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Originally Posted by imishin
According to my father they had plenty illiterate Siberian natives in the navy serving on the diesel subs.
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There is a huge difference between illiterate, and unable to understand spoken directions or communicate detailed information verbally. If I can tell you, "when i give the signal turn this switch exaclty this far." and show you what I mean. vs smacking you around and hand gestures.