50 Star Wars References to Use Everyday on a Submarine
May The Fourth Be With You
In honor of May The Fourth, The Subpar Group has put together a list to help you be the funniest person on the submarine tomorrow. Let us know in the comment section below which of these quotes you are able to use.
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“Well of course I know him. He’s me!” – After a shipyard worker asks if you know the duty officer while you’re wearing the SDO badge
“Now that is a name I have not heard in a long time.” – When a forward officer stands their first EOOW proficiency in months
“Your eyes can deceive you. Do not trust them.” – A senior RO to a junior EOOW who may or may not have just witnessed a brief OPLIM violation
Photo by Brian McGowan on Unsplash “I know what I have to do but I don't know if I have the strength to do it.” – The chubby sailor who has to start dieting before PFA weigh ins finding out the cooks just made hamsters
“Strike me down and I will become more powerful than you can ever imagine.” – When you’re in a critique and the CO asks why you shouldn’t be disqualified
“Not just the men, but the women and children too!” – LELT telling you to memorize ALL the radiation exposure limits
“You underestimate my power.” – The Reactor Operator with their hand on the shim switch
“That’s no moon!” – Coming to PD 1 KYD from a trawler
Photo by Neven Krcmarek on Unsplash “I find your lack of faith disturbing.” – When MMN3 asks chief why everyone needs to clean before ORSE
“Loss of communications can mean only one thing…” – Doc is standing dive
“Join me and together we can rule the galaxy.” – When the one JO who signed a contract tries to convince other JOs to sign a contract too
“Now this is pod racing!” – The throttleman getting a little too eager during an emergency deep
“If you only knew the power of the dark side.” – When a newly minted chief doesn’t hang out with the first class petty officers anymore
“You have failed me for the last time.” – Your CO hearing that you failed PNEO for the second time
"You know, sometimes I amaze even myself.” – Upon passing your senior-in-rate board
“Cover me Porkins!” – Asking the JO who singled you to forge your signature after you forgot to sign out of the engineering logs
“I don’t like sand.” – Chief explaining to the division why they have to stay late and clean
“Mom, you said the biggest problem in this universe is nobody helps each other.” – Emailing your mom to tell her that you took pull-in duty after your eight month deployment
“This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.” – WEPS explaining the new ADCAPs
“I killed them. I killed them all!” – When the off-going OOD is the last to get relieved and asks you if there are any wings left
“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” – When you’re giving a tour to your parents and get to Aft Crew’s Berthing
“It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.” – Your response to the civilian who asks how fast a Seawolf class submarine is
“This is the way.” – Your response to the ORSE SBM who asks if you have a TSO for that procedural deviation
“You probably didn't recognize me because of the red [hat].” – When you’re a drill monitor and have to put someone down for taking off their EAB
Photo by Nice M Nshuti on Unsplash “I thought they smelled bad on the outside.” – An A-ganger opening the drain strainer
“Great, kid! Don’t get cocky.” – When a NUB brags to you about their getting their first checkout
“That boy is our last hope.” “No. There is another” – After a 3rd JO in a row has a BAC over .08 at the startup brief in Yokosuka, but another JO stumbles down the FWD Escape Trunk
“Good, good. Let the hate flow through you.” – EDMC muttering under his breath at the critique
“These are not the [valves] you are looking for.” – MMN3 trying to distract you from the small valve maintenance they didn’t do
“The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.” – When the XO talks for 40 minutes to explain one PowerPoint slide
“Everything you’ve heard about me is true.” – The new XO who knows everyone hates them already
“I have the high ground!” – When someone yells ‘up ladder’ when you’re already
coming down
“Sometimes we must let go of our pride and do what is requested of us.” – The Senior Watch Officer telling the most senior JO to go stand EOOW
“You were the chosen one.” – Reacting to the smart JO failing PNEO
“You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master.” – The Captain after you pass your submerged OOD board but not your fish board
“I am altering the deal, pray I don't alter it any further.” – The detailer telling you they had to switch your orders from a Hawaii boat to a Norfolk boat instead
“I slaughtered them like animals. I hate them!” – The NR monitor after a surprise inspection
“The sacred texts!” – After getting your hands on the ORSE ‘study guide’
“This is where the fun begins.” – When you show the newly qualified JO their name on the inport watchbill
“It’s an older code sir, but it checks out.” – When you tell ENG that the RPPMS instruction that hasn’t been updated since 1982 is still the latest revision
“We will watch your career with great interest.” – COB to the second-chance sailor checking into a new boat for a fresh start
“Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen it.” – Greybeard after taking the trainer to run
“You have hate. You have anger. But you don’t use them.” – Your answer to a NUB asking you how you stayed awake for 28 hours before ORSE
Photo by Daniel K Cheung on Unsplash “It’s a trap!” – When Chief asks what your plans are for the weekend
“I see through the lies of the Jedi.” – After you hear the CNO say warfighting is the top priority
“Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.” – COB/XO telling you they need to extend you for an extra six months for ORSE
“For the better, right?... For the better, RIGHT?!” – When the captain announces the return to homeport date has shifted
“We were on the verge of greatness. We were this close!” – When you just had to go to the head 23 hours into your 24 hour rack challenge
“I didn’t know there was so much green in the whole galaxy.” – MMNC finding verdigris during a spot check
“I am your father.” – Introducing yourself to your sea pup
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