How are the people on a submarine organized?
The crew is divided into different groups depending upon their job. There are cooks, mechanics, torpedo men, electricians, electronics technicians, sonarmen, navigation technicians and lots of other types of jobs that you can do. Each group of enlisted men has an officer in charge, and a senior enlisted man, usually a chief petty officer. • 34.How old is the commanding officer of a submarine? The average age of a Commanding Officer is between 38-42. • 35.What types of missions can a submarine perform? Depending upon whether it is a fast attack submarine or a fleet ballistic missile submarine, a submarine is capable of performing many kinds of important missions: Sea Control (denying the ocean to hostile naval forces through anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare) Anti-Submarine Warfare (detecting and destroying hostile submarines) Anti-Surface Warfare (detecting and destroying hostile surface ships) Strategic Deterrence (launching retaliatory strikes against any nation attacking the U