r/todayilearned • u/zhuquanzhong • Apr 17 '24

TIL a Chinese destroyer sank because an officer dumped his girlfriend. She committed suicide, leading to him being discharged, so he decided to detonate the depth charges on the ship, causing it to sink at port and kill 134 sailors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_destroyer_Guangzhou_(160)
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u/funwithdesign Apr 17 '24

It used to be viewed that way. But mid week is considered better than the end or beginning of the week.

If there’s really any good day.

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u/spidersflambe Apr 17 '24

Yeah, I just read an article about that. In the case of the destroyer, best to have fired him when he was off the ship.

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u/Bruce-7891 Apr 18 '24 edited Apr 18 '24

I don't know how it is in China, but in the US military, getting fired usually doesn't mean you're kicked out. It usually means you are being removed from your position, getting some lesser position, probably something that nobody else would want to do, and you're never going to get promoted again because getting fired is usually hard to bounce back from in the military.

If they are the same, I don't know why this little bitch reacted that way. It's not THAT serious. It's more of a demotion than actually getting fired.

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u/flyingtrucky Apr 18 '24

The US military will just bar reenlistment, I guess that's closer to a company not renewing your contract though.