Everything You Didn't Know About Commanding an Aircraft Carrier 

Früher in Mollis, Staffel 11 Verwandshaft mit Prof. H Schuerch? Astro Research.

Yes, he is a gift. But it’s his parents who gave him the opportunity to excel. Congratulations.

@@hambone4402 Also shows how bullshit those tests are.

Absolutely right. My wife kept our family (three kids) going while I deployed in P-3C's early in my career before changing models and going to the S-3B aircraft. Deployed to Iceland, Rota Spain and Lajes (Azores), changed to S-3's then deployed on the Saratoga , America, Independence, and Nimitz. She was the glue that held us all together. This April will be 54 years since we started our journey.

Spot on

"...No woman would put up with that...." That's why, when a Sailor retires, the Navy gives his wife a Certificate of Appreciation. Being a Navy Wife is the hardest job in the Navy.

VERY good interview. From my home, I can see all the ships coming and going out as they cross over the HRBT on the Elizabeth River. I actually had the chance to shake "Slapshot's" hand some time ago and have met his lovely wife. I won't get into much detail because this is not the place to do so, but please allow me to clear up something. Thankfully what I am about to describe is NOT a typical Naval occurrence, but sadly it happens. I am friends with a lot of Naval Officers and several of the Master & Senior Chiefs over at Norfolk, Little Creek, YWS, and Oceana. Just before Christmas, I was called and asked to go to a local police station, when I got there a young sailor was sitting in a chair rocking back and forth crying with his head in his hands. Another situation just happened last week. A Sailor found his bank account empty and I actually had to help him out with enough money to eat on and pay some small bills until the 15th. In both situations, these young men have suffered through infidelity. So, let's be clear here at just how important it is for a Military person to have a spouse that will BE THERE and mean it when they said those vows about better or worse. During my lifetime I have had the chance to speak to many 0-6s and above on this topic. To a person they said during my career when things got tough when I looked behind me I saw my bride rolling up her sleeves and saying OK, let get to work! I don't know if "Mooch" will see this, but I wonder between these two men, how many of them had children born while deployed? A few years ago I was speaking to a lady telling me of a time many years ago when her husband was flying F-14s and deployed, she went into labor at home alone and had to drive herself to the hospital. This life is NOT easy on the military member or their spouse!

@@tvideo1189 wow! Thanks for your FAMILY'S Service Sir!

Sadly, it sounds like much of his work was classified and much of it remained classified even today.

USN Ret ATC Chief, BZ to both, it was a bear to get into those positions, go NAVAIR.

Slapshot was my dad's xo in the tophatters. I went to school with his son Chris. Used to stay at their house in Christopher farms. Good times.

Amen, need more like him.

I have always been impressed with the technical training that the Air Force offers. I have met a lot of "Zoomies" that are very competent Software Engineers.

Agreed. Well done interview that covered some interesting ground.

Same here. I was in the Air Force, but I grew up and still live in Pensacola, Florida... the "Cradle of Naval Aviation." I love the Air Force, but also have a strong fondness for the Navy.

@@danielvining thanks for your Service!

I didn’t complete because of back surgery but was a naval AVROC back in 69. Hanging out at NAS Los Alamitos I hadn’t yet considered the boat part of the equation

Wow tay you’re old! Everyone I know thought you were perpetually 25

Totally agree 👍

This is why I believe one of the requirements to be president of the United States is to have been a commander of a naval vessel. I am not restricting it to nuclear carriers, that’s too high a bar. While that will preclude numerous good candidates, it certainly will sidestep jokers like trump. I am not a Democrat or making this political but we really need men of character to get this nation on the right track. The reason for my comment is the requirement of a successful captain is an optimal combination of a babysitter and an ass kicker.

The same, grandpa in flight school, applies to Admiral McCain, John McCain's grandfather. The Admiral passed away shortly after WWII. A CAREER OF STRESS, RESPONSIBILITY, AND A WAR CERTAINLY WERE FACTORS IN HIS PREMATURE DEMISE. I've heard it said, rightly or wrongly, that Admiral McCain took the fall for Admiral Halsey being suckered into chasing the Japanese fleet north away from critical landings near the end of the war. CLEARLY A GREAT NAVAL OFFICER.

@@bobandbally88 Even more so, I think McCain took the fall for Halsey over getting suckered into the second typhoon. I'm a pretty big fan of both admirals overall, but I gotta say I have a hard time explaining that away, even to myself.

@@cragnamorra Murphys law. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

And he was thrown into Pensacola Bay and.. had his tie cut.

I concur. Our country is fortunate that not everyone at that skill level is lured away by Wall Street.

@T.J. Kong yeah I subbed to that awhile ago. They did a thing on Aft Steering awhile back and I remembered watches down there at sea. ;-)

@T.J. Kong It's a great channel!

@@oldgoat142 yeah and it's growing at a nice fast pace! I wish I could make it out there to see it but I left the east coast in 1995 and I am not planning on going back.

As a JO, the FTs were my favorite rate.

@@KutWrite I never was an FT since on New Jersey I was still an MM3 with a bunch of FTG's. When I went to "A" school I became an FC3 do I was never an FTG or FTM.

Not to mention his humility. I was seriously impressed by the man and the overall interview. Well done Admiral Carter, and Mooch for putting this together.

A war criminal.

Not to burst your bubble, but as an E3 I got to, pretty much, do all the things you described on board the USS America on a family 'day cruise'. Very cool we were on bridge. The only restricted areas were of course the flight deck during flight ops and secure engine spaces ( nukes).

@@raynic1173 Fantastic! I hope you enjoyed the hook landing, cat shot, and Flag Mess as much as I did. As an ex suppo, I was so proud of the culinary specialists working the mess. We did a nice picture all together and it was very special for me to reconnect 25 years after my time.

@@IchimokuCloud Yeah, definitely a day to remember watching all that action from the bridge.

I had the same thoughts. The constellation of skills required - academics, leadership, interpersonal skills are unfathomable; I guess that's why there are fewer Admiral Caters than there are astronauts. And the more typical path for people like him would be to work on Wall Street. But who the hell would defend our country if all the Admiral Carters went into the business world?

Brian I agree it's crazy how much is on the back of 1 person!! 99.9999999% of people could never even wrap their brain around the amount of hard work, knowledge, dedication, and responsibility it takes to even be considered for the titles this man has had in his Naval/Military career!! There is that fraction of a % of people who could ever attempt to take on what this man did. Nevermind actually getting to that point being able to make it and do it with the amount of success he did. It's men and women like this that keep our country safe, gives us our freedom, and makes our military the best in the world 🇺🇸

For much is great in the service of arms. The corporal that was bestowed the MOH, the Admiral that sent him there, the multitude within that time of aspace and time .

There were two times I shook hands with then Capt. Jerome L. Johnson, commanding office USS Coral Sea. First during an all-hands inspection. Second when I was frocked as a BT3. I still have that photo.

@@kmanscorner9530 do you remember what year that was?

@@donboyd4609 81-82

As the joke goes, there's two ways to see the CO... Getting promoted. And doing something _really_ stupid. (XO usually handles disciplinary actions.) (or you work on the bridge.) It's a bit ironic that you have to go through the hell of nuke school, but spend your entire career sitting on the bridge. It wasn't part of the video, but I'd bet the only time he saw any part of the reactor was during refueling.

@@jfbeam Or you work as an MAA either testifying at Captain's Mast or acting as a bailiff

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To be selected for brigade command is also equally tough. Especially combat/infantry BDE

...and sad that it probably is currently vulnerable to the lateat hypersonic weapons; all that talent and treasure could sink! Prayers for our sailors...

@@tdgdbs1 minus nuke school lol.

@@travist7777 one thing about carriers is they're actually nearly unsinkable with conventional weapons. Even with a detonation of ordinance. They're not going to sink a carrier. It may get damaged. But it won't sink. Plus the moment we go to war with someone we will mount the laser CWIS we developed a decade ago to counter the hypersonic missile we developed 15 years ago. Our tech is way more advanced than what is public. The way tech advancement goes is DARPA develops it and then after they've advanced sufficiently beyond that they spin off a corporation to allow someone to profit. It's been that way for a century. Facebook is one of the most obvious bc the day DARPA closed Project Lifelog Facebook became a thing.

Amazing public speaker- As befits the Prez of a major Uni !!

Admiral Rickover was subjected to anti-semitism from his time at the Naval Academy. The same was true of black midshipmen. Admiral Rickover was not particularly personable, which likely added to his difficulties. I believe Congress was involved in his making Admiral. He was ultimately recognized for his great contributions. The story I most recall about his interviews of applicants for the nuclear program. He had one or two of the legs of the interviewees chair partly sawed off to see the reaction. I believe sitting there without questioning was not acceptable for success.

@@bobandbally88 what point were you trying to make?

@@dfgiuy22 point? Does recalling history have to be making a point?

I had the honor of meeting Ted Rockwell during the inactivation of the USS Enterprise in December of 2012.

@@jamesfinley1075 That's amazing. I attended that ceremony and never new Rockwell was there. I would have loved to meet him.

Thanks, Chief!

Yeah I tossed a qual book out of my cube once. A Captain signed up for the Electrical End of Card for 15 minutes. After him telling me I can just go ahead and sign it since he knew it all. I did initial it so he couldn't get the sig from anyone else. It took him 2 more weeks to get it for real, but he apologized to me and he had earned it no doubt. I hope he went on to be a great leader. Good times.

It was not one of the drunk students from Hooter’s which came in duty drunk and failed completely out???

Nice book having some self esteem problems?? You sure told everybody. Remember tell yourself in the mirror ever morning. “Im a good person,Everybody likes me and I’m smarter than all those S.O.B’s of higher rank” I’ve never read such a narcissistic comment in my life. I’m sorry book in my life. You have a very intelligent captain of an aircraft carrier and instead of showing some respect. You pop off and write a book about poor you trying to tell everyone how smart you are.

Yawn

WOW! This is why I love this channel and I was USAF … you guys know how to “Coin a Phrase” …. ( pun intended )

I love hearing from the top-of-the-top performers and achievers. Not sure why, because that's not me, but I guess it makes me feel good that our systems are being led by the best of the best.

Was this during cleaning the engine room for ORSE...or cause you were smart enough to not go to nuke school hahahaha

@@s.porter8646, not a nuc. I was a Missile Tech.

@@mikebaggott7802 CONER= Clean Our Nasty Engine Room

What boat your qual on

@@s.porter8646 Simon Bolivar, 641(Blue).

I agree, except for the last part :) A company 7th infantry bat lead the way, the Rangers can come help if they want but we lead the way :)

I think it's safe to say that no organizations on earth put as much time and effort into the professional development of their personnel as the military, These people operate some of the most deadly machines ever devised by man and not only need to how to deploy that capability but in the modern era when and why.

AT-2, VF-51 Screaming Eagles 83 - 86. Last half of the 83 World Cruise, 84-85 WestPac, 86 RimPac, on board the Chuck V, (USS Carl Vinson).

@@slactweak I was with them from 1974 to 1977 aboard Coral Sea and then FDR. Always upsets me that the Navy disestablished 51. Oldest West Coast fighter squadron and third oldest in the Navy. Need to preserve your history.

@@davidpf043 Wow, you're serious Old School. Unless I miss my guess, they were flying the F-4's then, yes? I was there when two of our pilots did an intercept of a Backfire Bomber while we were doing Flight-Ops in the Sea of Japan. That was a wild night. I was also there when Top Gun was filmed. It was our pilots, (as if you didn't already know that), who flew in many, (if not all), of the F-14 scenes. Man, those were great times.

@@slactweak We flew F-4Bs when I joined the squadron and converted to the F-4N which was a reworked B. Cleaned up a lot of issues with electrical system and updated the ECM. Nice airplane. Simple compared to the F-14 but lighter than the J and accelerated a bit better. During our FDR cruise in the Med, we intercepted two flights of Blinders being delivered to Libya. Picture wound up on the cover of Aviation Week and is available on the internet. I flew with many of the guys in the movie Topgun. In fact, I went through Topgun in 1982 as a reserve and our class honor man was Sandy Winfield who did a lot of the F-5 flying in the movie. Dan Pedersen was CAG-15 on Coral Sea my first cruise and I was RIO to Darrell Gary. Both were founding members of Topgun. We trained against Topgun frequently when they were in between classes during the 1970s. Have memories of looking over my shoulder as Randy Cunningham pulled for lead in an A-4C during one dogfight. Good friend send me a press notice when they retired the last FA-18C for the Navy. I pointed out that they had just retired the plane that replaced the plane that replaced the plane we flew. Guess that more than qualifies as old school.

@@davidpf043 I'll SAY. That's a resume to be proud of, shipmate.

I was on the Chucky V at the same time, I turned down orders to the Big E for CVN 70

Those RCOH would have to be intense. I served on three Precommissioning units. I vented the air out of all reactor coolant pumps in two CVNs. I was the Dean of George Washington University (CVN 73) for the pre reactor startup. Everyone was required to attain a 3.2 on tests or face remedial training. Naval Reactors Operational Safeguards Exams are tough. They can prevent initial criticality and set schedules back for months. Admiral Carter would have to have his Reactor Department personnel trained up just like a Precommissioning CO did.

It's always struck me as an interesting dichotomy that the institutions that provide our democracies with their security are not democratic and neither is the process that chooses, in most cases anyway, the leaders of those institutions....

@@ZATennisFan Interesting comment, we don't live in a democracy, we live in a democratic republic which is a totally different thing. No Democracy has lasted, as Neil Bortz used to say: Democracy is Mob Rule. Well, democracy would be even more disastrous for the military, as an example: the German army that ransacked Rome had the closest to democratic structure then and after they won the battle they blew apart bickering about what to do after that-nothing ever was gained by Germany-just the loot that they could carry. Just a reminder that Socialism was already clearly formulated by Germany then and affects everything poorly and brought us: Communism, Fascism, Nazism, Socialism, and the warped idea that any sort of fairness is possible from a government.

@@thomasmoore8142 Good points in return. I just mean democratic countries in general. I know that the US, I'm assuming that's where you are from, is a republic as opposed to a pure democracy as Athens was for a time. It's just that is interesting that the institute that supply democracies their security such as militaries and police forces are, almost without exception, not democratic themselves and I don't think they can afford to be.....

@@ZATennisFan good job, good exchange...thanks

@@thomasmoore8142 Actually by recent Polity data series the US system of government has been downgraded from a Democracy to an Anocracy, making Switzerland the oldest continuous Democracy. And before anybody gets their knickers wet, Polity was sponsored/funded through our PITF/ CIA. The current trajectory- if not reversed- leading towards Autocracy. Scary but that is where we are.

Come on Mooch...why did he get called Slapshot?