Ginda said maintaining morale is one of his most important jobs. And sometimes, for security reasons, they won't know what they do. We still handle the security of our operations very carefully. Daily life underwater, can easily consume random thoughts, however. Submariners live and work in spaces dominated by bundles of pipes, electrical wires and ceilings so low, there are pieces of hair and skin caught against screw heads.
Every walkway seems shoulder wide.
For months, there is nothing to look at that isn't usually five or six feet away. They'll get only six hours for sleeping or reading in a bunk that is slimmer than the average coffin, but comes with blue cotton drapes. There are 117 bunks. Twelve temporary ones are available in the torpedo room, where sailors can sleep beneath cruise missiles. Ensign Paul DeMeyer, the Pasadena's supply officer, has spent most of his 13-year Navy career inside submarines.