| Awake At Night |
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We all experience those sleepless nights when
heavy thoughts and deep concerns burden our minds and refuse to let us
slumber. The ORSE is in three days; we are on the AUTEC range tomorrow;
qualification board coming up... Having recently reported from the fleet
to the Pentagon, I quickly realized that the issues that keep the
submarine sailor at sea awake at night are typically much different than
those issues that haunt the submarine force decision-makers. Among other
things, their thoughts concentrate on shaping the future submarine force,
improving the quality of life of their submariners and how the limited
funds that are appropriated by Congress should be distributed.
The discussion of what the fleet sailor
perceives as the salient issues that keep, or should keep, the leaders of
the submarine force awake at night provides an interesting topic. It also
provides a tool to bridge that gap between the fleet and the staffs that
do not always see the same issues with the same level of concern. I am
interested in providing a forum in the Undersea Warfare magazine that will
allow submariners from all commands, and all levels of the Chain of
Command, to discuss what they feel are the pressing issues that should be
keeping our Admirals awake at night. I invite all readers to provide their
thoughts to be published in future issues of Undersea Warfare Magazine. - LT Rick Verhaagen Send your thoughts to: UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine Email:
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