I could understand enlisted men being ignorant and misinformed. Being that naval aviators and flight officers are the smartest people in the Navy. I am surprised to hear you people say wood and metal are biodegradeable in the water. Metal is NON-ORGANIC, it is mined from ore deep within the earth, just like plastic which is a petroleum based product. If plastic is NOT biodegradable and NOT allowed in water, then why the heck is metal and glass allowed to be dumped overboard?
Wow. I didn't think it was possible to give my former incarnation THIS BIG a run for its money, but you achieved it. Congratulations.
How does the toe-jam taste?
This is the most ignorant statement I've heard in a while. Notice that the vast majority of people flaming you are officers (myself included)? Our enlisted, while representing a variety of individuals much like any large group of people, as a whole, is represented by some VERY smart young (and old) men and women. Without the enlisted, planes don't launch, the ship doesn't move and the infrastructure crumbles. Our enlisted (and junior enlisted specifically) are doing some VERY technical jobs (ahem, reactor? maintenance? etc, ahem!) that you probably couldn't wrap your little pea-brain around.
MANY of our enlisted (especially as they climb rank) get degrees or some formal education of some kind, and oftentimes, when they get out, they use their training and service towards a degree. Some of the brightest people I went to college with were prior-enlisted folks. They choose to serve in the enlisted ranks for many reasons, and not because that was their ONLY choice. Many people enlist with a degree to serve, knowing full well they could easily apply to be an officer.
My suggestion is to STFU and quit trying to preach on the internet. Your opinion is worthless, your degree impresses no one (I'm an engineer, so bite me, environmentalist!), and you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
But you don't have to listen to me. I'm sure you think I'm dead wrong. And you're probably right. I mean, after all, this guy is just some dumb, ignorant enlisted guy, right?
(In case you don't catch the e-sarcasm, he is the Master CPO of the Navy and has a fvcking Masters degree, so he is "more educated" than your dumbass)
Oh, and it's
INORGANIC.
How do I know more about the subject when you have a degree in it??
Oh, because I actually studied materials science and didn't take classes like "Rainbows 101".