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COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. Navy Safety Center
The Naval Safety Center's "Friday Funnies" repeatedly points out that many of our younger Sailors and Marines seem to think they're bulletproof. I've seen it many times myself and even have been guilty of the same arrogance.
Sometimes, however, the problem isn't youthful invulnerability; it's a basic lack of mental acuity. Let us revisit an old "Rocket Scientist of the Week" winner from the Friday Funnies. We'll call our hero Fireman Bulb. He made the Funnies by zapping himself with an electrical submersible pump while dewatering a flooded compartment. I'm not going to retell that sad story but one that took place about 10 days later.
It was the same ship,...
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