At the Bureau of Navigation’s solicitation, possible designs were proposed by several sources, including one from King himself. The idea to create one arose in the summer of 1923, when future fleet admiral and Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King (then a captain) suggested developing a symbol to identify qualified submariners. Submarine dolphins have represented submariner identity for so long, it might be surprising to learn the Submarine Force lacked any warfare insignia for the first 24 years it existed. Because of this tension, submarine dolphins took on even greater significance and symbolism: they became an unspoken way to communicate the identity, pride, and achievement submariners can rarely share outside the submarine community. Submariners thus find themselves in the vexing position of having to keep silent about almost every aspect of the work they are so proud to do. Submarines carry out some of the nation’s most difficult, valuable, and secretive missions. To earn the right to wear 'fish' or 'dolphins', prospective submariners complete an extensive qualification process that lasts about one year. The pride submariners feel in qualifying is amplified by the operations the Submarine Force performs. The Submarines insignia is considered one of the Navy's three major enlisted warfare pins citation needed, along with the Surface Warfare Badge and the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist insignia. The first-of-class INS (Israeli Naval Ship) Dolphin was commissioned in 1999, INS. Unsurprisingly, the submarine warfare insignia is considered one of the most difficult to earn in the Navy. SSK Dolphin Class Submarine Dolphin Class submarine development. Submarine Veterans reunion association, regularly wear hats, vests, shirts, and even belt buckles adorned with submarine dolphins.

Submarine veterans, many of whom belong to the national U.S.

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