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Re: by exabrial on Sunday August 25, 2024 @07:12PM (#41352362)
I mean, they’re not wrong… they offer investments, predictable salary path, health insurance, job security, pto/sick leave, saving many other things.

And work on some of the coolest machines in the world.

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Re: by lucidguppy on Sunday August 25, 2024 @09:31PM (#41353177)
That's mostly because submarines operate in water that is on average 4℃
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Re: by exabrial on Monday August 26, 2024 @11:12AM (#41357911)
Well played
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Re: by closeparen on Monday August 26, 2024 @01:42PM (#41359661)
Isn't the military industrial complex like incredibly boom-and-bust depending on the salience of national security issues, contract awards and renewals, Congressional machinations, etc?
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Re: by exabrial on Monday August 26, 2024 @03:06PM (#41360588)
To your point, I think we see a lot of cancellations on projects that are too futuristic, But I believe the answer is no; just look at Lockheed Martin’s stock price history.

Look how many Burk destroyers Are being upgraded; Look how many Sm6 Missiles are being ordered or upgraded, etc.

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