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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
Always wore my badge above my balls! LMAO
Slept in the torpedo room my first cruise, next to the dangerous ordinance and next to the reactor. When I thought about it, I couldn't sleep. Couple days after that, I slept just fine.
I was 18 when I got to my boat, 21 when I left. Later got a bunk forward above the diesel gen room
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Yeah - although the rad levels we were dealing with are miniscule compared to normal activities people get day to day just living their lives...we just had to be able to prove how much they received for legal basis
I think the best comparison I ever heard made was when Rickover was before Congress testifying on nuclear safety, he made the true statement that he had picked up more radiation flying to Wash DC in one flight, then normal nuclear operators get in a year operating a plant