Salvage Sailor Posted February 11, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2020 Chief of Boat Corncob Pins - Submarine Service Post them if you've got them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdcnut Posted February 11, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2020 Nothing to show but as an HTFN I held one or two COB's hostage to the Comshaw system on the Hunley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted February 11, 2020 For you landlubbers, "comshaw" is old China hand Navy terminology for "undetected crime" (i.e. wink wink, bribes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdcnut Posted February 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 11, 2020 Filling a need when the system cannot, some times a 2Kilo and a 2Lima just don't get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted February 24, 2020 COB Ball cap photo by By JO3 Benjamin Keller Step into the shoes of the Chief of the Boat (COB) of a U.S. Navy submarine. Like all of his 140-man crew, he spends months at a time submerged where the sun never shines and the work never ends. But unlike the rest of his shipmates, he's the one charged with keeping the crew's complaints down and morale high. And, he must offer a strong shoulder for his Sailors to lean on whenever needed. The COB is an integral part of the chain-of-command on Navy submarines, and his position is defined in the Commander Naval Submarine Force Instruction (COMNAVSUBFORINST) 1306 as the senior enlisted leader responsible and accountable for the performance of the submarine to which he is attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdcnut Posted February 25, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 25, 2020 This is a great topic and nothing...... Makes me feel like a 2Kilo gangster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRIS FORD Posted February 26, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 26, 2020 Gotta love that HT Hustle lol It gets you coveralls. It gets you new boots. It gets you trays of fresh cinnamon rolls down in the Shipfitter shop ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted November 15, 2021 Anyone else have a Corncob - COB pin like the one I posted on this vest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh B. Posted November 21, 2021 Share #9 Posted November 21, 2021 Anyone with ideas on when the COB pins approximately came into use? Guessing Vietnam era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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