Journal From a Submariner XV

DATE 10SEP10, TIME 1448
Today I am asking myself, ‘’Why the Navy is so fucking stupid?’’
There is a chief on board who has been here two years, and is a complete idiot about submarines, but they qualified him COW. Now, we all know he hasn’t done his whole qualification card, and we all know he got the answer key to the final test, but there is nothing we can do about it. They need people to stand the watch, so they got people to stand the watch.
That’s not the fucked up part though, they are shitting on all other people who aren’t fully qualified after waiting so long, and not caring. Well, I guess they did care, but they couldn’t shit on anyone because that chief wasn’t fully qualified (and usually to make chief that’s a prerequisite, but he is a Yoeman, so exceptions are made). Now he thinks he is so fucking senior, it’s ridiculous.
Also, how can Doc shit on people for not qualifying, and then when they do, he doesn’t let them stand the watch. He says they aren’t good enough to do it. That’s what practice is for, right?
Today we were telling riddles on watch because we were so bored, the only one I know is: There is a man with a box, inside that box is a deadly poison only to him. If he opens the box he will die. If he gets rid of the poison inside he will live forever. Who is the man, and what is the poison? If you figure out one you’ll know the other.
I hope all is well on the home-front because nothing is sea-side.
Love you, forever and always, love babe.