Reasons Why US Navy Sailors Never Get On The Bridge Of An Aircraft Carrier

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The bridge is one of the most important places on an aircraft carrier; but, some sailors may spend their entire tour of duty on an aircraft carrier without ever setting foot in this particular area. It is strictly forbidden to enter this area. Why do most Navy Crew members Never get on the bridge?
The Bridge is a carrier's primary command and control center; from here, the captain and other officers can manage all of the ship's activities. The bridge is where the Captain sits along with the navigator and all of the officers on the deck and the rest of the watch team charged with steering the ship and staying away from hazards. In most cases, it is situated in a location that provides an unobstructed view as well as direct access to the most important parts of a ship. The bridge is a few levels below Pri-fly in the carrier's superstructure.
It is strictly prohibited for anybody other than authorized staff to enter the Bridge, and all operating protocols must be followed precisely at all times. This is one of the reasons why some sailors in the US Navy might never enter the Bridge on a carrier.
Because the Bridge of an aircraft carrier is the ship's heart, there are strict procedures regarding who is allowed entry into the compartment. The Bridge also houses the primary steering equipment, navigation charts, communication systems, engine control, and other functions. There are also neighboring bridge wings on certain bridges, which are used to store the machinery for the stern and bow thrusters. These wings extend beyond the main bridge room and provide a view of the surrounding areas that are clear and unimpeded in every direction.
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@danielrousseau4842 Год назад

Those of us Marines who were fortunate enough to have been assigned Sea Duty aboard a carrier and were assigned to the Captain or Executive Officer, spent hundreds of days and nights standing duty on the bridge. It was great experience---watching flight ops, gunnery practice, and watching a foreign shore appear on the horizon or a full moon rise out of the sea.

@waynelalonde4778 Год назад

Thats sweet bro. I served a 6 month det. aboard CVN-70 CARL VINNY. I was AIMD Hyd shop. It was quite a time, only undesireable was my shop was literatlly on the fantail, and my rack was under Cat 1. Everytime GQ went off , a full underwear sprint to make station befiree they locked down hatches.

@tc1uscg65 10 месяцев назад

Not a carrier, but as a RM and TC, we used to visit the bridge all the time. Some messages had to be routed to the bridge 24/7. No one every told a communicator to clear the bridge. But I will add, not everyone had that privilege, just like not everyone could enter radio. Even the cooks would show up from time to time dropping off coffee and "snacks". But it comes down to what evolution was going on. You didn't show up while at special sea detail for chat with the helmsman.

@gulfmarine8857 4 месяца назад

I liked being an air wing Marine

@rexmasters1541 4 месяца назад

Sea going bell hop on the Indy. Did that once and it was enough and yes I spent lots of time on the bridge and few other secure locations.

@alanstrong55 4 месяца назад

It is for security reasons that the bridge is limited to Authorized Personnel Only. Keep it that way.😊😊

@dragonmeddler2152 2 года назад

As a carrier sailor, I never visited my ship's bridge simply because I didn't work there. I was out on the flight deck, most of the time and that was my flight quarters duty station.

@davehake855 2 года назад

I was a Quartermaster & I stayed the heck away from the flight deck, always used interior passage ways to get to the bridge! Most of my time was either on the bridge or in the Nav Chart room making corrections & updates on paper charts. 72-73'.

@johnhubbell1083 2 года назад

And they have a whole other video about why most crew don't ever go on the flight deck. It's almost like the answer to these video's questions are: "They don't work there."

@amiganutt 2 года назад

I too was never on the flight deck but did spend time on the bridge. I was an Electronics Technician so I had equipment everywhere. From the antennas on the “stick” to the Fathometer transducer at the bottom of the hull.

@dragonmeddler2152 2 года назад

@@johnhubbell1083 Yeah, and after flight ops concluded, the flight deck was available to any shipmates who wanted to come up and get some air or look around. They were expected to be mindful of the environment and not get in the way of crew repositioning or performing A/C maintenance activities. You know, common sense rules.

@davidstaudohar6733 2 года назад

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@jamiegumm4398 Год назад

THIS IS BRAVO SIERRA! Plain and simple ! ! !

@FerretJohn 2 года назад

I was on the bridge all the time, but as an Operations Specialist that's where I worked. Yes, only authorized people were allowed on but that's true with just about every area on a Navy Ship. I was never allowed in the engine room, in the armory, or in the kitchen, because that wasn't where I worked

@briang.7206 2 года назад

Bridge watch was quite interesting off the coast of Vietnam it was a fireworks show. We were 3-4 miles away closest was just 1 mile.

@mikejohnson4723 2 года назад

I was a RM in the Enterprise, and I was told that I could seen the reactor plant if i would of known somebody who worked there. I had a top secret clearance on there.

@michaelkendall662 Год назад

@@mikejohnson4723 only operators are supposed to be allowed in the engine operations rooms for a nuclear-powered ship........now that is limited to EMs, ETs, and MMs along with their assigned officers that have had the prerequisite training

@gaoxiaen1 Год назад

When training for deployment on an LST they always had deck department in engineering spaces. Everyone has to know DC because anyone might be needed for the job.

@almoemason Год назад

WRONG ... It's not possible to get your SW qualification without going on the bridge

@i-on-u 2 года назад

retired BMC here, i have served on various ships in my 24 years in the Navy including USS Kitty Hawk, i have never heard of sailor that’s part of the crew not allowed on the Bridge.

@i-on-u 2 года назад

…ships crew are allowed on the bridge, visitors/guess still request permission depending on the situations, The Boatswains’s Mate of the Watch maintains order and discipline on the bridge, usually has no problem granting permission. of course if you’re not part of the bridge team, you cannot loiter around, again, depends on the operations.

@jimmckinnon7148 2 года назад

USS Kitty Hawk 73-76, VA-52

@i-on-u 2 года назад

@@jimmckinnon7148 part of the 1987 World cruise as a SN in Deck Department (1987-1990), departed early 1990 as a BM2.

@michaelschneider2874 2 года назад

Old Navy here 67 to 71 Quartermaster on USS BOXER LPH4 and USS DeSoto County LST-1171 . The only time we had restricted access to the bridge was while underway , Sea and Anchor detail, and Special Ops .

@i-on-u 2 года назад

@@michaelschneider2874 right on,! NAV

@mikemalloy1681 4 месяца назад

Same for the US Merchant Marines. I was a radio officer back in the 1980s, and from time to time had to report to the bridge with weather reports (copied in Morse Code). Sometimes I had to go to the bridge to work on electronics, but usually that was done while in port. I stayed in my own domain of the radio shack. However, people did not come into my shack unless it was needed, even though most of the time it did not bother me. The radio room was always a mystery to most people, but to me it was the most important place to be. I had the whole world at my finger tips, and could listen in to all types of broadcast. A very interesting time.

@normangray3775 6 месяцев назад

As the Senior Medical Department Representative (SMDR), I was fortunate to be able to go anywhere I wanted to go. I spent plenty of time on the bridge, CIC, Fire Control Center, and engineering spaces. Radio was the only place I avoided.

@AGhostintheHouse 4 месяца назад

I was an Operations Specialist on board the USS Enterprise during the late 80s and early 90s, I've never moved past E4. I was on the bridge pretty much every other day maintaining a status board literally right behind the captain.

@fatherd.6016 Год назад

As a radioman on the Essex, I delivered messages to all bridges and decks on the island. I even took photos of a great storm from the Captains bridge...KOOL...!!! :-)

@kpdvw 2 года назад

Nice to see German Marine Officers on the Bridge!

@BillDyszel Год назад

Yeah, how did they get up there? 😀

@michaelnaretto3409 3 месяца назад

The first ship I was on, no one cared who went in the bridge just so long as you didn't disrupt anyone you were good. The helmsman asked me if I wanted to steer the ship. The officer on duty gave it his OK and for a few minutes I was steering the ship. When an order was given to the helmsman, he showed me what to do. It was cool...

@jeffjr84 Год назад

If you ever get invited to tiger cruise, go.. even if you are an adult, if you are just interested in ships in general its great.. i went as a kid, not knowing how a lot of that stuff worked.. i was blown away at the level of technology (went in the early 90s lol).

@Laserblade Год назад

All people aboard that vessel are US Navy sailors. I have been on the bridge aboard Enterprise at sea as a lowly E3, you could accurately say no unauthorized personel are allowed on the bridge.

@cyberherbalist Год назад

Long, long time ago, in this galaxy and planet, I was in the US Army. My infantry battalion made a trip from the Puget Sound to San Diego, CA to take part in USMC familiarization training, and to learn how to do amphibious landings. We sailed on a US Navy Reserve ship, the USS Paul Revere on the way down. While we were transiting the Strait of Juan de Fuca at night, I wandered up to the starboard side wing lookout's post, and chatted with him a bit. I asked if I could enter the bridge, and he said that technically I wasn't supposed to, but if I were very quiet and kept my hands off things, probably nobody'd say anything. So I went in, and stood very quietly, well behind the Captain's chair (he wasn't there initially). I stood there for about an hour watching and listening. It was fascinating! No talking among the bridge personnel, just occasional to-the-point business interchanges. There was a radar display (scope?) in front of the captain's chair, and I risked having a look at it, seeing that it showed contacts out on the water. After a while, the captain came into the bridge, and there was a quick exchange of something like "Captain on deck!" and "As you were!" He sat in his chair, and then things proceeded as before. Finally, I decided I'd been there long enough, ducked out through the starboard wing lookout door, and returned to our berthing area. It was wonderful, and made me think that maybe I should have joined the Navy! I had enough relatives who had served in the USN, including one who retired as a master chief petty officer. But I imagine it would have had its drawbacks.

@marinegrunt6633 10 месяцев назад

made an amphibious landing off the coast of Vietnam off the USS Paul Revere......15Mar66.........

@zhli4238 4 месяца назад

I went up there, as a tourist. There were a few retired gave a guided tour that day. The stairs were so narrow, one had to walk up side way.

@thomashartmann2891 2 года назад

Spent 4 years on the USS JFK, 1977-1981. I visited the bridge on numerous occasions during my 4 years. It is not s restricted area. At least it wasn’t when I was aboard.

@MrTPF1 2 года назад

I was a surface officer, but a friend of mine was stationed on a carrier and gave me a tour including the bridge. I asked him, "How do you drive something this big??!" He said, "It's like driving around a Walmart and its parking lot!" LOL!!

@garrettaldershoff7849 4 месяца назад

On the U.S.S Independence CV62 on a 3 day family crew. My Army PFC father was on the bridge(non secured area of the ship) at least once before I was going out for my second Med Crew. I was a Lead Helmsman twice on the bridge while in the Deck Division on my first Med Crew. I advise my shipmates to don't write Top Secret and Classified information to our media, We at this time have military personnel that are on trial for leaking out information, be careful. Before I leafed my active service, I was a security petty officer for the DP rating

@indetigersscifireview4360 2 года назад

It's not just aircraft carriers that restrict people from entering the bridge it's all Navy ships. As a Quartermaster (for any lubbers out there in the Navy a QM is an enlisted person who specializes in navigation) I was authorized to be on the bridge. Part of my duties was to wind the clocks in every compartment every day. The one place where I had restricted movements was the radio compartment. I was buzzed in and had to head straight for the clock, wind it, enter how fast or slow it was compared to the chronometers and leave. I was not allowed to look around or linger.

@matt92099 Год назад

ive heard of QM being responsible supplies in some cases responsible for ship duties in others responsible for crew punishment in other but never nagivation?

@indetigersscifireview4360 Год назад

@@matt92099 a Quartermaster in the Army is responsible for such things as far as I understand. But a Quartermaster in the Navy is never responsible for supplies. That would fall under Ship Services. And there are Service Officers and Service Petty Officers for that purpose. The Navy tradition of Quartermaster comes from the days of sail. Petty Officers would be assigned to the Quarterdeck to limit access to it by crew and passengers, the Master of the Quarterdeck so to speak. That evolved into Quartermaster, when the quarter deck was replaced by the bridge of paddle boats I imagine, and being responsible for the safe navigation of the ship. That makes the Navy Quartermaster a Line Petty Officer. You would never be chosen for command of a ship as a Service Officer or Service Petty Officer. You would be chosen for command as a Line Officer or if needed Line Petty Officer.

@matt92099 Год назад

@@indetigersscifireview4360 thank you

@gaoxiaen1 Год назад

On an LST it wasn't restricted at all, as long as you didn't get in the way.

@indetigersscifireview4360 Год назад

@@gaoxiaen1that's the first I've ever heard of any Navy ship where you didn't need permission from the Boatswain Mate to enter the bridge.

@goldwinger5434 Год назад

Most areas of a ship are never visited by people who don't work there. The bridge, CIC, PriFli, the engine room, reactor compartment, In the civilian world, I worked for a while in a steel mill, I never saw much beyond my little part of the mill. I later worked in 25 story tower that housed my company, in three years, only visited four floors because I had no reason to go to the other floors.

@williamsegal156 4 месяца назад

WOW! Thank you. Good info; well put. About to look at your library.

@justsayingforafriend7010 2 года назад

No no no, there is no separate Captain's bridge the navigational bridge is the captain's bridge and then you have an admiral's bridge for him and his staff which is hardly ever used if ever. On Karl denson I used to go to the admiral's bridge all the time and just hang out as a Boatswains Mate BM1 because it was never used at sea or in port.

@michaelraulerson3096 Год назад

Silliest comment! Bridge is easy to get on, the reactor control room not so easy!

@thomaswaldridge3759 8 месяцев назад

I was in the navy for 22 years as and enlisted sailor an three different carriers. I was a parachute rigger .and have been on the bridge on several occasions.

@tbm3fan913 2 года назад

Not only are most crew members not allowed on the bridge, much less the Island of a carrier during operations, they are also not allowed on the flight deck during Air Ops. I hear a few docents aboard a carrier museum where I am restoring Vulture's Row tell guests that crew could come up and watch. No they can't unless their posting is in the Island. My nephew, spent one cruise on the Vinson as a nuclear engineer and he never saw Air Ops. Non-flight deck crew was only allowed on after Air Ops and only if they were off duty and not training.

@jackbart1960 Год назад

Was a airdale/VS28 on the Indy in the early 80's. Only time even close to the bridge was hanging out on the island watching fight ops

@toddgrant4268 Год назад

Spent 8 years in the navy on 2 ships. The bridge is open to anyone. I used to go up to the bridge just to look at the chart and c where in the ocean we were at.

@arfriedman4577 4 месяца назад

Lovely video. Thanks military staff.

@kennedymcgovern5413 Год назад

If I were back in the Navy TODAY...I would never leave my hiding spot down in the engine room (where I used to take my naps), for fear of being chased around the ship by a bunch of tranvestites.

@reubenmorris487 4 месяца назад

Closest I ever got to the bridge was Vulture's Row and O4 level when I was on Mode IV duty.

@rogerr2796 Год назад

I can attest to this video. Back when I was an E-2 on a destroyer, I went up to the captain and asked if I could drive the boat for awhile. Not only did he say no, he told me it was a ship, and not a boat. And he was quite rude about it. Not very pleasant at all.

@binksterb Год назад

Worked comms was always on the bridge, signalmen and quartermasters were on the bridge.

@ezanchi5422 Год назад

If access is so restricted, who cleans the Bridge?

@ironpig701 Год назад

Same for any space on any ship. If you do not belong you are not allowed in. Its a work space not a lounge.

@jamesbohlman4297 10 месяцев назад

You want to get invited to the bridge? The management wants an explanation why and how someone was hurt out on the deck or something got washed over the stern during a storm.

@michaelschneider2874 2 года назад

Regarding "The Bridge" in a Navy Carrier : I noted ALL of those Super High End Electronics the people on the Bridge Relied ON . In particular I noted the reliance on electronics for Navigation . What happens when a EMP goes off and fry's everything ? How many of those people are Trained and Qualified to use a Sextant ? Former Quartermaster

@diddlebug7241 2 года назад

You can be assured none are sextant qualified. It’s been phased out.

@charlesgantz5865 2 года назад

@@diddlebug7241 I read several years ago that knowledge of using the sextant was phased back in for Navigators. This was because the danger to GPS was increasing, so the Navigator needed to know how to navigate without electronics. I don't know if Quartermasters were included in requiring sextant training.

@davebing11 2 года назад

EMP is taken into account for ALL electronics on a ship. and that also includes the emp generated on the newer carriers with the electronic catapults

@indetigersscifireview4360 2 года назад

Former QM here as well. I served before GPS was a thing and we learned all forms of navigation including the use of a sextant. Sure we used SATNAV but we also did dead reckoning, used alidades and bearing circles, and loran charlie and radar. Hell we even tried using fathometer to navigate. Whatever we could use we tried to use.

@charlesgantz5865 2 года назад

@@indetigersscifireview4360 Did you ever stand on the bow of your ship throwing out a lead line. Just kidding. I'm sort of curious about whether Navy navigators actually do use sextants nowadays, just to keep up their skills. And do QMs nowadays still learn the sextant, and do they practice with them.

@danielsnyder4114 4 месяца назад

I couldn’t finish this video. I felt like I was in 9th grade again, twisting and reusing the same wordage over and over again. 😂

@Davevegasful Год назад

It’s like any other position. If it’s not your work station you don’t belong there

@wprunkard 10 месяцев назад

I was on the bridge of the U. S. S. Kitty Hawk in 1977.

@sejtam 5 месяцев назад

Wow. how to say the same thing at least 3-4 times, just to fill time?

@retiredusn3701 4 месяца назад

Sigh. The bridge is not a restricted area. Many sailors come into the bridge for many different reasons. One of the more important reasons that sailors visit the bridge to so get their qualifications for Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and other enlisted and officer warfare qualification programs. Restricted areas are specifically marked on the hatches and include many areas of a ship such as communications, nuclear power spaces, etc. The bridge is not one of those areas. I served on two carriers and one destroyer tender and anyone can visit the bridge, as long as they observe common sense protocol. In fact, visiting the bridge is encouraged as part of training.

@glovefet 4 месяца назад

The fact that you have to be trained to operate the equipment is obvious, I don't an member of the ship would stroll onto the bridge and start interfering with things.

@JusticeAlways Год назад

The real reason sailors don't go on the bridge is because beer isn't served there.

@ChiefMac Месяц назад

If you served on an aircraft carrier or any other naval ship and failed to visit the ship's bridge, you have no business wearing an ESWS pin on your chest.

@markraciborski4289 4 месяца назад

Local pilots on board. It's still the Captain's responsibility. If the pilot makes a mistake, the captain gets the blame. It's always that he has total authority, with that authority, to override a pilot. Don't UK carriers have dual bridges? One the standard controller of the ship, the other the deck Boss captain, flight operations?

@Magnarmis 4 месяца назад

I'm guessing the same reason most people don't just walk into the corner office at their jobs. There has to be a valid reason which is not common when following the proper chain of command.

@MegaChuck51 4 месяца назад

Because they don't WANT to. I went into the bridge of many carriers while active duty (69-89) Most time you can't go into the bridge while at sea.

@joshmcdonald5520 Год назад

Honestly, as an Army Vet, curiosity aside why would I ever want to be where all the bosses are? It sounds like a place I would have absolute zero interest in going...

@gaoxiaen1 Год назад

I was on an LST. It's a small crew and not so formal if the CO's not a jerk..

@xenocore01 4 месяца назад

3:39 - You did not just use footage from "Carrier Command 2" to represent training of the US navy did you?

@DanBeech-ht7sw 11 месяцев назад

Call me a traditionalist if you like, but when another ship gets too close, and it is a "dire situation" as you put it, I feel these new fangled hosepipes are less effective than the rest of the equipment available to the captain. Like, you know, guns, missiles and warplanes

@walkerd73 Год назад

I was in a squadron and I had no need to go to the bridge. on a ship you only go where you work, sleep and eat.

@RoadTr 4 месяца назад

My dad took me up to the bridge on the Kennedy, when I was 10 at let me sit in the Captains seat.

@WALTERBROADDUS 2 года назад

This is one of those like rather unnecessary questions. It's just like any other workplace. If you don't work there, there's no need for you to be there. By the same token, you won't find bridge people hanging around the reactor room.

@OneKindWord 4 месяца назад

What’s the insignia for the ship’s captain?

@Colyo62 2 года назад

lol @ the carrier command 2 footage i hope no one thought that was real footage of training simulation software

@larsrq 9 месяцев назад

Some of the videoclips are not from a US carrier. Seems strange. How the USN use the bridge on a carrier should not be mixed up with how you do on other surface ship in USN and especially how you do it in other navies. The CIC is way more important there, and that's where you control the ship except maneuvering.

@kenmelrac 2 года назад

Many sailors also never sit in the cockpit of an aircraft, because either they are not qualified, or not needed.

@fubaralakbar6800 11 месяцев назад

Well, I would imagine the place is classified as all hell.

@TheGreatWyrdling Год назад

At 3:33 the video shows content from a video game called Carrier Command 2 , oh dear.

@bobwitkowski6410 Год назад

Where is the crows nest and what is it prematurely used for?

@bernhardrogge2679 9 месяцев назад

This video includes parts that were filmed abord a German Navy frigate - 07:41 as an example

@jamessheehan7634 2 года назад

Wasn’t aware the German navy had an aircraft carrier.

@Brian-yt8fu Год назад

O.S. rates stand bridge it was fun when we were under fire off the coast of Vietnam.

@envitech02 Год назад

I'm far from being a sailor, much less serving on a carrier. But I guess most sailors never step foot in the bridge because (drum roll.....) 1. They don't work there. 2. They'd just get in the way of people working there. 3. The bridge is cramped, can't fit a lot of people. Yup, that's it. It's the same as the bridge people never step foot in the engineering spaces, or the flight crew in the sewage treatment plant. Duh!

@Troy-k3p Год назад

Need to be an engineer is all. I was a GSE and that is how we do. First to help First to die. Unless you want to steer by hydraulic under waterline

@johnnycrash3270 4 месяца назад

4:39 What are those big colored letters some with dashes under

@frankmenchaca9993 Год назад

This is a no-brainer, if the ship is doing flight ops, lookee loos getting underfoot. Same with undedrway replenishment or any other operations which require bridge folk to be focused on the evolution in progress. If force is just cutting holes in the water and you have a shipmate helping you get qualified for your ESWS, that's a different matter. Same rules apply to other ships.

@bohunt8113 4 месяца назад

A video about US Navy aircraft carriers, proceeds to use stock footage of a German crew on a ship.

@buddystewart2020 Год назад

lol, you made it sound a lot more mysterious than it is. I mean, it's kind of common sense that if you don't work on the bridge, you wouldn't just be walking around in there shooting the shit with guys. I was on a Spruance class, I was a DS, so we maintained the radar consoles, among other things, and I would occasionally have to go to the bridge when we were underway to check on any issues with the console. Didn't happen a lot, but when it did, I had a reason to be there. In port, tied to the pier, you could go up and check out the bridge, that wasn't a big deal on my ship. I took my wife up there so she could see it once, nobody cared, but, it was empty, since we were in port.

@thatguy8005 2 года назад

I was on the bridge all the time. I was in every compartment at one time or another. I believe myself and the Captain were the only people that could enter every compartment. Oddly, I’ve had retired captains tell me they were not to enter some of my compartments.

@salty_flightdeck_cpo 2 года назад

The Goatlocker was our highly restricted sacred refuge.

@danrodrigues3531 2 года назад

@@salty_flightdeck_cpo What's a goatlocker?

@280StJohnsPl 2 года назад

@@danrodrigues3531 Chiefs Mess........no one but Chiefs would dare to enter there back in the day. LOL

@mikejohnson4723 2 года назад

What was your rating/rank and job at the time. I thought the captain could go throughout the ship, along with corpsman,security, and anybody else who had a reason and a high enough clearance,(TS)

@thatguy8005 2 года назад

@@mikejohnson4723 I was an E4 electronics technician assigned to the ship as a crypto tech with the Intel specialists. Myself and one other tech on the carrier were the only people permitted in every compartment. This was because of the two man rule.

@patrickbass3542 2 года назад

If you don't have a job there. you don't go there. Other spaces are treated likewise: for instance, you don't have business in the engine room or other specialized operational spaces you don't go there either. DUH!!!! Man, as an "MM" I really liked the "loss of lube oil" drill that involved reversing the direction of the turbines and scaring the crap out the "BT's"....If your ever witness that drill, you will know what I mean!!!!!

@oogiev2 2 года назад

Nice video, entertaining and knowledgeable thanks.

@navyproductions 2 года назад

How nice to hear. Thank you so much. Are there any topics you find interesting and would like to see more of?

@oogiev2 2 года назад

@@navyproductions No thanks, I enjoy browsing videos than researching topics.

@NickGonsalves 2 года назад

Been on the bridge may times on every ship i was on.

@tyronemarcucci8395 Год назад

I served on a CVA, 3 DD, 1 DE as a signalman and my duty was on the bridge. It is a small, crowded place and not a sight seeing area, so no one goes their unless their job is there. That simple.. I didn't hang out in the ships cooks area either,as I didn't belong there. Who comes up with these stupid statements.??

@cleverusername9369 2 года назад

I'm a civilian and I've been on the bridge of an active duty DDG, USS Lassen, on a Tiger cruise several years back, my brother was an officer on board and showed me around. As someone who's been aboard a great many WW2 era museum ships, it was extremely interesting to see the differences in technology in what amounts to effectively the same space. Don't worry, he was extremely professional and made sure I didn't see anything a civilian isn't allowed to see, the Navy is pretty good about securing the ship before allowing (heavily vetted) civilians aboard. They're not like trump, they actually demonstrate respect for sensitive and classified information.

@BrianChristopher-j9v 4 месяца назад

My experience was anyone could visit the bridge. Just keep your mouth shut and don't get in the way. USS KittyHawk. 81-84. Maybe I'm not remembering properly.

@Sr89hot 6 месяцев назад

I wasn’t in the Navy but I have been on the bridge of the North Carolina and the Wisconsin.

@briangulley6027 2 года назад

Famous Navy saying, "it ain't gay when you're underway." Not sure what that means could an ex-sailor help me out.

@indetigersscifireview4360 2 года назад

Never heard that saying! Could you be thinking of the Coast Guard?

@gaoxiaen1 Год назад

LOL!

@andrewnewton2246 Год назад

Where are the nearest toilets to the Bridge?

@koaung3803 Год назад

I WAS ALSO A SNR. CAPTAIN N SPENT MOST OF MY COMMAND ON MY BRIDGE. WHERE THE QUARTER MASTER IS WAITING FOR HIS COMMANDER TO ENTER HIS BRIDGE THEN HE STAND TO ATTENTION N SHOUT CAPTAIN ON THE BRODGE A.TENDHUN ❤❤❤❤❤😅

@pauljohnson4590 2 года назад

Why does a US carrier have a german crew?

@watomb 4 месяца назад

Dang next time do your research every working space is like the bridge.

@atigerclaw 2 года назад

@3:38 'Carrier Command 2' game footage.

@TheTheratfarmer Год назад

The Captain. Not a one man operation. Captain 0-5. The door of Admiral.

@gaoxiaen1 Год назад

Captain of the ship but often a Commander O-5.

@davekent2088 Год назад

money is stored in a safe in the ships office, passports are the responsibility of each crew member

@mikelhar Год назад

Passports for navy sailors??? I never needed one when we pulled into numerous Asian ports.....

@michaelkendall662 Год назад

you could ask for the ship's purser to store valuables for you.....we did that for purchased items sometimes overseas and they would assign unused storerooms and secure items there for transport back to CONUS

@gaoxiaen1 Год назад

@@mikelhar True, but it's a good idea to have one.

@Gregtman502 2 года назад

The bridge also has a morgue and a mini hospital if sailors get hurt or killed on the flight deck

@vincentperratore4395 2 года назад

Really? What about Sickbay?

@ewetho 2 года назад

What boat were you on????? Not mine!

@blakeh6250 2 года назад

Thats the mess desks...

@michaelkendall662 Год назад

you do not know what you are talking about....different areas entirely

@seanrhone5306 6 месяцев назад

How big is the vault to hold all those documents and money?

@bpie8390 10 месяцев назад

I wouldn't want to go to the bridge, go to vultures' row. It is more lax there or hang out in the el.well or fantail for some fresh air.

@MrValjester 9 месяцев назад

Every person on that bridge is a US Navy sailor. What a ignorant banner. Did y’all just make up this entire story?

@kennethjohnson4280 Год назад

What are you talking about? I was on the bridge all the time. So much incorrect information in one video, wow.

@JohnSmith-fb2np 10 месяцев назад

This is true for almost any ship in the navy. Probobly most navies to boot. If you dont have business on the bridge dont go up there. As for the people who claim they go up there... of course you do. Youre standing watch...duh. thats like a dr bragging that he goes into an operating room to perform surgery. Of course they do, its where thier duty is.

@fastride852000 Год назад

CVIC is more locked down

@polleraffe100 10 месяцев назад

Since when Germany is having an AC?

@EDD519 Год назад

who ya think steers the ship ? an officer ? HA .

@Gayboy211 3 месяца назад

You can literally put in a request to go to the bridge. I’ve done it many times and I don’t work nowhere near the bridge.

@Brian-yt8fu Год назад

Not my favorite place especially when our captain was on the bridge you have to watch your P's & Q's.

@samiel992 2 года назад

But where is the ATC room though

@usnret1959 5 месяцев назад

That’s a lie I went to the bridge on my two CVs my Cruiser, both my LPHs, both of my AFSs and my LHD and I was a MS. This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

@kennethbolton951 Год назад

To be fair there are lots of places on a ship that are not duty station you will never visit. The number one reason, you will be in the way and as every sailor knows the worst thing you can do is be in the way, especially around the top brass. second, you're not supposed to be there and you get in the way. And, what will be your excuse? "Well I was curious , like driving by two burning oil tankers on the road and saying, hey lets stop and check this out". If the Captain invites you, well who is the brass ball person that will say to the Captain, gee Caps waz going on?" And, that, salty dawgs, is the way the sea biscuit crumbles.

@gaoxiaen1 Год назад

I was on an LST. It's a small crew and not so formal if the CO's not a jerk. My second CO was pleased to see that crew members or Marines were interested enough to see what goes on in the pilothouse.