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SwvellyBents t1_irnvoya wrote

Ask yourself if you are OK building implements of war? How will you feel if the product of your effort kills people, lots of people?

As a former nuc submariner (that was stationed on a new construction boat at Electric Boat) I can attest that the prospect of having to kill lots of people I never even knew weighed heavily on me. Then to be stationed on the Navy's newest and most efficient killer and assist in it's construction was even worse.

Just a thought.

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N0mad87 t1_irp179i wrote

Your comment should not be getting downvoted.

People who use that bullshit arguement that defense contracting is a "deterrent" are saying it from the plushy comfort of their couch not having to worry about their family being slaughtered because the US just installed a fascist dictator into their country. 1 million innocent iraqi's are dead because of Dick Cheney.

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PGids t1_irp0rl6 wrote

I’ve got liners I machined under the induction motors and radar arrays on the Michael Monsoor

I’ve machined Abrams parts, JDAM bomb parts, fighter parts, and more FN contract rifle parts than you can shake a stick at.

Government trough pays really good all the way down, and personally it’s a small sense of pride.

Two types of people in this world I guess lol

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Ltmolinizer t1_irova6m wrote

Our ships also deliver resources to allies and bring civillians out of wat

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SwvellyBents t1_irpkjtn wrote

When was the last supply/ support ship built at BIW? Just curious. It's been all Arleigh Burkes and Zumwalts for the last 22 years that I'm aware of.

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Ltmolinizer t1_irs64bl wrote

I was under the impression that the Burkes were used to support and do suppilies. could be wrong, heard it here on the yard.

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SwvellyBents t1_irseq00 wrote

These warships were designed as multi-mission destroyers,[5] able to fulfill the strategic land strike role with Tomahawk missiles; anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) role with powerful Aegis radar and surface-to-air missiles; anti-submarine warfare (ASW) with towed array sonar, anti-submarine rockets, and ASW helicopters; and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) with Harpoon missiles. With upgrades to their AN/SPY-1 phased radar systems and their associated missile payloads as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, the ships of this class have also demonstrated promise as mobile anti-ballistic missile and anti-satellite weaponry platforms, operating on 15 ships as of March 2009.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer

None of that sounds like supply or personnel transport to me.

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Ltmolinizer t1_irsn3te wrote

a warship still is a ship, it still can transport people or goods regardless of bells of whistles though?

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SwvellyBents t1_irtgnj7 wrote

Yep, you're right. Noah's ark could have conceivably been a warship too.

I appreciate your point of view and if you want to view your labors as part of a humanitarian effort I'll respect that.

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Seppdizzle t1_iro3u1c wrote

You could look at it that way, or that it's a deterrent to keep us safe.

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SwvellyBents t1_irootdm wrote

Yup, perception is everything and that would be one way of perceiving WMDs.

The OP is looking for an alternative career path. I'd suggest inquiring at Reed&Reed, just across the river from BIW, or any of the other big construction co.s. Civil engineering and marine construction also offers satisfying and well paid positions without the baggage.

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IamSauerKraut t1_irpvhny wrote

BIW has baggage? What would that be, food on the table, a roof over the head, and two cars in the driveway?

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IamSauerKraut t1_irpv90r wrote

Our military needs the tools to keep them from being easily killed. Places like BIW, and the folks who work there, make those tools.

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