Yes, merchant marines are not a branch of any service; that's my point. They do support the military quite a bit bringing supplies back and forth. They still go to sea and I'm not doing that anymore. I don't care what they make... It's not for me. If I'm going to sea, in going to do it as a submariner.
I've thought about CSAR, but there's little of that in subs. Ive never been to sea for less than 66 days haha. All our boat did was SEAL missions. Glad to have another sailor on board Ratsun.