Laundry is dangerous.

According to Centcom of the US some lost socks started a fire on its most advanced aircraft carrier. How many socks you ask? Quantity unknown but it took all the fire fighting equipment on the ship 30 hours to extinguish. How big was the sock fire? Unknown but it did so much structural damage the ship will be out of service for a year or more. Remember folks count your socks. They may be setting fire in your home.

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Nick1 · 61-69, M

May be at that rate, all sailers on ship may have lost all socks!
Hope all marines deployed recently took extra socks so when they land they still have enough socks to wear in field!
Let us implement what all correction facilities do for their cutlery. All sailers on ship should account for their socks.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Nick1 Socks, USN-issue. NSN 66-777-890-4444, White, Issue as Pairs 2. Fireproofed to ISO EN-7777.

Navy issues a general order: "Socks shall not be dried on the main engine exhaust ducts."

Indian shipbreakers are puzzled to find so many lone socks in the oddest recesses of the vessels they cut up, but find ready buyers for them in the local markets.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@Nick1 According to sources close to the marines being shipped out they weren't looking for socks. They were looking for priests who would be there to administer last rites. That is not a good sign at all.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@hippyjoe1955 No, it isn't. Grim realism, perhaps.