![]() ![]() There's probably some kind of hazing rule against that now? If we knew the guy was ready, we might ask them before we asked all the real questions to see if we could get him outside the comfort zone and find out how he handled pressure. Not sure what happens on qual boards now, but I sat nuke qual boards at prototype and we used to ask BS questions after we established that they were prepared and going to pass. Seems to me like this is a good place for a BS question like that. Keep the water out and the boat able to surface. While I think a question here or there on naval tradition is an important aspect of submarine qualification, I have seen major deficiencies all around (including some basic DC) on the last few boards I sat. I agree wholeheartedly that this was a BS question. As a Master Chief that rides other submarines for a living, I would prefer young Sailors knew a little more about damage control and a lot less about Naval history and tradition. Lets stop wasting Sailors' time with this kind of trivial nonsense. Here is a link to the mentioned class crest:Īlthough a fitting association, it is coincidental and not factual thus making it a bullshit question for a qualification board. I never heard that he, or anyone, had named the fish. He went on to serve on subs and earn the dolphins he designed. The artist, a member of the class, later flattened out the dolphins when he was asked to design a breast insignia similar to pilots' wings. The insignia originated as the crest of the Naval Academy class of 1926, which had the dolphins wrapped around sabers flanking the USS O-2. This comment has been removed by the author.Īfter writing my two comments, I found the original posting of the question at hand.Ĭastor and Pollux seem a logical choice for the dolphins' names as they we protectors of sailors and dolphins were subjects to Neptune. ![]() They never did end up determining where to find an actual authoritative source for the claim.ĭo any commenters here have any idea if this claim is correct or not? Some even say it was an "urban legend."ĭoes anyone out there happen to know this? My guess is some kind of Naval History and Traditions book, but I'm stumped.The discussion goes on and provides some pretty good history of the Submarine Warfare insignia, as well as a link to all the old "All Hands" magazines. Ever since then, nobody I know seems to know WHERE the two dolphins are ever mentioned as to having names. Several other chiefs on baord concurred as well with the names "Pollux and Castor" (aka the Gemini Twins). He checked with the board members and they agreed. I mentioned it to my wife, and she (on her own) searched online for 3 hours and actually found the answer. ![]() Here's the story behind it:Ībout a year ago, a junior guy in my division was at his submarine pin qual board, and was asked, "What are the names of the two dolphins on the warfare pin?" He had no clue, and at the time, neither did I. I've been trying to figure this one out for a few months now, and am having no luck at all. It claims that the names of our dolphins on our warfare insignia are "Castor" and "Pollux", the Gemini Twins and patron of Sailors: An old shipmate turned me on to this discussion thread from last year over at the forums.
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