April 2011 - The Stupid Shall be Punished

Favorite Submarine Class

RDML Bruner, COMSUBGRU Ten, posted a "Welcome Home" message to USS Florida (SSGN 728) on the Submarine Group TEN blog, thusly: USS FLORIDA – SSGN 728, returns home from deployment today. She’s been gone for over 14 months, worked for three different...

Published Fri, Apr 29 2011 4:31 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

SECNAV On CO Firings

Here's a good article on Secretary Mabus' thoughts about the spate of CO firings over the last few years; basically, he seems to be saying that there's not a problem, and the problem definitely isn't the fault of the Navy senior leadership...

Published Thu, Apr 28 2011 8:09 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

News And Notes, And A Bleg

Some items of interest around the submarine world: 1) The lost bell of USS Triton (SS 201) has been found , and will be put in the Triton Barracks at Great Lakes. 2) USS La Jolla (SSN 701) is making the first ever visit of a U.S. nuclear submarine to...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2011 7:38 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Vote For TSSBP!

Voting for the 5th Annual MilBloggies is now open! The Stupid Shall Be Punished was nominated in the "Best U.S. Military Veteran Blog" category , along with a number of outstanding milblogs: Red Bull Rising Neptunus Lex Exile in Portales Toby...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2011 7:08 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Super Secret Tube Daze Video

Here's a link to a Tube Daze episode commissioned by the crew of USS Alabama for a recent underway. See it now before it gets pulled from YouTube. Bad word warning!

Published Mon, Apr 25 2011 4:52 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

The Russians Are(n't) Coming!

The Bristol Bay Times reports that an unexpected PERSTRANS from a submarine in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, caused the locals to start the rumor there was a Russian submarine with an engineering casualty in the harbor. Excerpts: Lt. Ed Early with the U.S. Navy's...

Published Fri, Apr 22 2011 2:46 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

New Navy Submarine Video

Here's a new "informational" video from the U.S. Navy about submarines:My favorite part is when they correctly say that "the Seawolf class is exceptionally quiet, fast, well-armed, and equipped with advanced sensors". Especially...

Published Sun, Apr 17 2011 7:36 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

2011 MILbloggies

Nominations are open for the 5th Annual MILbloggies ! You can nominate your favorite blog in various categories here . And find links to some of the most popular military blogs here . Update 1801 22 Apr: The list of finalists is here . TSSBP is a finalist...

Published Wed, Apr 13 2011 6:43 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Submarine Currency

From a reader: I am a current JO who just came back from my first underway. One thing that I observed is that energy drinks have become the new "currency" on board. Need a hair cut or some paperwork by the end of the day? A 5 Hour Energy, Monster...

Published Mon, Apr 11 2011 7:40 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Happy 111th Birthday, Submariners!

I'll be wearing my dolphins to work today in honor of the 111th Birthday of the U.S. Submarine Force. Happy Birthday, Submariners!

Published Sun, Apr 10 2011 11:00 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Shooting on HMS Astute

Breaking news from the BBC: One person has been killed and another is in a life-threatening condition after a shooting on board the nuclear submarine HMS Astute.A man was arrested after police were called at 1212 BST to Southampton docks where the vessel...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2011 6:58 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished