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• They say the average U-Boat Commander . . . - Billy Wonka 00:29:19 01/17/20 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: Yep, pretty much "Das Boot" is the best of the bunch. posted by David S. on January 16, 2020 at 06:51:33

  was just 26 years old! Folks grew up fast in the first half of the 20th.
  
  'Midway' caught my attention by pointedly showing the skipper and another hand smoking while submerged! Holy moly.
  

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  • Well, "smoking" was a thing, when I served... - David S. 09:01:22 01/17/20 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: They say the average U-Boat Commander . . . posted by Billy Wonka on January 17, 2020 at 00:29:19

    Have no idea what the policy is now, but? Smoking was permitted (albeit, only in designated areas) on the boats I served on.
    
    Me? I was very much a NON-smoker! When I was a junior EM on my first sub? It really bugged me, having to clean the electrostatic precipitators that were just covered in tobacco smoke.
    
    

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