Imagine how awkward it would be to be the only straight guy on the sub.
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2026
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My dad would always tell me about how many unreasonable people made his life hell in the Navy. Maybe it was because he was too straight and missed all the “team building”.
What's long, hard, and full of seamen?
Responsibilities include:
-Raising the periscope
-Polishing the torpedoes
-Deep exploration
-Having sex with other men
Not an expert, but I believe that's a "Come Hither" look.
"100 guys go down, 50 couples come back up." - as quoted to me by a career submariner
Dang they all paired up? I'd think there'd be a lot more just sleeping around going on in a scenario like that.
Hey nobody said the couples were exclusive, or that they stay the same for the whole underway.
You had me at going down
Would (the guy, not the submarine)
Correct choice is both, but you do you.
This was so unbelievably homoerotic that I had to check. It's real. No edits. 1944. 😸
Source: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/en/objects/20669/learn-to-operate-a-7000000-sub
Hey, America was made on the backs of young strapping men and women. He just always had a preference for some reason...
Can't afford bigotry during total war.
$7M is nothing for a sub. Cheap ass sub, can’t even afford shirts for their sub boys. Pass.
That's like $140M today. Also, that ad makes it pretty clear that shirtless boys that are subs is the main selling point here.
Still pretty cheap, good subs go for billions these days.
while i certainly wouldn't turn money down, I'll go for free.
They knew
No they did't know, because they didn't ask and they didn't tell.
DADT came from the Clinton era.
And McCarthyism technically ended in the 50's, but you can still make anachronistic references for humor and comparison.
They totally knew
Man, I wish I cost $7000000. We gotta stop setting unreasonable standards
"Beeing trapped inside of a submarine with a 100s peoples farts"
What about serving your nation by being the captain of a (current) $800,000 electric bus?
Less gay (lol) and more useful to the country.
Less gay
Bummer =/
I know, right? It is a bummer. It's probably due to the lack of steam and close spaces 🥵