He was an electrical officer on a fast - attack submarine (USS Permit, SSN - 594) in San Diego, and his son, David, also an aeronautical engineer, is starting Navy nuclear training to be a fast -
attack submarine officer.
Before attending law school, Russ served as a division
officer on board a nuclear - powered, fast -
attack submarine and was certified as a Naval Nuclear Engineer by the Department of Energy's Naval Reactors Division.