European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bolivar Are not allowed into the Chine room at the rear of the ship. Sailors who Man air plane style control wheels that operate the divine planes big fins on the Stern and sail that move the submarine up and Down in the water catch Green yellow and red lights on a panel before Jian. If a Light goes from Green to yellow the ship movement through the water is getting too noisy and must be cutback. Occasional headlines about pot smoking on nuclear submarines have caused a Flap both on Shore and la the i acct. In a Case last year 17 crewmen on one Phlp were kicked out of the submarine service on marijuana charges. The Navy is defensive about the Issue. Officers main lain enforcement is tougher on nuclear submarines than anywhere else. Bolivar crewmen agree. They say it is difficult for anyone to hide drug use in the confined atmosphere of a submarine and thai everybody watches everyone  this is such a Complex piece of machinery that we literally put our lives in each others hands says one technician. There is no Way you can do something like that and make it around Here. None of us is going to risk going lathe Bottom because somebody is on Cloud nine when he tas Todo his thing recently four of tote Bolivar s crewmen were charged nil Manj Iriina violations. The incidents took place off duty and on Shore but were enough to end their submarine careers we lose a lot of of xxx Young Guys because of this acknowledges hear darn Stan Anderson commander of the Bolivar s submarine group. It has to be that Way " that sort of code tar removed from the ways of the permissive society is in the tradition of adv Hyman g. Tuck Over. Who runs the nuclear Navy and sets the sort of Jandard that sometimes keep the Bolivar s nukes on Khmur Days to meet maintenance schedules and inspections. Rickover has come in for his Hurc of criticism through the years for his autocratic style. There is a Good Deal us grumbling among lower ranking Crew men about the work and about 60 per cent of nuclear technicians leave for High paying jobs on Shore when their first Lii Tih is up. But others defend the system. Rickover has guaranteed to Congress and the govern ment the safety of our Power plants says an officer. And in 20-Ndd years with More than Iso reactors there has never been a major Accident. Kick Over never relents to his standards he has to figure better too much than Loo  while sailors on the Bolivar bunk within a few feet of the Active nuclear reactor that Powers the ship they Don t even think about it. The reactor compartment itself located at the Bottom of the submarine with inches of Lead shielding is locked and off limits to everyone. Everyone on Board carries on Bis Belt a Small dosimeter to measure exposure to radiation. No me can remember an occasion when anyone registered too High. You normally get More radiation from the Sun in an afternoon at he Beach than you do on this ship said an officer. Crewmen say they also Don t think much about the awesome implications if the Bolivar Ever received an order to launch missiles. They Are told the United states Mill not be first to make a nuclear attack and that if it happens the deterrent the submarines rep resent will have failed. You Don t really know if you d want to do it i sup pose says i aul l