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2012-07-24 Home Front: Culture Wars

$400M Damage to Sub USS Miami: "Wanted to go home early"

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Posted by Sherry 2012-07-24 00:54|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 He's fuked the Navy has NO sense of humor about this sort of thing.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2012-07-24 01:07|| 2012-07-24 01:07|| Front Page Top

#2 First the Soviets, now this.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2012-07-24 01:12|| 2012-07-24 01:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Wow. What an asshole.

And fell for the old trick during the lie detector. He'd be a free man if he'd have just shut up. What an asshole.

Posted by gromky 2012-07-24 02:25|| 2012-07-24 02:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Fury ~~had dyed his hair red~~ and was taking medications for anxiety and depression

Is there anyone who isn't doing this ?

Posted by Besoeker 2012-07-24 03:56|| 2012-07-24 03:56|| Front Page Top

#5 what happened too my comment?

Posted by sinse 2012-07-24 07:22|| 2012-07-24 07:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Taking meds around a nuke sub? I'm sure the weapons had been removed, but basic security issues should have been in effect disallowing anyone on med's in or around the vessel. Fundamental lesson why on display.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-07-24 09:01|| 2012-07-24 09:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Just for the record, this clown is a sand crab (civilian yard worker), not a sailor. With fewer than half the ships vs. my own time in the service, the Navy's a hell of a lot more selective in who it allows to enlist and to remain in service. In my day, a DUI out in town meant the offending squid plea-bargained the citation down to reckless driving and paid Jerry Brown's treasury a few hundred bucks, with little or nothing said by the chain of command. Nowadays, it means an admin discharge, do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2012-07-24 09:41|| 2012-07-24 09:41|| Front Page Top

#8 I understand he's a civie, but the standards of conduct around nukes [vessels or weapons] should be exactly the same for the consequences on display.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-07-24 09:59|| 2012-07-24 09:59|| Front Page Top

#9 How is this not treason?

Posted by Rob Crawford 2012-07-24 10:03|| 2012-07-24 10:03|| Front Page Top

#10 I understand he's a civie, but the standards of conduct around nukes [vessels or weapons] should be exactly the same for the consequences on display.

No disagreement here, P2K. Makes one wonder how this nimrod got a naval shipyard job in the first place...maybe the dirtbag nephew of a union official?

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2012-07-24 10:15|| 2012-07-24 10:15|| Front Page Top

#11 People like this need to be put against a wall at the back of the base and shot.

Posted by DarthVader 2012-07-24 12:00|| 2012-07-24 12:00|| Front Page Top

#12 Whatta @shole.

Have him make 50 runs in a burn trailer, with one out of three has a box of .22s randomly placed. Gear is rated, so should be just a friendly scare, rather than, you know, charging a powder room on a structure specifically designed not to vent.

Posted by swksvolFF 2012-07-24 14:12|| 2012-07-24 14:12|| Front Page Top

#13 A moment please. First fire on May 16, second fire 2.5 weeks later. Curious how poor security is around such a vessel, considering modern technology and all. I love a good conspiracy theory.

Posted by jefe101 2012-07-24 15:54|| 2012-07-24 15:54|| Front Page Top

#14 whoops, May 23

Posted by jefe101 2012-07-24 15:55|| 2012-07-24 15:55|| Front Page Top

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