Subj : Re: Submarine Deaths
To   : esc
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu Jun 29 2023 09:10 pm

-=> esc wrote to Dr. What <=-

 DW> I did not mischaracterize anything.  He wanted diversity over competence.

 es> Fun facts for ya

 es> Navy sub captains are typically under or around 30.

Ummmmm..... no.  Closer to 40 than 30.  It also varies by submarine 
type, where an "attack" sub is commanded by a Navy Commander (rank O-5), 
but the "missile" subs are commanded by a Navy Captain (rank O-6).  You 
do not reach those ranks by age 30, ever.  Most Commanders are late 
30's, and most Captains are early/mid 40's.

Background - I did 28 years in the Navy, and served on a submarine 
briefly in my early career.  :-)

 es> All of the top leadership at the company were over 50.
 es> The guy piloting the sub, the CEO, was 61.

No argument with any of that.



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