<p>GreatAmerican - I beg to differ on your boredom assessment of DSU (Deep Submergence Unit) located at North Island NAS on Coronado, Ca. Having had one navy diver son who was stationed there from 2002 - 2006 and another navy diver son who is currently there, trust me when I say they are NEVER bored. Besides non-stop readiness maneuvers, they participate in SORBET ROYAL which takes them to many interesting ports, they get to play around with the SCORPIO, which is way fun. They are also experimenting with the Deep Dive Hard Suit at this time, and having some sort of turf war over the suit with pilots who don’t want enlisted folk being able to “pilot” anything??? Anyway, these guys did get rousted at 1AM to ready the DSRV (and yes rwheeler it is quite the big job!) Search these topics - you’ll see.
SORBET ROYAL
Deep Submergence Unit
Deep Dive Suit
USS Lagarto (related to navy divers with sub rescue experience - my son participated in this and called it a ‘life changing experience’)</p>
<p>Thanks for letting me share something I know about!</p>