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From: aoki@postgres.Berkeley.EDU (Paul M. Aoki)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Sub glasses
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Date: 26 Sep 89 08:19:22 GMT
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From: aoki@postgres.Berkeley.EDU (Paul M. Aoki)
This is kind of a bizarre request, but here goes ..

US submariners are issued different glasses than most Navy personnel -- 
very expensive gold-rimmed John Lennon jobs (the American Optical Sampson 
P-3).

The point of this is that these glasses can be worn inside of a breathing 
apparatus in case of emergency.  This is usually an air-hose mask (EAB?
EBA?), but I've also heard that it will fit inside of an OBA (oxygen 
breathing apparatus) mask.  The OBA is a chest-pack version of the "oxygen 
candle" (chemical oxygen generator) that is most often used in fighting 
fires.

I know there are ex-submarine folks out there.  Will these things fit 
inside of OBAs?

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