I was a crewman on a submarine for a short time and there is definitely an inherent respect submariners have for each other regardless of nation. I remember one of my instructors telling us a story about how he ended up in the same room as some Russian sailors in uniform while overseas (I don't remember specifics) and he was able to trade his submarine warfare pin (the metal one they wear on their chest) with one of the russian submariners for his submarine pin. I can't imagine many other circumstances where non-allied military forces would consensually trade earned uniform items like that.
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I was a crewman on a submarine for a short time and there is definitely an inherent respect submariners have for each other regardless of nation. I remember one of my instructors telling us a story about how he ended up in the same room as some Russian sailors in uniform while overseas (I don't remember specifics) and he was able to trade his submarine warfare pin (the metal one they wear on their chest) with one of the russian submariners for his submarine pin. I can't imagine many other circumstances where non-allied military forces would consensually trade earned uniform items like that.
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