Proof we need psychological tests for submariners..

I don't want a mad man next to me, let alone a mad man with an assault rifle.

The unfortunate incident onboard Royal Navy's submarine, HMS ASTUTE, clearly challenged the credibility of RN's psychologists.

The fact that the element of madness in the mind of that young man wasn't detected in the supposedly tough selection process result in a sad death of a father of four.

Where did they go wrong? For submariners wannabe, to be awarded a 'dolphin' is one thing but to serve onboard submarine is another thing.

I wonder if RN has a different set of tests to qualify the dolphin holders to become a submarine crews or are they practising 'just picking up names from the pool of names'?

Whatever it is, RN's psychologists have to ask themselves whether they need to devise new tests in order to identify any 'mad man' as early as possible.

If something like this happened, I would point my finger at them. (No offence).