It is a genric term. The navy is full of such terms, and of course the Marines use them as well.
A single bed can be called a rack or it could be four high beds on an old crew ship. The only time I have seen military personal forced to sleep side by side is in filed sleeping in half shelters (which is a tent where two guys both carry half of tent). Even then most guys just used there tent half as ground cover and slept on top. Not sure if they even use them anymore.
A single bed can be called a rack or it could be four high beds on an old crew ship. The only time I have seen military personal forced to sleep side by side is in filed sleeping in half shelters (which is a tent where two guys both carry half of tent). Even then most guys just used there tent half as ground cover and slept on top. Not sure if they even use them anymore.
Actually I have seen a configuration on board to allow my sleeping space where a portion of the torpedo room that is normally used to hold torpedoes is instead converted into about 24 racks each side by side with no separation. They don't make those guys share their racks though as it is unpleasant enough sleeping in that situation and while in someone else's workspace as well (so it's not very quiet at all).
"Military may lift ban on women in submarines" (Reuters)
- 28/09/2009 08:26:30 PM
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gives new meaning to the old joke....
- 28/09/2009 09:47:36 PM
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*NM*
my favorite joke from Navy basic training (mature readers only, poorly veiled sexual reference)
- 28/09/2009 10:06:51 PM
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As I understand it, there are very good reasons why they don't let women on submarines.
- 28/09/2009 09:50:39 PM
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frankly i get along better with women who are menstruating with me.
- 28/09/2009 11:26:05 PM
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seems like a strange choice to me
- 28/09/2009 10:26:24 PM
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if you can't keep it zipped
- 28/09/2009 11:35:35 PM
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Correct and yet it happens all too frequently already.
- 29/09/2009 12:43:15 AM
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In my mind, that's a pretty pathetic arguement.
- 29/09/2009 01:02:31 AM
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WHOA!
- 29/09/2009 01:14:27 AM
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Dude I know!!
- 29/09/2009 01:20:27 AM
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Hehehe, we could "name the show".
- 29/09/2009 01:26:11 AM
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XD Or even better!!!
- 29/09/2009 01:40:50 AM
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ROFL!
- 29/09/2009 01:47:07 AM
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Your comparison to segregation is idiotic. I won't even give such a stupid claim a second thought. *NM*
- 29/09/2009 01:44:46 AM
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I love how you disregard my entire arguement based on that one factor
- 29/09/2009 01:48:09 AM
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It is an irresponsible comparison. Even in your response to my comment you can't make it work. *NM*
- 29/09/2009 06:39:48 PM
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Actually I could see her point. She was thinking along a different line than you thought she was. *NM*
- 29/09/2009 02:57:17 AM
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It's not idiotic at all.
- 29/09/2009 05:21:49 AM
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Sweden has women on subs, as do (at least) Norway, Germany, Australia and Canada *NM*
- 29/09/2009 07:38:43 AM
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Just wondering..
- 29/09/2009 12:42:22 PM
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well since all of those countries use diesel/electric subs I would no they don't stay out as long
- 29/09/2009 03:10:34 PM
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There's also the fact that none of those countries have nuclear weapons
- 29/09/2009 03:14:48 PM
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Racial prejudice has nothing to do with envy over who is fucking who. It is not a valid comparison. *NM*
- 29/09/2009 06:40:57 PM
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~Plays devils advocate~ Lets pretend...
- 29/09/2009 02:54:03 AM
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By that same token, should women also be banned from long business trips? *NM*
- 29/09/2009 03:23:22 AM
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Re: ~Plays devils advocate~ Lets pretend...
- 29/09/2009 03:23:31 AM
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It might be true in some situations, but it's a weak argument against this issue.
- 29/09/2009 05:15:47 AM
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subs are really really cramped. Ever heard the phrase hot racking?
- 29/09/2009 03:23:33 PM
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"The military is instrument of war not social engineering." Excelent point. *NM*
- 30/09/2009 12:34:28 AM
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oh please will people stop the “it worked with segregation argument”
- 29/09/2009 03:01:48 PM
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A submariner's perspective
- 29/09/2009 08:30:45 AM
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That was not Beqi but Grimbear. I was signed in but it still credited the post to her. GRRR! *NM*
- 29/09/2009 08:32:21 AM
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Interesting.
- 29/09/2009 09:55:11 AM
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a rack is just the name for a bed
- 29/09/2009 03:30:05 PM
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Re: a rack is just the name for a bed
- 29/09/2009 04:46:12 PM
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See, that's a good reason.
- 29/09/2009 01:29:32 PM
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before you knock the return to high school argument
- 29/09/2009 10:39:47 PM
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which i think is just silly in the terms of greater age-related legalities 
- 30/09/2009 12:08:46 AM
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- 30/09/2009 12:08:46 AM
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Re: which i think is just silly in the terms of greater age-related legalities
- 30/09/2009 01:12:05 AM
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- 30/09/2009 01:12:05 AM
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