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Education — Sealab aquanauts were quite diverse in educational background, with training 

 ranging from less than a high school education to advanced degrees (Table 22). Members of 

 Team 2 had, on the average, completed more years of school than members of Teams 1 and 2, 

 although differences were not marked. 



Table 22 

 SEALAB II AQUANAUTS - EDUCATION 



Marital Status — As can be seen from Table 23, the men in Sealab were family men, i.e., 

 married men with children. It is interesting to note that the same is true of the two previously 

 mentioned adventurous groups; astronauts and Mt. Everest climbers. Thus it appears that 

 rather than being unencumbered by family responsibilities, the opposite is true of men volun- 

 teering for assignments in adventures of this type. 



Table 23 

 SEALAB II AQUANAUTS - MARITAL STATUS (AUGUST 1966) 



Hometown Size —Most of the aquanauts grew up in small towns and small cities (Table 24). 

 Whether small-town lads seek adventure in disproportionate numbers is an interesting question 

 worthy of study in its own right. 



Table 24 

 SEALAB II AQUANAUTS -SIZE OF HOMETOWN 



Civilian/Navy Status — Civilian scientists and technicians and Navy divers participated in 

 Project Sealab. Table 25 gives the numbers of men so categorized by team and for the whole 

 group. Among the Navy men, two were commissioned officers, 10 were chief petty officers, 



