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OccamsRazor04
RealSuperboy
reply to post by Bedlam
military.answers.com...
Cook
The Navy submarine cook actually has one of the most important jobs on board ship. Producing high-quality food in the dark, cramped confines of the submarine can present a unique challenge, but good food can have a huge impact on the morale of the people on the ship. In addition to preparing meals, cooks also plan menus and order food supplies.
According to military.answers, the Cook is one of the most important jobs
Please find me the "cook" position from the list of positions they are hiring for.
Add to that the rest of the story is pretty unbelievable, including the switching of personnel while trying to maintain they were never docked because his security clearance was not high enough. Switching personnel would be a dead give away and would tell the "cook" exactly what happened, which would never be done. It's like telling someone they cant know what powers the ship because it's beyond their clearance level and then plastering blueprints everywhere with a room labeled "nuclear generator".
OccamsRazor04
It's possible, but if you are trying to come off as someone with knowledge and want to be believed are you telling someone you're a part time radio guy or a junior engineering sergeant? Most likely not the first.
Add that to the fact that the rest of the story is 100% illogical (my last post demonstrates why) and the whole package is simply not very believable.
OccamsRazor04
I can see that and will concede the point. Although I find it also very unlikely they are friends and he never mentioned serving on a sub before. I have met more than a few sub guys, and barely knowing them they told me about it. Again, not definitive, but it's something that leaves my kin crawling. Your points still don't explain the rest of my criticism though.
OccamsRazor04
The rest of the story is pretty unbelievable, including the switching of personnel while trying to maintain they were never docked because his security clearance was not high enough. Switching personnel would be a dead give away and would tell the "cook" exactly what happened, which would never be done. It's like telling someone they cant know what powers the ship because it's beyond their clearance level and then plastering blueprints everywhere with a room labeled "nuclear generator".edit on 24-9-2013 by OccamsRazor04 because: (no reason given)
GargIndia
I know for sure that rescue submersibles can dock with submarines. These are used for bringing up crew if a submarine is struck.
A small number of crew can be exchanged while sub is underwater using a docking submersible.
It is a fact that submarines have been used in tapping undersea communication cables. In such an operation, it is likely that sub needs anchoring.
A nuclear sub is ideal for things like laying listening devices on sea floor or tapping communication cables.
LABTECH767
Right I see some do not believe that there could be such structures, well here is a cold war plan that may have seen some form of realisation, logically why not have a hidden base were your sub's are safe and you can deploy and develop new technology out of sight of the spy satellites.
medium.com...
And here is another thread by Johnlear www.abovetopsecret.com...
When you rattle a few cage's with these sort of questions there is a apparachnic that set's about trying to debunk, though sometimes they are really just debunking because they believe it to be wrong.
Cold war and even second world war designes though not implemented in WW2 included submersible Air Craft carrier's which would have been basically giant submarines though Ballistic missile boat's more or less covered that and missile destroyer's topped it off, these day's Aircraft carriers are more of a intimidation tool usefull against third rate military power's but not really cutting edge, still imagine a base rising mid pacific with sea water streaming from the runway and planes comming up from hatches cool but not practicle, still shock and awe.
The russians did have underground submarine bases and the chinese are rumoured to have underwater access tunnels to underground bases so why not america and for that matter why not have mobile underwater facility's in the case of there land based facilitys being knocked out in a limited exchange it would be only logical policy to build and maintain these type of capabillity's.
edit on 23-9-2013 by LABTECH767 because: (no reason given)
Strollin
Years ago when I was in the military I met guys who were in the navy who loaded ships with tons upon tons of brand new construction materials ;for ports globally , however they said the ships would return in only a couple days, realizing that it took at least a day or two to load and unload shipments, so one guy did some asking around and no port existed so close as to allow the ships he loaded to unload in the short timeframe he and a friend observed. Eventually he found out they were dumping the stuff in the ocean.
You just might just find out someday what all lies beneath us , but for now we'll have to settle with lies and poverty and dumb ideas.
Read the time machine , the morlocks have made it to the surface! Lol?
BanTv
If it's a fact that we have underwater bases (AUTEC), then I don't see how it would be much harder to incorporate a way for subs to dock. Interestingly, there was a thread here about AUTEC, and out popped multiple people who said they had worked there. They said basically, 'nothing to see there, it's miserable with the mosquitos, etc etc' (because people were saying 'oh oh I would work security there, cool!'). Well, a FB page with ex-inhabitants of Andros Island couldn't say enough good things about it. Comments about how beautiful it was, how great it was, fun times, yada yada. Zero comments about 'I don't miss those millions of mosquitos though!', or anything negative. I thought that was kinda interesting, or should I say, the shills came out quick in that thread.
BanTv
I worked in the hospitality industry a few years back and had some guy say he worked for a company called Applied Ultrasonics. I go "that name sounds so familier!" (the ultrasonic part sounded familier lol). Long story short, he mentioned something about the Bahamas and I go "OH AUTEC!!". He wouldn't/couldn't talk about anything, but his body language and reluctance to say anything told me he knew what I was talking about. All he would say is that business is booming in the Bahamas. Are there more underwater bases besides AUTEC there? We'd be stupid to think otherwise.
BanTv
Just found this: "The US Navy uses UIT (ultrasonic impact treatment) to address cracked areas in certain aluminum decks. Without UIT, crack repairs resulted in almost immediate re-cracking. With UIT, repairs have shown to last over eight months without cracks."
Certain aluminum decks in certain underwater bases?
ImagineFree
SadistNocturne
I just thought this was rather interesting. I'd always heard about D.U.M.B's, but never underwater military bases.
Could you give the definition of a D.U.M.B. ?
sneeze100
Been a submariner i would say this is not true. You cant fly them around like a air plane and land on a dime. So to dock with a underwater facility would be nails. And everyone on board knows what you are doing more so for safety as that's the main priority. The sea is a cruel mistress.
Brotherman
"Anyone have anything they can add to this "
Ever heard that you can insert and extract members in certain "fields" of work on a submarine? SEALS do it.
RoninMD
reply to post by SadistNocturne
I recall a friend who served in the swedish military who mentioned that they found an underwater base full of russians in thier waters. They torpedoed it of course. Since by treaty they were not supposed to be there, the Russians denied it's existence.
Later that day, a number of telnyashkas washed up on swedish shores.edit on 23-9-2013 by RoninMD because: (no reason given)