MattyKatty t1_iwg3uro wrote on November 15, 2022 at 11:29 AM

Reply to comment by MrchntMariner86 in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning

I still remember watching an old Ninja Warrior (long before it went American) episode starting from the initial tryouts where it’s a bunch of weird dorky Japanese dudes in costumes and then in comes this swole white Merchant Marine who surprised everyone and made it close to the grand finale before literally brute forcing himself across a ravine with a pole in a manner that technically disqualified him (despite finishing).

That was when I realized that Merchant Marines were on a different level

MrchntMariner86 t1_iwiv3ac wrote on November 15, 2022 at 11:21 PM

Merchant Mariner*

Some mariners ARE former military, an easy way to transition to civilian life while still maintaining a hierarchy.

But yeah, the shit we DO go through kibda steeles ya, a little.