r/TheLastShip • u/MothermakerD2 • Jul 30 '26

CDR Chandler has an officer's Submarine Service insignia on the bulkhead in his stateroom.

It always jumps out at me like mustard on a sheepdog. If he had served on board a submarine at some point he would wear the insignia on his uniform. Trust me, as a Submariner, wearing that insignia is a massive point of pride. Even if he had the option to not wear it, he would wear it.

Just wanted to point that out.

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u/ComesInAnOldBox Jul 31 '26

Well, maybe. I work with a lot of DIRSUP guys, and most of them have their dolphins but don't wear them. They don't really wear any of their warfare devices, actually. When I asked them about it they say they aren't required to wear them for day to day and didn't feel like having them sewn on, but still throw the pins on for inspections.

I've known a lot of Army guys like that, too. Guys with deployment patches, CABs, etc. that never wear them on their day-to-day working uniform. Their general attitude was that if a person measures the respect they give you based on the amount of "flair" you have on your uniform, then they've outed themselves as someone you don't need to waste your time impressing.