tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464498527698996815.post2692143931435572246..comments2024-03-03T03:20:20.957-05:00Comments on Ancient Faith in the Far Future: Why are there no Ranks in the Scout Service?Robert Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917387796213598551noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464498527698996815.post-4635100275835702462016-08-31T01:03:51.234-04:002016-08-31T01:03:51.234-04:00So just think how informal things would be in a 4-...So just think how informal things would be in a 4-man crew stuck together in a metal can between the stars for very long months...Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464498527698996815.post-68051733485718536112016-08-30T19:22:25.821-04:002016-08-30T19:22:25.821-04:00Interesting...I really like the idea of retrofitti...Interesting...I really like the idea of retrofitting liaison.<br /><br />@Omer: in my experience (about six years on three different boats) submarine crews are much more informal than the surface Navy. Not one where the officers become "first among equals" but certainly one where petty officers are much less awed by JOs. Of course, in the nuclear divisions given most of the POs are college dropouts and at least as smart and knowledgeable as their JOs they map nicely to Poul's "band of specialists".Pulp Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486803457210325703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464498527698996815.post-30403077558498096852016-08-30T02:47:16.870-04:002016-08-30T02:47:16.870-04:00Exactly. You are stuck with a tiny group of people...Exactly. You are stuck with a tiny group of people, for a very long time, out of contact with anything else. Military formality makes sense in a submarine with its (relatively) large and complex crew, but not on a scout vessel with less than ten people aboard.Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.com