Nuclear Submarine Experiences

This is a 12,850 word true short story about serving aboard a nuclear fleet ballistic missile submarine during the early 1960s. It tells about Jackie Kennedy christening the boat and being on patrol during the Cuban Missile Crisis and, on a later patrol, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. It explains how submariners get qualified on a boat to wear the coveted dolphins pin. It discusses the general patrol routine with two rotating crews, blue and gold.