We’re excited to announce a new segment “Mea Culpa”. Where submariners admit to doing things that are their fault.
Well, I did it. I know they said not to do it, but I did it anyway. I stayed up for drills. The POD said Engineering Drills 0900 so I figured the latest they would start is 0930. 0945 if AENG really shit the bed with drill prep. But, here we are. It’s 1145 and the on watch section still hasn’t even gotten a drill trim yet!
I should've known better. I got off watch at 0730. I ate “lunch” and then I did the stupidest thing ever, I sat in my stateroom. The EA told me I was crazy, but he’s such a NUB so why would I listen to him. He went straight to the rack. What an idiot. I thought. He’s just going to get woken up by the general emergency alarm in 45 minutes. I thought.
How could I be this stupid? Have I learned nothing in my 14 months onboard?!
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