Author: Michael

Editor’s Note: In honor of the Labor Day holiday in the United States, War on the Rocks is publishing a transcript of President Franklin Roosevelt’s Labor Day radio address from Sept. 1, 1941. * * *On this day — this American holiday — we are celebrating the rights of free laboring men and women.The preservation of these rights is vitally important now, not only to us who enjoy them—but to the whole future of Christian civilization.American labor now bears a tremendous responsibility in the winning of this most brutal, most terrible of all wars.

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Military life is full of traditions and lore that have been passed down through generations of service members. Among the saltiest of Navy traditions is cribbage: the unofficial game of the U.S. Submarine Force. Cribbage has both a rich history and profound meaning among submariners. Learning to play cribbage with the submariner in your life can not only help you understand a new game but also gives you a glimpse into what their world is like under the surface. 
Life aboard a submarine is unlike any other environment in the military.

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