My Navy Reserve squadron deployed to Barbers Point, HI back in 1985, and there were not enough beds on base for enlisted guys like me, so we had to stay at the Submariner's Barracks at Pearl Harbor. They had great chow and state-of-art facilities. After a week or so, we got invited to tour a fast-attack sub in port for a while. I recall how cramped it was, and had to imagine the Soviet boats I used to track were even worse, if not significantly less safe. The Chief Petty Officer (E-7) giving us the tour took us up where the periscope and antennas were deployed. As he started to move them around, we heard a cry up from below:
"Hey! Stop moving the sat antenna!"
The Chief bellowed back, "WTF do you care about that right now?"
A sheepish voice replied, "We just got dialed into the HBO West satellite and were watching 'Bachelor Party' with Tom Hanks!"
