Quote Originally Posted by hemmjo View Post
Put an iron pot over your head. Then have someone beat on the outside with a hammer. Then imagine being a kid, deep inside a big iron pot, the lights go out, water gushing in, not knowing when the hammering was going to stop, or when the next hammer strike might be with the really BIG hammer. Water is now up to your waist......
Minus suffering disabled or dead crewmembers, Sailors undergo periodic damage control and fire-fighting school.
They were under controlled but realistic prolonged conditions, and not exactly easy despite 4 or 5 occasions of my own. I'll say it's one case where 'familiarity breeds contempt' isn't true.
Later, finding you made choices or took proper steps in adversity is eye-opening.

Once again, it also proves Mike Rowe's adage of "Safety Third".