The dolphin pin is one of the greatest pins in the United States Navy. It signifies the mental, emotional, and physical qualifications necessary for sailing on a submarine. The most challenging, though, would be the mental and emotional requirements for sailing. Being in an isolated metal bubble of air hundreds of feet under water really takes a toll on a person’s sanity. It takes a real battle-hardened person to sail on a submarine. Usually, a submarine has no windows to prevent leaks and hull breaches, and never surfaces unless it absolutely has to.According to Jeremy Bender, author of CRAMPED, ISOLATED, AND HEAVILY-ARMED: What life is like on A U.S. Navy submarine on Business Insider,”The artificial 18-hour schedule and the lack of natural
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Hallways are absolutely no exception to that,” according to Jeremy Bender(7). Submarines aren’t very comfortable.
This problem is usually the cause of some sailors breaking onboard. According to the author of Heroes Beneath the Waves: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century,”One out of seventy-five submarine men often break temporarily during battle”(Smith). Some may even commit suicide, to end it before it ends them(Smith). According to Fredric Solomon and Robert Q. Marston, world-renowned scientists and authors of The Medical Implications of Nuclear War,the suicide rate in the U.S. Army are 10.1 per 100,000 soldiers. That is a lot of people, considering the amount of people in the army today.
Solomon and Marston also say that ¨The risk of mental illness is especially acute in nuclear-armed submarines, in which crews remain for months at a time. In a comparison of submarine crews with a control group of surface fleet personnel subject to the same health screening, the neuropsychiatric illness rate during 1968-1973 was twice as high among those in submarines.Up to 5 percent of the crew that was on Polaris submarine patrols for 2 months required treatment for psychological problems, ranging from minor anxiety to acute psychosis.In another study, 3.8 percent of nuclear submarine crews were referred for psychiatric consultation. Of these, 1.9 percent had disorders …show more content…
Well, Australia provides lots of comfort for their submarine sailors, since they are such an honorary force. The staff at the Australian Navy Recruitment Website says,”HMAS Stirling is home to the RAN's submarine fleet and is located on Garden Island, close to Fremantle and Perth.On Garden Island, there are beautiful parklands and peaceful white beaches, ideal for hiking, surfing or fishing. When you're not on duty, you are free to explore the island and surrounding areas.”There are also many things to do on U.S. submarines.”Free time is often spent in the mess halls, with televisions and a complement of around 400 movies to provide relaxation for sailors.Sailors are also provided with cards and board games to both foster camaraderies and help pass the time” (Bender,19-20). Other forms of entertainment besides walks outside can help you forget you’re out at sea in a metal bubble for 2
Hallways are absolutely no exception to that,” according to Jeremy Bender(7). Submarines aren’t very comfortable.
This problem is usually the cause of some sailors breaking onboard. According to the author of Heroes Beneath the Waves: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century,”One out of seventy-five submarine men often break temporarily during battle”(Smith). Some may even commit suicide, to end it before it ends them(Smith). According to Fredric Solomon and Robert Q. Marston, world-renowned scientists and authors of The Medical Implications of Nuclear War,the suicide rate in the U.S. Army are 10.1 per 100,000 soldiers. That is a lot of people, considering the amount of people in the army today.
Solomon and Marston also say that ¨The risk of mental illness is especially acute in nuclear-armed submarines, in which crews remain for months at a time. In a comparison of submarine crews with a control group of surface fleet personnel subject to the same health screening, the neuropsychiatric illness rate during 1968-1973 was twice as high among those in submarines.Up to 5 percent of the crew that was on Polaris submarine patrols for 2 months required treatment for psychological problems, ranging from minor anxiety to acute psychosis.In another study, 3.8 percent of nuclear submarine crews were referred for psychiatric consultation. Of these, 1.9 percent had disorders …show more content…
Well, Australia provides lots of comfort for their submarine sailors, since they are such an honorary force. The staff at the Australian Navy Recruitment Website says,”HMAS Stirling is home to the RAN's submarine fleet and is located on Garden Island, close to Fremantle and Perth.On Garden Island, there are beautiful parklands and peaceful white beaches, ideal for hiking, surfing or fishing. When you're not on duty, you are free to explore the island and surrounding areas.”There are also many things to do on U.S. submarines.”Free time is often spent in the mess halls, with televisions and a complement of around 400 movies to provide relaxation for sailors.Sailors are also provided with cards and board games to both foster camaraderies and help pass the time” (Bender,19-20). Other forms of entertainment besides walks outside can help you forget you’re out at sea in a metal bubble for 2