:39 |
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FOUR AWAY. >> WEAPONS CON PERMISSION
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| 01:37:41 |
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TO FIRE IS REMOVED. 1-MC. CONDITION 4-SQ. >> SECTION 4-SQ. >>
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| 01:37:57 |
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OK. THAT COMPLETES THE
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| 01:37:59 |
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CYCLE, THE MESSAGE CAME IN, WE
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| 01:38:01 |
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PROCESSED IT, THIS IS AN UNCLASSIFIED VERSION OF WHAT WE WOULD DO, THE MESSAGE COMES IN, REPORTED TO X.O. AND CAPTAIN AND THEN BASED ON THE CONTENTS...
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| 01:38:16 |
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BATTLE STATIONS
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| 01:38:17 |
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MISSILE, BRING THE SHIP UP TO THE RIGHT LAUNCH DEPTH AND SPEED AND THEN WHEN THE MISSILES ARE READY TO GO, THEN I COME DOWN HERE AND I GIVE THE WEAPONS...
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| 01:38:58 |
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MISSILE. I'VE GOT A KEY THAT'S KEPT IN A SAFE ON THE SHIP THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE COMBINATION TO. THE COMBINATION WOULD COME VIA MESSAGE, PART...
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| 01:39:12 |
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A SAFE THAT HE PUTS IN A KEY HOLE DOWN THERE IN MISSILE CONTROL CENTER. AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER KEYS, EACH MISSILE TUBE HAS A KEY THAT HAS TO BE...
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| 01:40:27 |
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TODAY. >> IS THIS SOMETHING, THIS KIND OF DRILL YOU GO THROUGH AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN DURING A TYPICAL DEPLOYMENT? >> WE PRACTICE THIS AT LEAST
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| 01:40:36 |
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WEEKLY UNDER WAY, SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK. AND THIS BEING OUR PRIMARY MISSION, ALSO WHEN WE'RE NOT ON THE SHIP WE'LL DO THIS IN TRAINERS BACK IN KING'S...
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| 01:40:48 |
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SET UP WHERE ALL THE PIECES ARE IN THE LABORATORY AND THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE AS A TEAM
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| 01:40:55 |
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HAVE GOT TO PASS IN ORDER FOR US TO GO ON PATROL. >> IF THIS BOTH WERE ACTUALLY TO FIRE A MISSILE, WHAT WOULD THE PHYSICAL REACTION BE LIKE ON THIS BOAT?...
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| 01:41:22 |
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IS ESSENTIALLY A ROCKET ENGINE AND WATER, AND THE ROCKET ENGINE VAPORIZES
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| 01:41:28 |
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THE WATER AND UNTURNS INTO STEAM AND IT FORCES THE MISSILE OUT OF THE TUBE. AND THE MISSILE WEIGHS 65 TONS SO IT GETS SHOT OUT OF THE TUBE WITH ENOUGH...
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| 01:42:25 |
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HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE MESSAGE. WE HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE FOUR -- THE FOUR HAVE TO AGREE, THE TWO OFFICERS AND THE TWO OF US ALL HAVE...
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| 01:42:34 |
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MESSAGE CONTENT. SO THAT ALL COMES INTO PLAY. BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE CONTROL ROOM FOR WHICH IT ALL HAS TO COME TOGETHER. THE MISSILE...
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| 01:43:18 |
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OF THE U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA, A TRIDENT SUBMARINE IN THE EARLY 1990'S. WE LAUNCHED FOUR MISSILES IN A
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| 01:43:26 |
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TEST LAUNCH SEQUENCE.
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| 01:43:28 |
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THE MISSILE SEQUENCE, THE LAUNCH SEQUENCE IS ABOUT 20 SECONDS BETWEEN MISSILES, WHAT'S CALLED A RIPPLELE LAUNCH. YOU GET A REAL SHUDDER IN THE SHIP,...
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| 01:43:38 |
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DOWN IN AN ELEVATOR WHERE YOU GET THAT SENSE THERE IS AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND AS THE THING LIGHTS OFF. IT'S QUITE A RIDE. >> THE APPROXIMATE COST OF ONE ...
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| 01:44:09 |
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RESPONSIBILITY? >> THAT'S RIGHT. OUR COMMANDING OFFICERS USUALLY GO TO THAT POSITION BETWEEN AROUND 16 YEARS OF SERVICE AND JACK NICHOLSON WAS COMMISSIONED...
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| 01:44:30 |
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SUBMARINE? >> TYPICALLY -- AS THE COMMANDING OFFICER? >> YES. >> ABOUT 30 MONTHS. 30 TO 36 MONTHS. >> WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN YOUR CAREER TYPICALLY? >>...
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| 01:44:48 |
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COMMANDER OF A SHIP LIKE THAT? >> ON THE ORDER OF
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| 01:44:51 |
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ABOUT $100,000 A
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| 01:44:53 |
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YEAR. >> KITTERY, MAINE FOR OUR
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| 01:44:55 |
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TWO GUESTS. YOU'RE NEXT.
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| 01:44:58 |
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CALLER: HOW YOU
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| 01:45:00 |
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DOING? MY QUESTION IS TO THE REAR ADMIRAL. DO YOU THINK IT IS FEASIBLE TO WHERE THEY CAN CON VERT TWO
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| 01:45:06 |
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TRIDENTS TO BE -- CONVERT TWO TRIDENTS TO BE MORE OR LESS
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| 01:45:11 |
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TRANSPORTS AS FAR AS TRANSPORTING FOOD THAT IS SUBMERGED? >> WE
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| 01:45:15 |
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DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE DO HAVE A PLAN THAT WOULD TAKE THE FOUR BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES THAT WON'T BE REQUIRED FOR STRATEGIC...
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| 01:45:36 |
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WE WOULD OUTFIT THOSE TO BE ABLE TO CARRY UP TO BETWEEN 66 AND 100 SPECIAL FORCES PERSONNEL TO BE ABLE TO DO COVERT MISSIONS. BUT SO FAR AS USING AN...
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| 01:46:17 |
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THAN "PETER PAN." AND SEE THE SCORPIONS AT LONG BEACH. THANKS FOR GIVING US GRANDPARENTS AND OTHERS SOMETHING REAL AND HEROIC TO SHOW THEM. THANKS...
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| 01:46:49 |
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VIEWERS ARE IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA WE HAVE A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT IN THE SMITHSONIAN, AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ON THE SUBMARINE CENTENNIAL...
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| 01:47:08 |
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ABOUT THE SUBMARINE WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS 100TH YEAR AS PART OF OUR DEFENSIVE PROGRAM. NEXT IS A CALL FROM SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON. CALLER: YES. I...
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| 01:47:23 |
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SERVING ABOARD AN OLDER TRIDENT CLASS SUBMARINE AND I WAS WONDERING, SIR, WHAT IS THE CURRENT PLAN FOR EITHER CONVERTING US TO A GN OR DECOMMISSIONING...
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| 01:47:59 |
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WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND THE
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| 01:48:01 |
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND WITH THE
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| 01:48:04 |
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CONGRESS AND WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION TO OVERCOME BOTH THE FUNDING ISSUES AND THE STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL ISSUES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED...
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| 01:48:49 |
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CAN EXTEND THEM RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T THINK THE HULLS WILL BE -- AND OTHER THINGS WHICH SUFFER FROM FATIGUE ISSUES WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE THE SHIPS BEYOND...
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| 01:49:04 |
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MADE THE DECISION TO EXTEND FROM 30 TO 33 YEARS TO GET ABSOLUTELY THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK OUT OF OUR ATTACK SUBMARINE FORCE. >> SEEMS THE MAJORITY...
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| 01:49:33 |
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REQUIRED. THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO REFUEL THOSE AND GET AN EXTRA X NUMBER OF YEARS OF SERVICE OUT OF
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| 01:49:38 |
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THOSE. THAT'S ALSO AN ISSUE THAT IS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS HERE. >> MORE BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT PERSONNEL. WHAT'S THE YOUNGEST AGE YOU WILL ACCEPT...
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| 01:50:03 |
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YEARS ALTHOUGH MOST FLAG OFFICERS RETIRE SOMETIME BEFORE
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| 01:50:07 |
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35 YEARS AND IN THE ENLISTED
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| 01:50:09 |
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RANKS IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SENIOR RANK IS THAT
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| 01:50:12 |
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YOU ATTAIN. WE HAVE HIGH-YEAR TENURE TO ENSURE WE HAVE A CONTINUING OPPORTUNITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PEOPLE WITHIN THE RANKS. BUT IT'S AT LEAST 20 YEARS...
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| 01:50:47 |
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AROUND. THE PROBLEM IS MAKING US GO HOME. BUT FOR THE -- IT IS A CHALLENGE AND THERE IS A TREMENDOUS PULL FROM THE BUSINESS WORLD FOR THE SKILLS THAT...
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| 01:50:59 |
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OUR OFFICERS BRING. WE CAN'T -- WE CAN NEVER
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| 01:51:02 |
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PAY THEM AS MUCH AS THEY ARE WORTH. WE CAN PAY
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| 01:51:05 |
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THEM TOO LITTLE AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALWAYS VERY CAREFUL AND MINDFUL OF IS TO ENSURE WE PAY A FAIR WAGE. THE THING WHICH KEEPS PEOPLE IN THE OF NAVY...
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| 01:52:07 |
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AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE NEW SSGN YOU'RE GOING TO BE FITTING
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| 01:52:12 |
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THE DDS SHELTERS ON IT AS WELL. >> WHEN DID YOU
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| 01:52:17 |
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SERVE? >> I'M STILL IN THE NAVY RIGHT NOW. I'M A RECRUITER RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL. >> AGAIN, WE DON'T DID HAVE ANW. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR...
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| 01:52:37 |
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THE DRY DECK
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| 01:52:38 |
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SHELTER OR ADVANCED SEAL DELIVERY SYSTEM, WHICH IS A MANNED MINI
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| 01:52:42 |
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SUBMARINE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING UP
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| 01:52:44 |
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TO NINE SPECIAL
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| 01:52:46 |
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FORCES, PERSONNEL, IT RANGES IN EXCESS
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| 01:52:48 |
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OF 100 MILES. >> THE INITIALS STAND FOR WHAT? SSGN? >> OH, IT'S FOR NUCLEAR SUBMARINE CARRIER GUIDED MISSILES. >> NEXT FROM RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA....
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| 01:53:11 |
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ADMIRAL. YOUR PREVIOUS CALLER KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT THERE A BIT. I WAS WONDERING ABOUT ARE THERE ANY
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| 01:53:17 |
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PROCESSES OR ANY POSSIBLE NEW DESIGNS ON BOARD AS FAR
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| 01:53:20 |
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AS LIKE YOUR SUBMARINE HULL TECHNOLOGY? THE REASON
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| 01:53:25 |
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I ASK YOU IS I KNOW BASICALLY THE AMERICAN HULL DESIGN HAS BEEN THE TEAR-DROP SHAPE FROM THE MID 1950'S, AND I WAS WONDERING, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANYTHING...
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| 01:54:04 |
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| 01:54:05 |
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TAKE HYDROACOUSTIC AND DYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS AND TO EVALUATE DIFFERENT KINDS OF HULL OPPORTUNITIES, DIFFERENT KINDS OF PROPULSION OPPORTUNITIES. WE...
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| 01:54:38 |
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THREE, FOUR SUBMARINES AT DIFFERENT STAGES. PRETTY MUCH THE U.S., RUSSIANS, FRENCH, AND BRITS HAVE NUCLEAR-POWERED, MAYBE CHINESE TOO. >>
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| 01:54:49 |
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YES. >> BUT MOST ARE DIESEL POWER, CONVENTIONAL SUBS. >> DO ANY OF THOSE COUNTRIES PURCHASE THEIR SUBMARINES FROM THE PLANTS YOU TALKED ABOUT AS BUILDING...
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| 01:55:09 |
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BOAT COMPANY AND
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| 01:55:12 |
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NEWPORT NEWS SHIP BUILDING COMPANY.
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| 01:55:14 |
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WE HAVE TWO SUBMARINE BUILDERS IN THIS COUNTRY. THEY EACH BUILD PORTIONS OF THE VIRGINIA
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| 01:55:19 |
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CLASS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE, AND WE SHIP HULL SECTIONS UP AND DOWN BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY ON BARGES, SO THAT IN THIS, IT'S VERY UNIQUE AND SUCCESSFUL...
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| 01:55:53 |
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PERSONS WHO STAFFED THE WYOMING AND THEIR SPOUSE. SO YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS DIRECTLY ON A CHAT ROOM ABOUT WHAT LIFE IS LIKE ON THE SUBMARINE AND ALSO...
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| 01:57:10 |
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HELP ENSURE GLOBAL STABILITY. GLOBAL STABILITY IS IMPORTANT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE CONTINUED ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND BY VIRTUE OF HAVING FORCES WHICH...
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| 01:58:10 |
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BE, YOU KNOW, FORESTALLED. >> REAR ADMIRAL NOW RETIRED, HEADED UP THE PENTAGON PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE FOR THE NAVY, AND IT WAS HE WHO GAVE THE GREEN ...
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| 01:58:35 |
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AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRING THAT TO LIFE TO YOU, TO SEE WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE AND TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE WITH THE ISSUES, SO WE APPRECIATE...
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| 01:59:12 |
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TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER. HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GUYS ON BOARD THE SHIP. >> HE HOLDS THE RANK OF MASTER CHIEF, TIM LOGAN, AND WE WILL MEET...
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| 01:59:39 |
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CAPTAIN, MAKE SURE THAT THE JUNIOR SAILORS AND THE SENIOR ENLISTED SAILORS ARE ALL BEING TAKEN CARE
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| 01:59:48 |
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OF. THAT'S MY BASIC JOB DESCRIPTION. >> HOW MANY MEN ARE WE
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| 01:59:52 |
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TALKING ABOUT? >> 150. >> WHAT'S THE YOUNGEST, WHAT'S THE OLDEST, DO YOU KNOW? >> THE OLDEST WOULD PROBABLY BE ME. [LAUGHTER] >> AND HOW OLD ARE YOU?...
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| 02:00:12 |
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| 02:00:13 |
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BUSY.
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| 02:00:15 |
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IT'S CHALLENGING, BUT IT'S --
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| 02:00:18 |
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YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
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| 02:00:21 |
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| 02:00:22 |
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DEPENDING ON HOW YOU
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| 02:00:26 |
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VIEW WHAT YOUR JOB
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| 02:00:28 |
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IS. I AM NOT IN A POSITION LIKE THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. I AM NOT
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| 02:00:33 |
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RESPONSIBLE FOR EQUIPMENT. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING A SPECIFIC JOB DONE. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T ABUSE OUR SAILORS, IN...
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| 02:01:27 |
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NEEDS. TALK TO TOMMY'S MOTHER WHEN TOMMY'S MOTHER IS WORRIED
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| 02:01:32 |
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ABOUT TOMMY. OR MAYBE IF LITTLE TOMMY IS NOT DOING EXACTLY WHAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, MAYBE I NEED TO CALL HIS MOTHER AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW,...
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| 02:02:16 |
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WAS UP. ALL OF THE SPIRITS ARE UP. EVERYBODY IS ON A BASICALLY HIGH. EVERYBODY IS IN A GOOD MOOD. WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT CYCLE
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| 02:02:27 |
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FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. AND THEN, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE WILL GET INTO OUR ROUTINE. WE WILL START DOING OUR DRILLS. WE WILL GET INTO OUR UNDER WAY...
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| 02:03:43 |
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HOW ABOUT WOMEN ON BOARD? WOULD IT EVER WORK, FROM YOUR
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| 02:03:48 |
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PERSPECTIVE? >> CERTAINLY WOMEN HAVE THE QUALIFICATION TO DO WHAT WE DO, AND I -- IT'S A MONEY ISSUE. AS FAR AS HAVING ABILITY. WE HAVE VERY CLOSE QUARTERS.
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| 02:04:00 |
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WE DO -- WHAT WE
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| 02:04:02 |
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DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR 75 DAYS
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| 02:04:05 |
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UNDER WATER WITHOUT GETTING TO SEE LAND OR TALK TO
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| 02:04:09 |
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ANYBODY, IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO INHABITABILITY, AND WHAT IT WOULD COST TO CHANGE THE STRUCTURE OF THE SUBMARINE ON HOW WE ARE RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS THE...
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| 02:05:19 |
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YOU HAVE MIXED GENDER, EVEN ON THE SURFACE SHIP, THERE ARE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT ASSOCIATE WITH THAT. SO, I MEAN, WE RIGHT NOW --
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| 02:05:29 |
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WHEN WE GO OUT TO SEA, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PREGNANCY, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS OUR SAILORS GO. AND THE SERVICE SHIPS HAVE TO DO THAT. SO THERE'S...
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| 02:06:12 |
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WE CALL COVERALLS. THE CHANGE JUST WENT INTO EFFECT. YOU ACTUALLY AS PART OF UNIFORM ALLOWANCE, HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM. >> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER NICKNAME...
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| 02:06:28 |
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CALLED POOPY SUITS FOREVER, BUT THE POLITICALLY CORRECT NAME, COVER COVERALLS. YOU GET THESE AT THE SHOP, THE TAILOR WILL KNOW THE
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| 02:06:45 |
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RANK, NAME. THIS IS OUR WYOMING PATCH,
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| 02:06:49 |
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CERTIFIED WYOMING PATCH THAT WE HAVE. AND THE NAVY. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE WORN ON BOARD. WHEN WE ARE IN PORT, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE WORN ON BOARD,...
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| 02:07:29 |
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KNOW, IF HE IS NOT CARRYING AT LEAST THREE, THEN -- >> NOBODY WANTS TO WORK WITH HIM. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> HOW MUCH WOULD ONE SET YOU
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| 02:07:38 |
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BACK? >> WELL, I JUST GOT THREE NEW ONES, AND WITH ALL OF THE STUFF
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| 02:07:41 |
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I HAD PUT ON THEM, AND WITH HAVING THE STUFF SEWN, IT WAS ABOUT 120 BUCKS. >> FOR ONE OR THREE? >> THAT'S FOR ALL THREE. >> WHAT ABOUT FOOT WEAR? >>
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| 02:07:54 |
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WE SHIFT TO WHAT
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| 02:07:56 |
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| 02:07:57 |
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WE CALL UNDERWADE
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| 02:07:59 |
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SHOES. STRICTLY ON THE CAPTAIN'S POLICY AND WHAT I RECOMMEND TO HIM. IT'S BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT IS CLOSED TOE. WE DON'T
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| 02:08:09 |
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ALLOW
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| 02:08:10 |
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OPEN-TOED, FLIP-FLOPS OR SANDALS
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| 02:08:13 |
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OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IF THE GUYS WANT TO WEAR TENNIS SHOES, BOOTS -- THEY DON'T HAVE
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| 02:08:18 |
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TO WEAR THEIR STANDARD ISSUE NAVY BLACK SHOES. >> WHAT'S THE CAPTAIN'S POLICY ON BOARD SHIP ABOUT HAIR? CUTS? REQUIRED LENGTH? WHAT ABOUT BEARDS, MUSTACHES,...
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| 02:08:42 |
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BARBER. NOW, SOMETIMES TO INCREASE MORALE, ONCE WE WON'T HAVE ANY VISITORS ON BOARD
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| 02:08:51 |
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AND WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD, THE CAPTAIN, OUR RECREATION COMMITTEE, TO RAISE MONEY, SO WE CAN HAVE MORALE-BOOSTING THINGS...
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| 02:09:49 |
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THE ACCOUNT YOU DESIGNATED, TO CLEVELAND, FOR PAY PURPOSES. SO IF YOU ARE MARRIED, THEN
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| 02:09:56 |
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YOUR SPOUSES HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNTS, IF YOU HAVE A JOINT ACCOUNT. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY EACH TIME IT GOES IN THE BANK. THE SAILORS THEMSELVES...
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| 02:11:20 |
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COMMITTEE
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| 02:11:22 |
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GOES THEY STOCK CANDY BARS. THEY STOCK PERSONAL ITEMS. THEY STOCK STUFF FOR
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| 02:11:27 |
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THE REC COMMITTEE. AND WHAT WE DO WITH THAT IS, THEY CAN JUST KEEP TRACK AND SAY OK, SO AND
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| 02:11:35 |
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SO WANTS A SODA, BECAUSE WE HAVE SODAS THAT WE SELL, AND SAY HE WANTS A CAN SODA ON HALFWAY NIGHT. SO THEY KEEP TRACK OF THAT. OR HE WANTS A CANDY...
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| 02:12:16 |
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OF DIFFERENT BICYCLES. WE HAVE THE STAIR CLIMBER. WE HAVE A STEP
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| 02:12:20 |
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MASTER. WE HAVE ACTUAL UNIVERSAL WEIGHT MACHINE. WE HAVE JUST GOTTEN IN A COUPLE OF BOW FLEXES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO MOUNT. WE...
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| 02:13:06 |
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WAY FOR THREE MONTHS, SO YOU
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| 02:13:08 |
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CAN'T BE SENDING COURSE MATERIAL BACK ALONG THE WAY. >> NO. YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP AHEAD OF TIME. THEY LOAD THE SYSTEM ONTO THE COMPUTER, AND YOU ARE PROGRAMMED...
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| 02:13:22 |
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COURSES THEY DON'T RECOMMEND PEOPLE TAKING, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN INSTRUCTOR THAT'S ACTUALLY DOING THAT. BUT WHAT THEY DO HAVE IS THE
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| 02:13:31 |
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ABILITY, IF THEY RUN INTO PROBLEMS, OR IF THEY DON'T FINISH, ONCE WE GET BACK INTO THE OFF CREW, THEN THEY CAN SEEK HELP AND FINISH UP THAT COURSE....
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| 02:14:01 |
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TO MEET. WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT -- WE CALL THEM LAY LEADERS. THERE'S NOT ACTUALLY A CHAPLAIN ON BOARD, BUT THEY ARE TRAINED AND ACTUALLY DESIGNATED...
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| 02:14:12 |
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THE SERVICES, AND DEPENDING ON IF -- WE DON'T FORCE THE ISSUE, BUT WE GIVE THEM THE TIME AND THE SPACES, THE PRIVATE SPACES. THEY DO USE THE DECK,...
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| 02:14:53 |
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PATHS. >> OK. LET'S DO THE ONE. >> ALL RIGHT. THE SAILOR THAT'S ACTUALLY HAVING EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, WE TRY TO GIVE HIM GUIDANCE. THERE'S A LOT OF GUYS...
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| 02:15:10 |
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THAT ARE ON THEIR FIRST PATROL,
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| 02:15:13 |
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WE ASSIGN THEM WHAT WE CALL
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| 02:15:15 |
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A SEA DADDY OR A MENTOR TO GET HIM THROUGH HIS FIRST COUPLE OF PATROLS, SO HE KNOWS WHAT HE -- WHAT IS REQUIRED OF HIM AS FAR AS GETTING HIS DOLPHINS....
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| 02:16:40 |
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OFFICER OR CHIEF IS THE FIRST ONE THAT GETS INVOLVED. IF IT'S A MINOR
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| 02:16:44 |
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INFRACTION OF SOMETHING. THE KID IS LATE FOR WATCH OR HE IS JUST HAVING PROBLEMS DOING WHAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE...
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| 02:17:53 |
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PAY, YOU KNOW, THE
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| 02:17:54 |
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CAPTAIN HAS
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| 02:17:55 |
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SOME LIMITATIONS OF WHAT HE CAN AWARD. BUT IT NORMALLY
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| 02:18:00 |
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DOESN'T TAKE TOO MANY TIMES GOING TO CAPTAIN'S MAST TO GET A KID'S ATTENTION. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THE LIFE THAT THESE SAILORS LEAD?...
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| 02:18:27 |
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AND E-4'S, AND SOME EVEN E-5'S, IF YOU SIT DOWN AND FIGURE UP EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY THEY ARE
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| 02:18:36 |
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MAKING, BY HOW MANY OF HOURS A WEEK THEY ARE WORKING, AND ALL OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THEY ARE HAVING TO CARRY, AND YOU PUT THOSE ON ONE SIDE AND ...
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| 02:19:40 |
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WAY TO GO. AND THE SUBMARINE FORCE ITSELF
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| 02:19:46 |
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IS GETTING MORE ATTENTION. WE USED TO BE THWz SILENT SERVICE. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE NEWS CREWS THAT WOULD COME ON BOARD. WE WOULD GO OUT AND DO WHAT WE...
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| 02:20:53 |
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HIDE AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE OUT HERE AND THAT WE ARE HIDING, AND IF NEED BE, THAT WE ARE
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| 02:21:01 |
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READY, WILLING, AND
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| 02:21:02 |
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ABLE TO LAUNCH A NUCLEAR
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| 02:21:04 |
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ATTACK AGAINST SOMEBODY THAT'S THREATENING THE UNITED STATES. >> I DON'T THINK WE DID ALL YOUR STATS. WHERE IS HOME ORIGINALLY? >> TAMPA, FLORIDA. >>...
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| 02:21:28 |
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ON THE U.S.S. NEBRASKA. OUT OF
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| 02:21:32 |
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| 02:21:33 |
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| 02:21:34 |
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GEORGIA. BEFORE THE NEBRASKA, I WAS AT
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| 02:21:37 |
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THE TRAINING FACILITY IN KINGS BAY.
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| 02:21:39 |
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BEFORE THAT, I WAS ON THE TENNESSEE. I
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| 02:21:43 |
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WAS A NEW CON ON
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| 02:21:44 |
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THE TENNESSEE AND WE DID THE FIRST D-5 MISSILE TESTING. PRIOR TO THAT, IN MY NAVAL CAREER, I WAS STATIONED IN PEARL HARBOR. I DID FAST ATTACK TIME...
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| 02:22:17 |
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AND THAT WAS THE CHIEF OF THE BOAT, TIM LOGAN, TALKING TO US ABOUT HIS JOB AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CREW MEMBERS OF THE U.S.S. WYOMING. IF YOU HAVE...
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| 02:23:02 |
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2000. OUR GOAL, TO ALLOW YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE SAILORS AND THE SUBMARINE PROGRAM IN THE NAVY. WE HAVE TWO GUESTS SPENDING FOUR ...
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| 02:24:10 |
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| 02:24:11 |
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CHIEF NEALLY. >> WE'LL MOVE ON
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| 02:24:14 |
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TO SAN DIEGO
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| 02:24:15 |
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NEXT. YOU ARE ON THE AIR, CALLER. CALLER:
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| 02:24:17 |
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GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
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| 02:24:20 |
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BRIAN RODY, AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE
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| 02:24:22 |
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ADMIRAL, SPECIFICALLY IN
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| 02:24:24 |
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RELATIONSHIP TO MISSILES. I
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| 02:24:28 |
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UNDERSTOOD ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AGO, THERE ARE PLANS TO
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| 02:24:31 |
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CONVERT SOME
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| 02:24:34 |
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SUBMARINES TO ADDITIONAL MEN AND MATERIAL, IN COMMANDO SORT OF ROLE, BUT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THAT, ALSO, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING OF CRIMINALS,...
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| 02:25:33 |
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FROM OUR EVALUATION OF THE INTENDED PURCHASE OF THE MISSILE, AS WELL AS THE MISSILES WHICH WE HAVE IN THE SUBMARINE INVENTORY, WE HAVE ENOUGH MISSILES...
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| 02:26:11 |
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OUR GUESTS. CALLER: YEAH. JOHNSON, FROM THE SEA WOLF, USED TO BE SSN 575. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY NAMED ANOTHER BOAT AFTER THAT RICKETY OLD WRECK....
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| 02:26:31 |
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ONE GENTLEMAN CITED BEFORE, "BLIND MAN'S BLUFF" MADE THE CREW UP, AND THE STORIES IN THAT BOOK, A LOT OF THAT STUFF WAS TOP SECRET AND SHOULD STILL BE...
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| 02:27:26 |
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LONDON, CONNECTICUT, AND HAS COMPLETED ALL OF HER POST-CONSTRUCTION TRIAL PERIODS AND
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| 02:27:33 |
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WILL BE MAKING HER FIRST DEPLOYMENT SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE REFERRING
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| 02:27:37 |
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TO HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH FORMER CREW MEMBERS OF THE SEA WOLF THAT YOU SERVED ABOARD, PERHAPS THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO MAKE CONTACT THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER...
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| 02:28:12 |
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SHOWN, BUT THEY HAVE KEPT IT AT AN UNCLASSIFIED LEVEL. >> YOU DEAL WITH THIS KIND OF QUESTION ALL THE TIME. THE MATERIAL THAT YOU PUBLISH IS AVAILABLE
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| 02:28:19 |
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FOR ANYONE TO READ. HOW DO YOU WORK THROUGH THE DESIRE TO TELL THE TAXPAYER WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND THE NEED FOR SECURITY? >> WELL,...
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| 02:28:36 |
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COMPROMISES THE JOB IN TOO MANY COMPLICATED WAYS. >> PENNSYLVANIA. CALLER: YES. MY QUESTION IS FOR THE ADMIRAL. I WAS WONDERING IF THE NAVY -- OR I'M
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| 02:28:49 |
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SORRY. THE NAVIES, LOOKING TO USE THE SUBMARINE TO PLACE ON THE OCEAN BOTTOM IN VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, LIKE THE SEA TYPE SPACE STATION,...
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| 02:29:01 |
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THEY CAN DOCK AND USE THEM FOR SUPPLYING AND REFUELING AND THINGS LIKE THAT? >> NO. WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE...
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| 02:29:27 |
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OF THAT HAPPEN WITH THE WAY THAT SUBMARINES OPERATE RIGHT NOW, LEARNING ABOUT THE ECOLOGY AND LEARNING ABOUT THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS RECORDED AND...
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| 02:29:47 |
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ARCTIC EXPLORATION PROGRAM, AND WE DID A NUMBER OF SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS IN THE ARCTIC, AND IN FACT, THERE WAS A
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| 02:29:55 |
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VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL CRUISE DONE, OH, I GUESS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO NOW, THE FINAL CRUISE UNDER THE ARCTIC, AND WE TOOK A WOMAN SCIENTIST ABOARD...
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| 02:30:36 |
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SECONDLY, I ONCE HEARD THAT THE FOOD THAT IS SERVED ON SUBMARINES IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THE FOOD SERVED ON OTHER NAVY SHIPS AND INSTALLATIONS....
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| 02:31:07 |
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AND OFFICERS WHO CAME IN THROUGH THE OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOLS, SO WHERE ONE WAS COMMISSIONED REALLY HAS NO BERING ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH COMMAND....
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| 02:31:19 |
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THE PERSON SUCCESSFULLY MAKES IT THROUGH ALL OF THE SCREENING PROCESSES, AT ABOUT THE 16-YEAR POINT OF SERVICE. >> AS WE HEAR ABOUT FOOD, ALSO WORTH...
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| 02:31:47 |
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OF THE TWO-CREW ROTATION SCHEDULE. THAT WHEN THE CREW IS ASHORE, THEY HAVE MORE TIME TO ENGAGE IN SCHOOLING, MORE TIME COOKING AND THAT KIND OF THING,...
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| 02:32:03 |
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CALLER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FOOD ABOARD SHIP, EARLIER IN THE PROGRAM, WE DID AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, AND HE TALKS A LOT...
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| 02:32:23 |
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AT C-SPAN.ORG. IF YOU CLICK ON IT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH AND LEARN HOW THAT WORKS. NEXT, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. CALLER: GOOD EVENING. >> SIR....
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| 02:32:52 |
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR
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| 02:32:54 |
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SUBMARINE CREWMEN NOW ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR IF YOU GUYS KEEP TRACK OF THAT, AND IS THERE ANY SORT OF RECRUITING PROGRAM TO GET MINORITIES INVOLVED...
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| 02:33:27 |
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ARE WORKING HARD, I MEAN REALLY HARD TO INCREASE CREW DIVERSITY. TODAY, ABOUT 20% OF THE ENLISTED PERSONNEL IN THE NAVY ARE MINORITIES. THAT IS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN,...
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| 02:34:43 |
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DESTROY NUCLEAR, SOVIET SUBMARINES, AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WE PRACTICED WITH OUR OWN NUCLEAR BOATS IN THOSE DAYS, AND OUR DIESEL BOATS, AND PARTICULARLY...
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| 02:35:53 |
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SUBMARINES, QUITE FRANKLY, ALL QUIET SUBMARINES, ARE VERY, VERY HARD TO FIND. TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF HOW DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE IF SOMEONE WERE LOOKING,...
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| 02:36:05 |
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MISSILE SUBMARINE -- REMEMBER, THAT SHIP IS AS LONG AS THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, AND AS DISPLACING AS MUCH AS A WORLD WAR II CARRIER. PUTS OUT ENERGY EQUIVALENT...
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| 02:36:53 |
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TALK ABOUT THE LIFE OF A FAMILY MEMBER WHO SUPPORTS SOMEONE WHO IS AT SEA ON THE SUBMARINE, SO LET'S INTRODUCE YOU TO BOTH OF THEM, AND I WANT TO...
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| 02:37:47 |
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MASTER CHIEF, I HAVE TO TRAIN THE CREW ON DRILLS, WHICH ARE NOTHING MORE THAN TRAINING EVOLUTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE,
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| 02:37:53 |
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HOW TO RESPOND TO A FIRE, HOW TO RESPOND TO FLOODING HOW TO RESPOND TO PROPULSION PLANE CASUALTIES. THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS. THAT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY...
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| 02:38:25 |
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MY LIFE. AND I WENT TO A NAVY RECRUITER, AND I SAID, BOY, THIS NUCLEAR POWER STUFF SOUNDS INTERESTING, SO I
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| 02:38:31 |
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JOINED. I HAVE BEEN HERE NOW, ALMOST 20 YEARS. >> WHEN YOU SAID NUCLEAR POWER SOUNDS INTERESTING, DID
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| 02:38:36 |
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THAT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN SUBMARINES? >> NO.
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| 02:38:39 |
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SUBMARINES, NUCLEAR POWER EXIST ON SUBMARINES AND SURFACE SHIPS, BUT SAID THERE'S MORE MONEY IN SUBMARINES, SO LIKE MOST YOUNG KIDS, 18, 19 YEARS OLD,...
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| 02:38:54 |
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20 YEARS ON SUBS? HOW DO YOU DO IT? >> GOT TO
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| 02:38:58 |
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KEEP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR. YOU HAVE TO NOT TAKE THINGS SO SERIOUSLY THAT YOU DRIVE YOURSELF CRAZY. AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE, ESPECIALLY IN MY CASE, HAVING...
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| 02:39:12 |
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A WIFE THAT'S WILLING TO
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| 02:39:13 |
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SUPPORT IT, AND I HAVE,
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| 02:39:15 |
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LUCKILY. >> IF YOU DON'T MIND CONTINUING THE PERSONAL AREA A LITTLE
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| 02:39:18 |
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BIT, A LITTLE BIT LATER, WE ARE GOING TO SHOW AN INTERVIEW WITH YOUR WIFE. WE HEARD HER SIDE OF THE EQUATION. WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING THE HUSBAND, AND...
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| 02:39:36 |
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DIFFICULT TO SAY, I AM LEAVING FOR THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, KNOWING THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT ARE GOING TO OCCUR IN THEIR LIVES. FOR EXAMPLE,...
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| 02:39:55 |
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LAST PATROL, WE MISSED CHRISTMAS. THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT. I GUESS THE THING THAT KEEPS ME GOING IS I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT OCCURS AT HOME, TRACEY...
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| 02:40:06 |
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STRONG-WILLED, INDEPENDENT WOMAN WHO SUCCEEDS IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES. IF I DIDN'T THINK SHE COULD SUCCEED ON HER OWN, THEN I PROBABLY COULD NOT DO...
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| 02:40:45 |
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MY RELIEF SOMEDAY. SURE, THERE ARE TIMES THAT EVERYBODY DISLIKES THEIR
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| 02:40:51 |
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JOB, BUT OVERALL, I LOVE THE SUBMARINE LIFE. THE CAMARADERIE IN THE CHIEF'S QUARTERS, THE CAMARADERIE OF A SMALL SHIP. THIS IS A SMALL SHIP, 160...
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| 02:41:28 |
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THAT ABSOLUTELY HAS TO OCCUR IS YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT I AM
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| 02:41:32 |
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A
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| 02:41:33 |
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NUCLEAR-TRAINED CHIEF, AND LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT THE
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| 02:41:38 |
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SOUTHERN TECH. HE IS A SOUTHERN TECH, AND HE TAKES CARE OF THE SOUTHERN TECH. I AM A NUCLEAR TRAINED PERSON, SO I TAKE CARE OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT....
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| 02:42:34 |
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AN ELECTRICIAN BY RATE, WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER ON THOSE
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| 02:42:39 |
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SHIPS. I WAS ON A PREVIOUS
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| 02:42:41 |
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BOOMER, SO THE MISSION WAS THE SAME. I WAS ON A FAST ATTACK WHERE THE
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| 02:42:45 |
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MISSION IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN THIS MISSION. HAVING BEEN A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN TWO OF THOSE SHIPS, I WILL SAY THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST...
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| 02:43:20 |
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DON'T HAVE THAT. THIS
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| 02:43:22 |
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CHIEF'S QUARTERS GETS ALONG VERY WELL, AT WORK AND PLAY. WE SOCIALIZE AND GET ALONG JUST GREAT, PROBABLY THE BEST. >> WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF AT WORK....
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| 02:43:50 |
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YOU KNOW, JUST
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| 02:43:54 |
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NORMAL GAMES, I GUESS. WE HAVE FUN. >> WE SAW A COUPLE OF BAGS OF CHARCOAL. HOW IS THAT USED? >> WE ARE GOING TO DO A SWING CALL. CERTAIN TIMES OF YEAR,...
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| 02:44:19 |
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SUN. >> BACK TO SERIOUS FOR A SECOND. SINCE YOU WORK AROUND THE NUCLEAR
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| 02:44:24 |
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REACTORS AND THE TRIEDENT MISSILES, WHAT ABOUT RADIATION LEVELS FOR YOURSELF AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CREW? HOW DO YOU TEST TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALL...
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| 02:44:40 |
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HAVE ADEQUATELY TRAINED THE CREW MEMBERS ON THE REAL RISKS OF RADIATION, THEY COME TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REACTOR PLANT IS...
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| 02:44:53 |
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LESS THAN YOU DYING WORKING IN THE COAL MINES, LESS THAN WORKING IN A FACTORY, BECAUSE REALITY IS, THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE REACTOR PLANT IS THERE,...
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| 02:46:04 |
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SUBMARINE YOU WERE ON. IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE TRIDENT OR BOOMER FLEET, I WOULD SAY IT'S ABOUT THE SAME. THE TRIDENT'S JOB, TO GO OUT AND FIND A
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| 02:46:16 |
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HOLE IN THE OCEAN. FAST ATTACK,
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| 02:46:18 |
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I WOULD SAY IT'S CHANGED A LOT, BECAUSE RUSSIA IS NO LONGER OUR NUMBER ONE THREAT
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| 02:46:23 |
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OR NUMBER ONE CONCERN, ANY LONGER, BUT IN THE 1980'S, THEY WERE, AND THEY HAD AS MANY SHIPS AS SEA AS WE DID, MAYBE EVEN LARGER NUMBERS AT DIFFERENT...
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| 02:48:11 |
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COMBINED. I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS SUBMARINE, WHEN IT'S AT SEA, IS THE THIRD MOST POWERFUL COUNTRY BY ITSELF. IF WE
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| 02:48:18 |
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HAD TO LAUNCH ONE OF THESE MISSILES, LIFE IN THIS WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
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| 02:48:21 |
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WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED. FOREVER. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A HEAVY
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| 02:48:26 |
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BURDEN THAT ALL OF US HAVE TO LIVE WITH, AND WE ALL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IN OUR OWN MINDS HOW WE WOULD DEAL WITH THAT IF WE CAME TO THAT. HOPEFULLY...
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| 02:49:03 |
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20 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS, AND YOU HAVEN'T FELT THE ULTIMATE POWER? >> I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN ON BOOMERS, FAST ATTACK TOO, BUT WE SHOT. WE SHOT
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| 02:49:12 |
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TAPEDIATRICOS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THERE, BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A POSITION TO SHOOT A MISSILE. >> AS WE CLOSE, 20 YEARS IS WHAT FOR YOU, WITH REGARD...
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| 02:49:23 |
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ARE YOU STAYING IN LONGER? >> IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR, I AM GOING TO TRANSFER TO NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL
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| 02:49:28 |
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AND TEACH ABOUT THREE YEARS, AND THEN BARRING ANY DRASTIC CHANGE IN MY LIFE, I THINK TRACEY AND I WILL GO DO SOMETHING ELSE. IT'S TIME FOR TRACEY AND...
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| 02:49:40 |
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SPEAK. >> WHERE IS NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL? >> CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. >> AND YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO NEXT
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| 02:49:46 |
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AFTER THE NAVY? >> I AM GOING TO GET MY DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION AND PROBABLY TEACH HIGH SCHOOL MATH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >>...
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| 02:50:01 |
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| 02:50:03 |
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JOB IS SECOND
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| 02:50:04 |
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CLASS, ON THE BOAT. IT'S A NUC. >> WHAT DOES HE
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| 02:50:08 |
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DO? >> HE WORKS IN THE ENGINE ROOM. >> SINCE WE ARE GOING
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| 02:50:11 |
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TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR CONVERSATION,
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| 02:50:13 |
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WHY DON'T YOU INTRODUCE YOUR DAUGHTER. >> THIS IS ALICIA. >>
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| 02:50:17 |
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HOW OLD? >> A YEAR AND A HALF. >> WOULD YOU MIND INTRODUCING YOURSELF? >> SURE. I AM TRACEY STEFURAK. MARRIED
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| 02:50:28 |
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TO MY HUSBAND 18
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| 02:50:30 |
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YEARS, AND WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN,
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| 02:50:31 |
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EMILY, 15 1/2, AND LINDSEY, WHO IS 13. >> WOULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE
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| 02:50:36 |
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JOB IS? >> MY HUSBAND IS IN
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| 02:50:39 |
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CHARGE OF ALL THE DRILLS
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| 02:50:41 |
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ON THE BOAT
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| 02:50:42 |
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AND HANDING OUT THE
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| 02:50:43 |
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WATCH BILLS, AND BASICALLY, TAKING CARE OF PROBLEMS THAT ARISE IN THE ENGINE ROOM ALONG WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN...
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| 02:50:55 |
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WE HAVE BEEN HERE TWO AND A HALF YEARS. >> AND OF THE 18 YEARS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN MARRIED, HOW MANY
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| 02:51:00 |
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OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN THE NAVY? >> ALL OF THEM. >> ALL OF THEM. >> ALL OF THEM. >> WHEN YOU GOT, DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE GOING INTO A NAVY LIFE? >> SOMEWHAT,...
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| 02:51:14 |
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IT AFTER A
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| 02:51:16 |
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WHILE. YOU LEARN HOW TO DO A LOT OF THINGS ALL
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| 02:51:18 |
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BY YOURSELF. YOU LEARN HOW TO COPE. IT
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| 02:51:22 |
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MAKES YOU,
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| 02:51:23 |
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I THINK, A STRONGER PERSON IN THE LONG
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| 02:51:25 |
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RUN. >>
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| 02:51:27 |
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WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
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| 02:51:30 |
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LIFE IS LIKE FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T AWARE OF WHAT SCHEDULES ARE LIKE. HOW OFTEN IS YOUR HUSBAND HOME WITH YOU, AND HOW OFTEN IS HE AWARE? >> HE IS AWAY...
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| 02:51:48 |
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HE IS HOME ARE REALLY FUN, AND, THEN, YOU KNOW, HE GOES BACK TO WORK, AND IT'S KIND OF LONELY. YOU KIND OF HAVE TO BE STRONG, BUT IT'S REALLY FUN. YOU...
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| 02:51:59 |
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NICE. I LIKE IT. >> WHEN HE IN THE NAVY WHEN YOU MARRIED? >> WE WERE ENGAGED WHEN HE JOINED THE NAVY. >> DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU WERE GETTING...
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| 02:52:21 |
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WE
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| 02:52:23 |
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HAVEGRAMS YOU CAN
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| 02:52:25 |
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SEND OUT. IT'S A LETTER YOU
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| 02:52:27 |
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SEND TO THE OFFICE. HE GETS TO HEAR FROM YOU. THEY ARE SHORT. YOU SEND THEM ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. >> CAN HE RESPOND? >> NO, NO, HE CAN'T.
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| 02:52:38 |
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EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE HE GETS TO SEND A LETTER, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. >> PERHAPS YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT
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| 02:52:44 |
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ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE ESSENTIALALLY MANAGING A FAMILY AND A HOUSE BY YOURSELF FOR HALF THE YEAR? >> IT'S HARD. YOU GET
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| 02:52:56 |
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KIND OF USED TO IT
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| 02:52:57 |
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THOUGH. I HATE TO SAY THAT, BUT YOU REALLY DO. YOU BECOME MOM AND DAD AND YOU
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| 02:53:02 |
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LEARN HOW TO FIX THINGS THAT GET BROKEN. YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THE TELEPHONE TO CALL THOSE REPAIR MEN. YOU COPE. YOU JUST TYPICALLY -- YOU HAVE TO...
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| 02:53:15 |
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YOU HAVE TO REALLY DO IT AT LEAST ONCE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU GO THROUGH. YOU JUST GET USED TO WHATEVER THOUGHT IS YOU SEE, TRY TO KEEP LIFE NORMAL....
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| 02:54:03 |
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GETS UPSET. DADDY IS
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| 02:54:05 |
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HER FAVORITE BECAUSE HE'S GONE SOMETIMES. >> WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE
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| 02:54:11 |
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FAMILY EMERGENCY? HOW DO YOU
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| 02:54:14 |
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COMMUNICATE THAT AND HOW DOES THE NAVY RESPOND? >> YOU IMMEDIATELY CALL YOUR ABUDSMAN. THAT PERSON IS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE BOAT AND SQUADRON. THEY GET...
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| 02:54:29 |
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WITH THE RED CROSS. THE RED CROSS VERIFIES THAT INFORMATION AND THEY CONTACT THE BOAT. THEN THE BOAT WILL RESPOND TO THE RED CROSS AND THEY WILL RESPOND...
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| 02:54:41 |
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TO YOU. THAT EWE HOW YOU GET A MESSAGE ACROSS. >> HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS? >> YES. ACTUALLY I DELIVERED OUR FIRST CHILD BY MYSELF....
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| 02:55:05 |
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THE NAVY
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| 02:55:07 |
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PROVIDE? FOR FAMILIES IN JOBS LIKE THIS? >> WE HAVE THE NAVY SUPPORT GROUP, THE WIVES SUPPORT GROUP. AND THEY ARE GREAT. I'VE BEEN REALLY
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| 02:55:17 |
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INVOLVED.
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| 02:55:18 |
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I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR TWO PATROLS. IT'S REALLY HELPFUL. YOU GET TO KIND OF -- IT'S KIND
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| 02:55:24 |
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OF LIKE SISTERS, YOU KNOW? THEY TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR FAMILY. THEY BECOME VERY CLOSE
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| 02:55:32 |
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WITH EACH OTHER. IT'S I NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE. >> THEY PLAN ACTIVITIES. >> RIGHT. >> FOR YOU TO DO. IT'S GEARED FOR THE KIDS, TOO. WHICH IS...
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| 02:55:57 |
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THEY HAVE YOUTH GROUPS
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| 02:55:58 |
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AND ALL KINDS OF FAMILY SERVICES YOU CAN GO TO >> RIGHT. THEY UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING. THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH IT ALL. >> IS IT OPTIONAL TO BELONG? >> YES....
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| 02:56:22 |
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ME I THINK IT WOULD BE NICER THAN LIVING OFF OF BASE BECAUSE
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| 02:56:26 |
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EVERYBODY AROUND YOU IS IN THE
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| 02:56:27 |
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SAME POSITION YOU ARE. IT'S EASIER TO
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| 02:56:29 |
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MAKE FRIENDS IF EVERYBODY KNOWS THEY ARE ALL IN THE SAME SITUATION. >> DO
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| 02:56:34 |
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YOU MIND EXPLAINING, YOU DON'T
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| 02:56:36 |
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HAVE TO GIVE US EXACT
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| 02:56:38 |
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NUMBERS, BUT HOW
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| 02:56:40 |
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IT'S WORKED
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| 02:56:41 |
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WITH HOUSING? >> THEY TAKE IT STRAIGHT FROM HIS PAYCHECK. >> HOW LARGE A SHARE HOUSE OR APARTMENT ON BASE? >> IT'S A DECENT SIZE. IT'S LIKE RENTING AN...
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| 02:56:55 |
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AND MAINTENANCE. JUST CALL. IT'S GREAT. IT'S BETTER THAN LIVING IN AN APARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND. >> EVERYONE HAS BEEN THROUGH. >>
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| 02:57:04 |
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| 02:57:07 |
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| 02:57:10 |
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RIGHT. >> HOW OFTEN HAS THAT HAPPENED? >> WE NEVER LIVED ON BASE. >> WHY NOT? >> BECAUSE OF ROTATION. WE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING...
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| 02:57:23 |
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ON. WE ALWAYS LIVED OFFBASE. WE GET A HOUSING ALLOWANCE. IT IS GEARED TO PAY FOR MOST OF YOUR RENT,
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| 02:57:30 |
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IF NOT ALL.
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| 02:57:32 |
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OR YOUR MORTGAGE, IF NOT
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| 02:57:33 |
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| 02:57:34 |
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| 02:57:35 |
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ALL. I'VE NEVER, I CAN'T EXPERIENCE WHAT TONY HAS EXPERIENCED BECAUSE I NEVER LIVED ON BASE. >> IN YOUR 18 YEARS, HOW MANY MOVES HAVE YOU MADE? >> ONE,...
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| 02:58:04 |
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PEOPLE. GETTING FAMILIARIZED WITH NEW AREAS I'VE NEVER
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| 02:58:09 |
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BEEN BEFORE IT'S A CHALLENGE. WE MAKE A BIG GAME OUT OF IT. ESPECIALLY WHEN MY CHILLEDEN
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| 02:58:16 |
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WERE YOUNGER. WE WOULD GET THE MAPS OUT AND LOCATE AND PIN AND START
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| 02:58:21 |
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PLANNING. WE WOULD TALK ABOUT THE PLACES WE WANTED TO SEE AND GO AND VISIT. IT MADE THEM FEEL MORE A PART OF THE MOVE. I ENCOURAGED MY GIRLS TO HELP...
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| 02:58:59 |
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FRIENDS THAT DON'T EXPERIENCE WHAT WE EXPERIENCE, YET THEY HAVE FRIENDS THAT DO EXPERIENCE WHAT WE DO. I CAN'T ANSWER FOR THEM
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| 02:59:05 |
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BECAUSE
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| 02:59:06 |
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THEY ARE NOT HERE. I THINK THEY WOULD SAY IT WOULD BENEFIT THEM BOTH, I THINK. IT'S BEGIN THEM A LOT OF
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| 02:59:12 |
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OPPORTUNITIES BOTH WAYS. >> THIS IS PERHAPS A BIT LIKE THE SUPPORT CLUB BECAUSE YOU ARE HEARING WHAT EXPERIENCES MIGHT BE LIKE IN THE FUTURE. >> I KNOW....
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| 02:59:34 |
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YEAR. THEN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR THE SECOND PART OF HIS SCHOOLING.
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| 02:59:39 |
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NOW HERE AT KINGS BASE FOR HIS
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| 02:59:41 |
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JOB. >> IS HE LIKELY TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE SO YOU CAN ESTABLISH SOME ROOTS >>
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| 02:59:45 |
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YES. >> DOES THAT MEAN
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| 02:59:46 |
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A JOB FOR YOU IS OUT OF THE
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| 02:59:48 |
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QUESTION? >> NO, NO. THE NAVY HAS A
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| 02:59:50 |
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PROGRAM SET UP WHERE THE SPONSORS CAN GO THERE AND THEY HAVE JOBS SPECIALLY GEARED TOWARDS THE WIVES SO THE PEOPLE, THE JOBS ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY...
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| 03:00:02 |
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THEY UNDERSTAND. IT'S ACTUALLY
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| 03:00:05 |
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NICE. >> ARE YOU WORKING NOW? >>
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| 03:00:06 |
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NO. >> HAVE YOU WORKED SINCE HE'S BEEN IN THE
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| 03:00:09 |
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NAVY? >> YES. I DID UNTIL I WAS SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT. >> HOW ABOUT YOURSELF. HAVE YOU WORKED OVER THE 18 YEARS? >> YES. >> IS IT CHALLENGING WITH MOVIING?...
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| 03:00:25 |
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SYSTEM. YOU GET ESTABLISHED
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| 03:00:26 |
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THEN IT'S
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| 03:00:27 |
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TIME TO UPROOT AND
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| 03:00:29 |
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GO. THAT'S HARD BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO START FROM SCRATCH ALL OVER
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| 03:00:33 |
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AGAIN. THAT IS A CHALLENGE IN
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| 03:00:35 |
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ITSELF. >> WE SPEND A LOT OF OUR
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| 03:00:37 |
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TIMES LISTENING TO DEBATES IN
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| 03:00:39 |
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CONGRESS ABOUT LIFE IN THE MILITARY AND WITH RECRUITMENT ISSUES AND THE LIKE. IF YOU WERE TO SAY WHAT THE NAVY MIGHT DO TO MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR FAMILIES...
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| 03:00:57 |
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WOW. I THINK AS FAR AS BEING ACTIVE DUTY IS CONCERNED, THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF SCHOOLING. AND GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCEL. AND TO REALLY MAKE A POSITIVE...
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| 03:01:22 |
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THE GUYS WITH A TRAINING BEFORE THEY ARE READY TO RETIRE. AND I THIS I BY HAVING ALL THAT SCHOOL BEHIND THEM, I THINK IT MAKES THEIR SESSION OF TRANSITION...
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| 03:02:21 |
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THIS LIFE THAT YOU LIVE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
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| 03:02:29 |
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IT? >> BE PREPARED TO MOVE A LOT. BE PREPARED TO MAKE LOTS OF FRIENDS AND SUBMARINE COMMUNITY
|
| 03:02:36 |
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NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, IT'S NOT AS BIG AS YOU THINK.
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| 03:02:39 |
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SOONER ARE LATER YOU ARE GOING TO RUN INTO THE SAME PEOPLE YOU KNEW ON OLD BOATS. YOU REKINDLE FRIENDSHIPS QUITE EASILY. I THINK IT'S BEEN A LOT
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| 03:02:51 |
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OF FUN. WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE GETTING, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RETIREMENT. THAT SCARES ME. I'M SO USED TO DOING THIS, IT'S GOING TO...
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| 03:03:53 |
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ON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. >> BE READY TO DO ANYTHING, ANY TIME. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MEET PEOPLE AND GEOUT AND JUST HAVE AN OPEN MIND. >> YEAH. DON'T...
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| 03:04:10 |
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ALWAYS A POSITIVE. ALWAYS GO WITH THAT, TOO. IT'S NOT AN EASY LIFE, BUT I
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| 03:04:15 |
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NEVER LIVED ANYTHING DIFFERENT SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE. TO ME, THIS IS NORMAL. IT'S VERY
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| 03:04:22 |
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NORMAL. >> THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO
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| 03:04:26 |
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ME. >> YOU ARE
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| 03:04:28 |
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WELCOME. >> AND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW ARE SOME SCENES OF A FAMILY CREWS THE DAY BEFORE
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| 03:04:46 |
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C-SPAN CAMERAS WENT ONBOARD. WHAT IS THE POLICY ABOUT FAMILY CREWS? >> WE TRY TO DO THEM EVERY
|
| 03:04:54 |
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OPPORTUNITY. CREW MEMBERS TRY TO BRING
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| 03:04:56 |
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THEIR WIVES, GIRLFRIENDS, CHILDREN ABOVE A CERTAIN AGE, WE DON'T LIKE TO HAVED TOLERS ONBOARD, KIDS ABOVE THE AGE OF 6 OR 7, AND THE SHIP WILL GO OUT...
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| 03:05:13 |
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FOLKS LOOK THROUGH THE PERISCOPE AND SEE WHERE THEIR LOVED ONES WORK, AND WHAT THEY DO. MEET OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CREW. THEY ARE VERY, VERY WELL RECEIVED...
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| 03:05:57 |
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FAMILIES ONSHORE TO THE MEN ON SHIP DURING THEIR TIME ON PATROL, AND OTHER ISSUES
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| 03:06:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RELATED. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
|
| 03:06:05 |
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ABOUT THAT, DIAL THEM TO US. OUR PHONE LINES ARE OPEN. THE NAVY ITSELF WILL BE ANSWERING THESE KINDS OF QUESTIONS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THEM...
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| 03:06:52 |
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OF THAT ATTACK SUBMARINE, L.A. CLASS, I BELIEVE? HOW REALISTIC WAS THAT? >> WE'LL ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE. >> AND WHERE...
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| 03:07:21 |
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CLANCY'S, IN MOST OF HIS EARLIER BOOKS ABOUT SUBMARINES, I THOUGHT THEY
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| 03:07:25 |
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DID A VERY NICE JOB OF
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CAPTURING THE
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ESSENCE OF
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SUBMARINING,
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| 03:07:31 |
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AND WHAT WE DO AND THE KINDS OF CAPABILITIES WE HAVE. IN THAT REGARD, THEY GIVE AN ACCURATE IMPORTANT TRAIL. I AM NOT -- PORTRAYAL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT...
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| 03:08:07 |
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WAR GROUP? MY SECOND QUESTION IS, SIR, THE PROBLEMS WITH LETORIAL WARFARE WITH ATTACK FOR SUBMARINES, SINCE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROSPECT OF FUTURE WARS...
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| 03:08:40 |
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SEAL DELIVERRY VEHICLE. IT IS A WAY TO BE ABLE TO GET SPECIAL FORCES,
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| 03:08:45 |
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PERSONNEL FROM A SUBMARINE ASHORE KOVERTLY. WE OPERATED THE S.D.V.'S FROM DEEZE HE'LL SUBMARINES AND CONTINUE TO OPERATE THEM FROM NUCLEAR SUBMARINES....
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| 03:10:12 |
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CAPABILITY. AND TO ENCOUNTER DIESEL SUBMARINES. >> NEXT IS A CALL FROM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. >> THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. I WANT TO COMPLIMENT...
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| 03:10:38 |
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U.S.S.
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| 03:10:41 |
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WHALE. I WAS SONAR TECHNICIAN. I AM PROUD OF MY SERVICE. IT HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE REST OF MY LIFE. ONE QUESTION I
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| 03:10:49 |
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HAD FOR THE ADMIRAL. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE NAVY I
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| 03:10:52 |
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WENT TO WORK FOR A DEFENSE CONTRACTOR AND WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIZZY ONE PROGRAM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE PROS -- PROCESS IS DEVELOPING,...
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| 03:11:48 |
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INDEPENDENT OF THE HARDWARE SUITE, WHERE SYSTEMS LIKE THE OLD BUSY ONE SYSTEM, THE ENTIRE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WAS INTEGRATED. IT WAS DIFFICULT AND...
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| 03:12:43 |
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ECTYIFT TO DIFFERENT AREAS. IT'S BEEN AN EXPANSION AREA. >> ADMIRAL, DID YOU DO ANYTHING TO HELP ENSURE YOUR SAILORS ABSENT'S BALLOTS WERE POST MARKED...
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| 03:13:11 |
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I HOPE ALL OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL WILL HAVE A COMPLETE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR VOTES COUNTED. >> CALIFORNIA. >> YES. I'VE BEEN CALLING. OUR QUESTION...
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| 03:13:28 |
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WAY THESE WARSHIPS WERE NAMED? THAT IS AFTER STATES AS THE BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR II USED TO BE NAME
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| 03:13:36 |
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VERSUS FISH IN THE OCEAN? >> I GUESS
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| 03:13:38 |
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THE SIMPLE ANSWER TO THAT, CALLER, IS THAT FISH DON'T VOTE. THE NAMING OF SHIPS IS A PER OGTIVE WHICH IS RESERVED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. WE HAVE,...
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| 03:13:58 |
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DEVELOPED GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR NAMESAKE CITIES AND OUR NAMESAKE STATES. ALTHOUGH OUR CURRENT SYSTEM DOES NOT USE WHAT WE DID DURING WORLD WAR...
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| 03:14:39 |
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THE SONAR ROOM. AFTER THAT, WE'LL BE IN THE CHIEF'S QUARTERS. >> THE CHIEF'S QUARTERS IS THIS AREA DOWN HERE. >> YOU ARE LOOKING AT ONE OF THE PUBLICATIONS...
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| 03:15:11 |
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MORE ABOUT HOW IT ALL
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| 03:15:14 |
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WORKS. >> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SECOND LEVEL. WHAT WE'VE GOT ON THIS LEVEL ALL THE WAY FORWARD STARTS WITH THE SONAR EQUIPMENT SPACE. THAT SPACE IS...
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| 03:15:35 |
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SUBMERGE. SOME OF THIS STUFF IN THIS ROOM INCLUDES OUR MAIN TANK VENT OPERATORS. THEY GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PRESSURE HULL AND ALLOW THE LARGE TANKS...
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| 03:17:09 |
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AIR. THERE ARE THREE FORWARD AND THREE
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| 03:17:11 |
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AFT. IN FRONT OF THAT WE HAVE A GIANT BALL WITH LOTS OF HYDRO FOAMS ON IT. >> I WANTED YOU TO TELL THE FOLKS WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, IT'S ABOUT...
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| 03:17:40 |
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GULF STREAM ON OUR WAY OUT TO THE 100 DIVING CREW SO WE CAN DIVE THE SHIP AND NOT WORRY ABOUT HITTING THE BOTTOM. AS WE GET FURTHER OUT, THE WAVES...
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| 03:17:57 |
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IT? >> I GUESS IN EITHER EXTREME. IF YOU ARE UP IN CONTROL OR DOWN IN THE TORPEDO ROOM IS WHERE IT'S GOING TO ROCK THE MOST. THERE IS NO PLACE THAT'S...
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| 03:18:13 |
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WE LEFT THE TORPEDO ROOM. IN ORDER TO GET THOSE ON BOARD, WE HAVE TO LIFT UP ALL THE DECKS
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| 03:18:20 |
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BETWEEN HERE AND THE UPPER LEVEL. THIS IS THE FLOOR LEVEL. ALL OF THEM COME UP HERE AND WE
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| 03:18:32 |
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CAN LOAD TORPEDOS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SHIP. >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MARKINGS ON THERE? >> SURE. SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO GET -- THE RATES TAKE...
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| 03:18:58 |
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WE GO OUT. I'LL POINT THEM
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| 03:19:00 |
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OUT. YOU'VE GOT THE RED FRICTION TAPE. WHAT THAT IS TELLING YOU, IN THE DARK IF YOU CAN'T SEE BECAUSE THIS COMPARTMENT IS FILLED WITH SMOKE, SOMEWHERE...
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| 03:21:03 |
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WE GET USED TO EACH OTHER
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| 03:21:04 |
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ON A
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| 03:21:05 |
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PERSONAL BASIS. THERE ARE 18 PEOPLE THAT USE THESE SHOWERS AND HEAD FACILITIES. WE'VE GOT IT MADE BECAUSE IT'S ALL CLOSED IN. THE CREW HAS TO GET OUT...
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| 03:21:44 |
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LATHERED UP HERE IN YOUR TOWEL, IF YOU DON'T MIND I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT A TRADITION
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| 03:21:49 |
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FOR SAILORS ON SUBMARINES. THAT'S
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| 03:21:53 |
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TATTOOS. YOU'VE GOT A FEW. >> I'VE GOT A COUPLE. >> COULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORK AND WHAT THE CULTURE IS AND THE TRADITION? >> WELL, SAILORS
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| 03:22:03 |
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HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN TATTOOS FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I STARTED OUT GETTING THIS ONE HERE IN HAWAII WHEN I FIRST CAME
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| 03:22:16 |
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IN. BACK
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| 03:22:17 |
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A FEW YEARS AGO. THEN JUST BEFORE I LEFT JAPAN I WENT TO HONG KONG AND HAD THIS
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| 03:22:24 |
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DONE. >> WOW. HOW DOES YOUR FAMILY REACT TO ALL OF THIS? >> I HAD IT BEFORE I GOT MARRIED. SHE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TO THINK ABOUT IT. >> IS THERE SORT...
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| 03:22:44 |
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PEOPLE ARE GETTING AWAY FROM IT. >> SINCE YOU ARE LATHERED UP FOR SHAVING, WHAT ARE THE
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| 03:22:49 |
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REGULATIONS, IF ANY, ABOUT BEARDS, MOUSTACHES WHILE UNDER WAY? >>
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| 03:22:54 |
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WE DO ALLOW BEARDS. I LIKE TO STAY CLOSE,
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| 03:23:00 |
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CLEAN SHAVEN. YOU CAN'T RUN AN EXERCISE AND HAVE THAT GROWING. PLUS I'VE BEEN IN THE NAVY FOR 17 YEARS AND I'M NOT
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| 03:23:07 |
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USED TO HAVING A BEARD ANYMORE. >> WHAT ABOUT HAIR CUTS WHEN YOU ARE OUT FOR THREE MONTHS? HOW DO YOU GET YOUR HAIR CUT? >> I CUT MY OWN.
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| 03:23:17 |
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WE HAVE PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE LEARNED PROBABLY THE HARD WAY HOW TO GIVE HAIR CUTS, INCLUDING SENIOR CHIEF HERE. >> I'VE
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| 03:23:30 |
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BEGIN A FEW FAMOUS ONES. THIS THEY DON'T LET ME DO THIS ANYMORE. >> THESE ARE THINGS PEOPLE TAKE
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| 03:23:36 |
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FOR GRANTED. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO INVADE YOUR PRIVACY. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> AND OUR TIME IS SHORT IN THE STUDIO HERE. WE'RE...
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| 03:23:50 |
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OF TELEPHONE CALLS. NORTH DAKOTA, YOU ARE ON THE
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| 03:23:55 |
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AIR. ARE THREW? >> YES. >> WHAT'S YOUR
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| 03:24:00 |
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QUESTION? >> I SERVED ON A FAST ATTACK
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| 03:24:02 |
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FOR FIVE YEARS IN THE
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| 03:24:05 |
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1990'S. I WAS
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| 03:24:06 |
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WONDERING IF THE ADMIRAL COULD CLEAR SOMETHING UP. IT SEEMED THAT THE FAST ATTACK SAILORS SUFFERED A LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SUPPORT, YOU KNOW,
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| 03:24:17 |
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AS FAR AS GETTING OUR TEST EQUIPMENT AND WHAT NOT,
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| 03:24:20 |
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TAKEN
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| 03:24:21 |
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CARE OF. WE ALWAYS HEARD STORIES THAT THE BOOMERS HAD AN EASIER LIFE AND ALL THAT STUFF WAS PRETTY MUCH TAKEN CARE OF. I WAS WONDERING WHAT WOULD BE...
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| 03:25:11 |
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INTENTION FOR THE ATTACK
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| 03:25:13 |
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SUBMARINE FORCE TO HAVE LESS SUPPORT THAN THE BALLISTIC MISSILE SUPPORT. >> IOWA. >> HELLO, ADMIRAL. I HAVE A COMMENT AND QUESTION FOR YOU. I SPENT 10...
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| 03:25:40 |
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MADE WHEN TECHNOLOGY
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| 03:25:41 |
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ADVANCED. WITH THE LONGER LIFE OF TODAY'S BOATS, I WONDER IF WE'LL DO EQUIPMENT CHANGES TO ADVANCE THOSE TECHNOLOGIES? >> YEAH. WE'RE DEVELOPING --...
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| 03:26:11 |
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THAT, AS WELL AS EFFECTIVELY MODERNIZE ON OUR ATTACK SUBMARINES. WE HAVE, I THINK, A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM IN PLACE TO ENSURE WE CAN HAVE OUR SUBMARINES...
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| 03:26:46 |
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THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING RIGHT
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| 03:26:48 |
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NOW. IF YOU ARE IN COLLEGE OR YOU HAVE A YOUNGSTER IN COLLEGE AND YOU ARE HAVING A HARD TIME TO PAY THE BILLS AND YOU'VE GOT GOOD TECHNICAL BACKGROUND,...
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| 03:27:03 |
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PROGRAM. IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED STARTING THE SECOND HALF OF YOUR SOPHOMORE YEAR, GET THE SAME PAY, PAY ON THE ORDER OF MORE THAN $20,000 A YEAR, THE...
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| 03:28:06 |
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NAVAL WARFARE FOR "DEFENSE NEWS." WHAT IS THAT? >> IT'S A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THAT COVERS POLITICS AND DEFENSE. >> AND C-SPAN TAKING CALLERS FROM OUR...
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| 03:28:32 |
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OF WHAT IT'S LIKE ABOARD SHIP. WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE SECOND INSTALLMENT.
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| 03:28:37 |
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FOUR HOURS IN LENGTH. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE IN THAT SECOND PART IS A VISIT TO THE CONTROL ROOM. YOU WILL VISIT THE BUNKS WHERE THE CREW...
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| 03:30:03 |
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IN OUR NUCLEAR POWER SHIPS AND STEAMED 172,000 NEW MEXICO LAR MILES. IF YOU TOOK ALL THE NEW MEXICO LAR DISCHARGE THAT, AMOUNT OF RADIO ACTIVITY IS APPROXIMATELY...
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| 03:32:21 |
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JOHN HEATHERYTON AND HIS WIFE. SINCE THIS IS MY FINAL TIME WITH YOU LIVE FROM THE STUDIO, LET ME ALSO SAY THANKS TO THE CREW OF THE U.S.S. WYOMING AND...
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| 03:34:29 |
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AND C.O.O. I THINK VICE PRESIDENT MIGHT BE A BETTER TERM FOR MY
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| 03:34:34 |
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POSITION. WITH A LOT MORE POWER, I THINK. CLEARLY OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF HIM ON THE SHIP. >> WHAT WOULD BE TYPICAL OF A DAY FOR YOU? >> UNDER WAY?...
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| 03:35:02 |
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THAT NORMALLY GOES FROM ABOUT 6:00 TO 7:00. THEN WE'LL DRILL THE CREW ALL
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| 03:35:07 |
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MORNING. WHEN I SAY DRILLS, DRILLS ARE SIMULATED WARTIME CONDITIONS OR SIMULATED CASUALTY CONDITIONS ALL OVER THE SHIP. DO THAT FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS...
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| 03:36:55 |
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PLAN OF THE WEEK. YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL. I PLAN OUT THE SCHEDULE FOR THE CREW. THAT'S SORT OF THE TOP PART. THEN IN THE MIDDLE I HAVE THE MAJOR EVOLUTIONS
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| 03:37:06 |
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WERE DOING LIKE DRILLS, SERVICING THE SHIP, BRING YOU GUYS IN PORT. THE CREW'S GOT TO KNOW WHAT'S COMING SO THEY CAN PLAN THEIR TIME EFFICIENTLY. THE...
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| 03:38:39 |
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ON SOME OF HIS EXPERIENCE TO ME BECAUSE IN A FEW YEARS I'LL BE IN HIS POSITION. HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM READY TO FULFILL HIS
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| 03:38:48 |
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POSITION. IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING BECAUSE NORMALLY THE BIG BROTHER IS THE ENFORCER. IN THIS SCENARIO HE IS THE BIG BROTHER AND SORT OF PASSING ON TO...
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| 03:39:40 |
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I'M SORRY. ABOUT THREE TO 3 1/2 YEARS
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| 03:39:42 |
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FROM NOW
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| 03:39:43 |
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I'LL BE IN COMMAND OF THE SHIP. I RECENTLY
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| 03:39:46 |
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COMPLETED SELECTION FOR COMMAND SO I KNOW, I DO KNOW I AM GOING TO COMMAND OF SUBMARINE. >> WHAT'S THAT LIKE? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. IT'S SORT OF...
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| 03:40:14 |
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QUESTIONS HE ASKED ME WAS, WHAT
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| 03:40:18 |
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ARE YOUR GOALS AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS WHEN YOU GRADUATE AND GO ON TO THE NAVY? IT JUST AMAZES ME -- AND I WAS -- I DON'T KNOW HOW...
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| 03:41:14 |
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PERSONALITYWISE I AM MUCH MORE LIKE MY BROTHER-IN-LAW THAN MY BROTHER.
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| 03:41:18 |
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WHEN I WAS A SENIOR AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY, I WASN'T REALLY SURE WHICH WAY I WAS GOING TO GO. SOME OF THE INFLUENCES WERE THE SENIOR OFFICERS THERE....
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| 03:42:08 |
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OF EVERY DAY. NO MATTER HOW SMART YOU ARE, YOU'VE STILL GOT TO
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| 03:42:13 |
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TRY. THINGS COME UP ALL THE TIME YOU AVE TO REACT TO. NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PLAN WELL, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO REACT TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES...
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| 03:43:01 |
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FAMILY, IN
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| 03:43:05 |
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CUMMIN CATO. I DO IT EVERY DAY. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. >> EVEN THOUGH DAYS ARE PLANNED AND THE MISSION IS UNDERSTOOD, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT ANY...
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| 03:43:32 |
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HERE? >> I THINK THE BEDROCK HOW WE DO BUSINESS ON THIS SHIP IS, PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION. I THINK BY MAKING THE CREW UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GOALS ARE...
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| 03:43:56 |
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SCHEDULES AND THEIR OWN TIMES AND THEIR OWN GOALS AROUND WHAT THE GOALS OF THE SHIP ARE. THAT KEEPS THEM HAPPY. IF I WAS WAKING THEM UP EVERY MORNING...
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| 03:45:13 |
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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ARE. WE'RE EVERYDAY PEOPLE. WE'RE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. MY FATHER SERVED IN THE NAVY FOR A
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| 03:45:20 |
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FEW YEARS DURING THE KOREAN WAR. I DIDN'T GROW UP THE SON OF AN ADMIRAL, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I AM A SUBURBAN KID WHO DECIDED TO GO TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY...
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| 03:46:49 |
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BOUNDS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PRESS THAT. THESE GUYS WORK VERY, VERY HARD. VERY HARD. YOU
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| 03:46:56 |
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SHOW ME ANOTHER JOB, INCLUDING
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| 03:46:58 |
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BEING AN ASTRONAUT WHERE YOU ARE ISOLATED FROM YOUR FAMILY. THE GUYS IN THE SPACE STATION TALK TO THEIR FAMILIES MORE THAN WE DO. WE'VE GOT
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| 03:47:07 |
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TO TAKE THESE GUYS AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES UP TO THREE MONTHS AT A TIME WITH NO COMMUNICATION AT ALL, OR THEIR FAMILIES. YEAH, WE RECEIVE MESSAGES FROM...
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| 03:48:22 |
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ON SUBMARINES AND THE CHANGES WE NEED TO DO WITH THOSE SHIPS, THAT'S IN PROGRESS. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENT ON THAT. >> WHAT KIND OF CHANGES WOULD...
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| 03:48:34 |
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NECESSARY? >> THE BIGGEST CHANGE WE NEED ON THE SHIP IS THE FACILITIES ON BOARD THE SHIP FOR BOTH MALES AND FEMALES. >> PRIVACY ISSUES? >> ABSOLUTELY....
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| 03:48:52 |
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OFFICERS? HOW MANY MEN, AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MAKEUP OF THOSE PEOPLE,
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| 03:48:57 |
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EDUCATIONWISE, EXPERIENCEWISE? >> 15 OFFICERS ON BOARD THE SHIP. ALL THE OFFICERS ON BOARD THE SHIP HAVE AT LEAST A
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| 03:49:05 |
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COLLEGE
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| 03:49:06 |
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DEGREE. SOME HAVE MASTERS DEGREE,
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| 03:49:08 |
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INCLUDING THE CAPTAIN. I HAVE 16 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WHO ARE THE SENIOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL ON THE SHIP. SOME HAVE BACHELOR'S
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| 03:49:19 |
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DEGREES. AT LEAST TWO OF THEM I KNOW OF ARE WORKING ON MASTERS DEGREES AND WILL SHORTLY COMPLETE THEM. AND I HAVE ABOUT 125 CREW MEMBERS BELOW THEM THAT...
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| 03:50:13 |
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ARE MINORITIES. >> OVERALL IN YOUR JOB, WHAT GIVES YOU THE
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| 03:50:17 |
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MOST HEADACHES? >> YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS ANSWER. THE THING THAT GIVES ME THE MOST HEADACHES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IS -- AND IT'S A GOOD HEADACHE....
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| 03:50:35 |
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TO -- HOW DO I PUT SNIT MAKE SURE THE
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| 03:50:39 |
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SAILORS, MY CREW, CAN GO TO SEA WITH ME BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE PAID FOR IS TO GO TO SEA. THE HARDEST PART IS MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE...
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| 03:52:05 |
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TAKING CARE OF OUR SAILORS THAT WAY. TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU, I THINK PART OF THE STUMBLING BLOCK IS A GUY LIKE ME DOING THE BEST I CAN TO HELP
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| 03:52:16 |
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TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TRAINING IN SOCIAL WORK. MY JOB IS TO DRIVE SUBMARINES AND OPERATE SUBMARINES. I ABSOLUTELY KNOW HOW...
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| 03:53:32 |
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ABOUT HIS? >> RIGHT NOW, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. HE GREW UP IN
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| 03:53:38 |
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CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY. HE WANTS THAT TO BE HOME. >> PAM MONTGOMERY, WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR HUSBAND? >> MY NAME
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| 03:53:46 |
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IS PAM MONTGOMERY MY HUSBAND IS DAN, THE ENGINEER
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| 03:53:50 |
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ON THE BOAT. I GREW UP IF MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:53:53 |
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MY HUSBAND GREW UP IN A NAVY FAMILY SO HE'S
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| 03:53:55 |
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LIVED ALL OVER. HE MAINLY SAYS CONNECTICUT IS HIS HOME. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED? >> FIVE YEARS IN
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| 03:54:02 |
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SEPTEMBER. >> HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN IN THE NAVY? >> NINE YEARS IN
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| 03:54:07 |
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JUNE. >> HOW DID YOU MEET? >> WE MET IN COLLEGE. >> HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO A NAVY CAREER? >> NOT YET. PRETTY SOON IT HAPPENED. WE MET IN COLLEGE.
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| 03:54:19 |
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HE HAD ONE MORE YEAR LEFT BEFORE HE WENT TO NUCLEAR POWER
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| 03:54:23 |
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SCHOOL. I WENT TO
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| 03:54:24 |
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FISHER COLLEGE IN BOSTON AND HE WENT
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| 03:54:27 |
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TO TUFTS
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| 03:54:30 |
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UNIVERSITY. >> WHEN HE SAID
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| 03:54:32 |
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HE WANTED TO GO TO
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| 03:54:33 |
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NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL, WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION? >>
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| 03:54:35 |
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GREAT. THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED TO DO. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT HE GOT IN I THOUGHT IT WAS WONDERFUL. >> JACKIE, HOW ABOUT YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE? WHEN YOU WERE...
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| 03:54:52 |
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ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY. I FEW WAY WAS GETTING MYSELF
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| 03:54:55 |
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INTO. >> WHAT WERE YOU GETTING YOURSELF INTO? >> I WAS GETTING INTO AN EXPERIENCE THAT AT
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| 03:55:02 |
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22 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S AHEAD OF YOU. THROUGH THE YEARS, THE
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| 03:55:08 |
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EXPERIENCE CHANGES. THE OLDER YOU GET, THE MORE FAMILIAR YOU BECOME WITH WHAT YOUR NEXT STEP IS AND HOW TO HANDLE IT. FROM THE BEGINNING
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| 03:55:16 |
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YOU REALLY DO HAVE TO LEARN
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| 03:55:20 |
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TO TRUST YOURSELF AND YOUR OWN INSTINCTS. YOUR HUSBAND IS NOT THERE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE GOOD OR THE BAD THINGS THAT GO ON IN YOUR LIFE. AND THERE...
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| 03:56:10 |
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UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS AHEAD OF US. WHAT IT WOULD ENTAIL ON MY PART AND HIS
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| 03:56:15 |
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PART. AND WE GOT THERE. >> SAME QUESTIONS FOR
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| 03:56:17 |
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YOU, PAM. DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT SUBMARINE LIFE WAS LIKE AND WHAT WAS AHEAD OF YOU AS A COUPLE? >> A
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| 03:56:23 |
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LITTLE BIT, KNOWING HIS DAD IS A RETIRED CAPTAIN. HE EXPLAINED TO ME HOW HIS LIFE WAS GROWING UP. WE HAD A LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP. WE DIDN'T GET...
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| 03:56:37 |
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AND DID HIS J.O. TOUR. WE DIDN'T GET MARRIED UNTIL SHORE TOUR. WE HAD A NICE TWO YEARS
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| 03:56:43 |
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TOGETHER. NOW WE'RE BACK TO THE SEA DUTY AGAIN. >> COULD YOU EXPLAIN, I'LL ASK THE QUESTION GENERALLY, BUT WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE LIKE? WHAT IS A 2 IP...
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| 03:57:09 |
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SUBMARINES. THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS. >> DO YOU KNOW WHEN THOSE THREE >>
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| 03:57:21 |
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| 03:57:24 |
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| 03:57:29 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 03:57:31 |
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YOUR PREPARATION IS MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL. >> THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS. MY HUSBAND, WE SIT DOWN AND WE DISCUSS MONEY. WE DISCUSS THINGS THAT ARE...
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| 03:57:58 |
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WHAT I AM NOT GOING TO. WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY
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| 03:58:01 |
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TIME. IF I KNOW, I WILL CERTAINLY LET HIM KNOW. OTHERWISE MY CALENDAR IS FREE. I'LL TRAVEL OR WHATEVER I NEED TO DO. PLANNING BUDGETS AND THAT KIND...
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| 03:58:35 |
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AT KING'S BAY. HE ALWAYS ENJOYED A TRANSITION. WIND DOWN TIME FROM THE BOAT TO HOME AND
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WE'VE NEVER, EVER CONSIDERED EVER LIVING ON BASE. >> HOW ABOUT
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| 03:58:48 |
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YOURSELF? >> WE LIVE OFF BASE, AS WELL. >> THAT WAS A FAMILY DECISION? >> YEAH. WE WANTED TO HAVE A HOUSE. WE'RE RENTING A HOUSE IN ST. MARY'S. >> DO...
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| 03:59:08 |
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EXPERIENCE WITH THE
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NAVY. THERE WAS A DECISION AT KING'S
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BAY I WASN'T GOING
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TO I AM PRETTY INVOLVED WITH THE WIBES. WE PLAN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES. I
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| 03:59:18 |
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LIKE TO KEEP MY CALENDAR
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| 03:59:19 |
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OPEN. I VOLUNTEERED FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS WE CAME
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| 03:59:23 |
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HERE. I WILL PROBABLY DO MORE VOLUNTEER WORK. FOR ME, IT WAS A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO NOT WORK. >> HOW MANY TIMES IN 12 YEARS HAVE YOU MOVED? >> ACTUALLY,...
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| 03:59:50 |
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WHILE, DO YOU KNOW? >> WE ARE HERE FOR ONE MORE
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| 03:59:53 |
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YEAR. WE'VE BEEN HERE A YEAR
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| 03:59:55 |
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ALREADY. IT WILL BE TWO
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| 03:59:57 |
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YEARS. I'M READY TO GO WHEN WE'RE TOLD AND WHERE WE'RE TOLD. >> YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE THAT WOULD BE IN A YEAR? >> NOT QUITE YET. >> YOU CAN'T PLAN...
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| 04:00:09 |
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LIKE TO KNOW RIGHT NOW. I WOULD BE HOUSE
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| 04:00:12 |
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HUNTING RIGHT NOW IF I KNEW. >> PAM, WHAT ABOUT YOURSELF? IN THE FIVE YEARS YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU MOVED? >>
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| 04:00:21 |
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THREE TIMES. >> HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS FOR YOU TO
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MOVE? >> IT'S DIFFICULT.
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| 04:00:25 |
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I AM GETTING USED TO IT. I GREW
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| 04:00:27 |
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UP IN THE SAME TOWN MY WHOLE LIFE. MY PARENTS NEVER MOVED. MY MOM GREW UP IN THE SAME TOWN SHE LIVES IN NOW. IT'S INTERESTING. YOU GET SOME SEE...
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| 04:00:37 |
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THINGS, MEET A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE. MY DAUGHTER HAS HAD THREE HOUSE NECESSARY
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| 04:00:41 |
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HER THREE
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| 04:00:42 |
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YIRES. IT'S VERY
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| 04:00:44 |
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INTERESTING. >> HOW DOES YOUR DAUGHTER REACT TO DAD'S LEAVING? >> NOW SHE IS STARTING TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER. SHE IS ASKING, WHERE IS DADDY,...
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| 04:01:06 |
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SUBMARINE SERVICE, I AM SPECULATING
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| 04:01:09 |
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HERE. IT'S MORE CHALLENGING BECAUSE UNLIKE OTHER PARTS OF THE MILITARY, YOU CAN'T GET A MAP OUT AND SAY DAD'S RIGHT HERE. BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY AND...
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| 04:01:26 |
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TO THE OCEAN. I POINT AT ANY WATER REALLY. DADDY IS SOMEWHERE IN THERE. SHY UNDERSTANDS THAT. IF WE'RE ON A ROAD TRIP OR SOMETHING, IS DADDY IN THERE?...
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| 04:01:45 |
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YOU'VE GOT TO WONDER WHERE HE IS. >> I DO WONDER WHERE HE IS. IT DOESN'T CONSUME ME HOWEVER. IT JUST DOES NOT. I KNOW HE'S OUT THERE DOING HIS JOB....
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BACK WHERE HE WAS? >> NOT
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REALLY. >> THERE IS A WHOLE PART OF WHAT YOUR
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| 04:02:09 |
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SPOUSE DOES FOR YOU A LIVING YOU NEVER KNOW. >> IT'S A PART OF YOUR LIFE YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. I FIND THAT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING PARTS...
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| 04:02:20 |
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YOU, IS YOUR BEST FRIEND GONE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, BUT WHEN THAT PERSON COMES HOME, THIS THEY CAN'T --
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| 04:02:26 |
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IT'S I NOT A BUSINESS
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| 04:02:27 |
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TRIP WHERE HE CAN SHARE WHERE THEY WERE AND WHAT THEY DID ON THEIR BUSINESS TRIP. IT'S NOT LIKE
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| 04:02:32 |
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THAT. THEY DON'T SHARE WHAT THEY'VE DONE. THEY COME HOME AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT WENT ON WITH YOU FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS. IT'S PRETTY MUCH A ONE-SIDED...
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| 04:03:11 |
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CERTAINLY I WONDER. YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHEN ALL OVER THE NEWS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, DIFFERENT SHIPS AND CARRIERS AND GROUND FORCES ARE
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| 04:03:25 |
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BEING PUT OUT TO SEA AND JUST BEING SENT SOMEPLACE. YOU HAVE TO WONDER
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| 04:03:30 |
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WHAT PARTS ARE THEY GOING TO PLAY? YOU NEVER
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| 04:03:34 |
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KNOW. AND WON'T EVER KNOW. >> THEY DON'T TELL YOU. >> AND YOU JUST KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED AND TRUST EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE AND HE'LL COME HOME...
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| 04:04:00 |
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EXPERIENCE? >> I THINK REALLY -- I
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| 04:04:02 |
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AGREE WITH TONI EARLIER. SHE SAID YOU HAVE TO BE OPEN-MINDED. YOU REALLY DO. THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE. IF YOU ARE A NEW WIFE
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| 04:04:09 |
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IN THE MILITARY, YOU HAVE
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| 04:04:11 |
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NO IDEA, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO COMPARE IT TO FROM BEFORE. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. YOU HAVE TO TRUST WHO YOU ARE AND YOU HAVE TO BE A STRONG
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| 04:04:22 |
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WOMAN. I JUST SAY USE YOUR RESOURCES, USE YOUR OMBUDSMAN. IF YOU NEED HELP, YOU HAVE EACH OTHER. >> AND WE HAVE OUR WIVES SUPPORT GROUP THAT WE GET...
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| 04:04:54 |
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RAPIDLY, AND KNOWING THAT PEOPLE ON CARRIERS AND PEOPLE ON SHIPS ARE NOW ABLE TO E-MAIL, ARE YOU ENVYOUS? >> YES. YES, WE ARE. >> YEAH. >> DO YOU THINK
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| 04:05:07 |
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THAT TECHNOLOGY IS EVER GOING TO MAKE THIS
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| 04:05:09 |
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LIFE EASIER OR IS THIS
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| 04:05:11 |
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THE SILENT PART OF THIS THAT MAKES IT OUT OF THE QUESTION? >> I WOULD THINK TOTALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION. >> SECRECY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT....
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| 04:05:23 |
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SURE, IN SOME WAY. >> IS THERE ANYTHING THE NAVY COULD
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| 04:05:26 |
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DO TO MAKE LIBES
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| 04:05:27 |
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EASIER FOR NAVY FAMILIES SERVING ON SUBS? >>
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| 04:05:37 |
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PAY THE
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| 04:05:39 |
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OMBUDSMAN. >> WHAT IS THAT JOB? >> THE OMBUDSMAN IS A WIFE WHO IS --
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| 04:05:45 |
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SHE IS THE RESOURCE PERSON FOR THE ENTIRE COMMAND, ALL THE WIBES. SHE IS IN TOUCH WITH THE COMMAND. THEY KEEP HER POSTED ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE...
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| 04:05:59 |
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ON. SHE IS THE LIFE LINE
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| 04:06:00 |
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FOR THE WIBES. IF THEY HAVE PROBLEMS, YOU CALL
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| 04:06:03 |
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THE OMBUDSMAN AND SHE WILL HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU. SHE WILL DIRECT YOU, SHE WILL HELP YOU THROUGH. IF SHE EXPERIENCED IT BEFORE, SHE WILL IMMEDIATELY...
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| 04:06:42 |
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HARD TO SAY
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| 04:06:43 |
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BECAUSE IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE AND KNEW WHAT YOU WERE
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| 04:06:46 |
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GETTING INTO, WOULD YOU SAY YES RIGHT
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| 04:06:48 |
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FROM THE BEGINNING TO THIS KIND OF LIFE? >>
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| 04:06:50 |
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ABSOLUTELY. >>
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| 04:06:51 |
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ABSOLUTELY. >> WHY SO EMPHATIC? >> YOU MARRY YOUR HUSBAND, YOU MARRY THE NAVY. THAT'S THE PACKAGE THAT COMES WITH IT. THAT'S THE LIFE THAT WE'VE
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| 04:07:02 |
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CHOSEN. >> I AGREE. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED OUT OF THE
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| 04:07:10 |
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NAVY. THERE
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| 04:07:12 |
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WERE NO HIDDEN MESSAGES IN THIS MARRIAGE WHAT WE WOULD
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| 04:07:15 |
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NEED TO DO, WHAT
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| 04:07:16 |
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IT WILL ENTAIL WHAT MY LIFE WILL BE LIKE. I WILL BE MOVING. I WILL SOMETIMES BE IN AN AREA I AM NOT HAPPY TO
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| 04:07:24 |
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BE. I WILL BE WITH PEOPLE I HAVE BEEN LITERALLY THROWN TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE TO BECOME MY FRIENDS. I HAVE HAD THE BEST EXPERIENCE WITH ALL OF THIS....
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| 04:07:57 |
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TO DOFFERING BY MYSELF. >> HOW WOULD YOU
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| 04:08:00 |
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SAY YOU'VE CHANGED
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| 04:08:01 |
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OVER THE
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| 04:08:02 |
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| 04:08:03 |
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YEARS? >> I THINK I TRUST WHO I AM MORE
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| 04:08:06 |
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SO THAN I DID COMING OUT
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| 04:08:09 |
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OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA. I WAS SO YOUNG. I FELT LIKE HOW CAN I DO THIS? WHAT WILL I DO WHEN HE LEAVES ME? YOU
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| 04:08:20 |
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JUST MAKE IT WORK. YOU DO USE YOUR RESOURCES AND YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR
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| 04:08:25 |
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FAMILY. MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE SUPPORT TO ME. YOU JUST FIND STRENGTH FROM WITHIN THAT YOU DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE. >> THANK YOU FOR TALKI ...
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