Yeah, you might be surprised. Gunner's Mates that are Missile Techs hold Secret level clearances because they gotta mess around with the computer systems.
Of course, us 5" Gun Techs all like to raz them whenever they complain about having so much work to do. Some of the maintenance checks on our gun is a
pain in the ass, like diving into the loader drum to lubricate all the zirc fittings, or getting inside the breech-block lifting mechanism to do the same. My
personal favorite, though, is shimmying up through the gun's front access cover to get at the fittings on the cradle's hydraulic lifting cylinder.
Plenty of stuff to smash, poke, slice, and otherwise maim your hands in there. Just yesterday I mashed my thumb pretty good during our quarterly ammunition
inventory. Catching your thumb between the wall of a ammo bin and a 70 lb. 5" projectile is not fun.
Of course, us 5" Gun Techs all like to raz them whenever they complain about having so much work to do. Some of the maintenance checks on our gun is a
pain in the ass, like diving into the loader drum to lubricate all the zirc fittings, or getting inside the breech-block lifting mechanism to do the same. My
personal favorite, though, is shimmying up through the gun's front access cover to get at the fittings on the cradle's hydraulic lifting cylinder.
Plenty of stuff to smash, poke, slice, and otherwise maim your hands in there. Just yesterday I mashed my thumb pretty good during our quarterly ammunition
inventory. Catching your thumb between the wall of a ammo bin and a 70 lb. 5" projectile is not fun.