Why Navy Sailors STOPPED Jumping Off Aircraft Carrier Flight Decks 

I just watched Slomo-Guys about bullet skipping

Methuselah lived 900 years! Methuselah lived 900 years. But who calls that livin' When no gal will give in? To no man what's 900 years?

slomo guys just uploaded video about bullet skipping, what timing...

By the time you get any, you only have a few years left to live. Not Fair!! 😢

@@othernicksweretaken He lived closer to 1000 according to the legend. I think it was right around 960 years.

Right! I had to go back and listen to it a second time to make sure I heard it right.

Now imagine a dive from the "crow's nest". 😂

*contradictory

He actually said "wrongly"lol

Or if you land in the open mouth of a shark , it can also....

Yes, it is. I remember treading water and thinking that the bottom was MILES below me!

fuck that i have thalassophobia

To toss a wishing coin into that. How long would it take to touch bottom I wonder?

@@breadtoast1036 is that another word for being pussnboots

the only swim call i had in the navy got cancelled due to the swells getting too big

I was on CGC Tahoma 02-05, they had swim call a day outside of Haiti after dropping off a bunch of migrants with sharks following their boat. i watched from the helo flight deck, grew up in Florida but f*ck that.

My rule has always been make sure youre not on the outside of the group. But yeah, its freaky being in the water without being able to see land in any direction.

I sailed on the USCGC Seneca and was lucky enough to spend most of my time at sea in the Caribbean. Swim calls were rare..I probably saw 3 at the most. It was an interesting feeling swimming in the open ocean. It gave me some perspective on how terrifying it would be to fall overboard and get left behind. I still enjoyed it though and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Never served, but sailed a lot, and there was this old salt I met, he had sailed all over the Caribbean and up the east coast, and, don’t know why, but I’ll always remember the way he said (paraphrasing), “people say you can be alone in a crowd, but a crowd is never as alone as in the middle of the water.” You’re alone out there

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) ----------

I’m glad he’s alright and recovered from it. But how can you say he landed perfectly, when he broke his back? Something must hve gone terribly wrong

@@Bisley1 I watched a video of the jump and it looked as though it was a perfect pencil dive. Something definitely went wrong and maybe his jump wasn’t perfect but what I meant was that there is such a small margin for error that what you think might be a good jump could be off and dangerous

I am happy for him that he isn't paralyzed. But I am so tired of people's stupidity.

@@michaelslifecycle one can jump in perfectly, but after hitting the water you still have inertia and one wrong move can twist your body and easily break your back, I haven't injured myself that hard but once jumping head first I tried to resurface faster not going deeper, my back hurt quite bad for a moment.

Yessiiir

A-10 CAS with LGBUs

What you need is more good sharks with guns.

@@KittyCat10945 gta orbital cannon vs shark

@@KittyCat10945 finally some good use for the A10, but the Aircraft Carrier needs to be at least 10 km away from the engagement zone, cause otherwise itll be friendly fire

my man legit said:im the captain of this ship and prove to yall by diving 90 feet

Nicely gutsy, I dig it!

He had the biggest eggs. He swims Obove. 🤣🤣🤣

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That's 1ft over an Olympic high dive... skipper could've died that day lmao

❤. But taxes are going to pay off college loans. My attorney neighbor had a good part of his loan paid by biden. Neighbor makes over $250,000 a year!!

I second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth that motion, with immeasurable thanks!

Wow, thank you for your service

Yeah, everyone is a possible enemy there, even the ones who helped u the day before. Lots took drugs just to be able to deal with it all & all smoked weed

Did you guys ever dive off a mountain ridge into a river?

I can only begin to imagine. Thank you for your service. 🤟

I was in Afghanistan 371 cav and 132 inf never had no beer call....u were lucky....I was in nagahar , kunar and nuristan rc east

Grandpa had his priorities straight 😉

In 2004 I was temporarily assigned to a Joint Task Force in Iraq. Mostly Army guys, some air force, a few marines. We had this one old National Guard guy. We weren't allowed alcohol there (the Aussies had some at their camp). So this old guy was always having cakes shipped in from Germany. We thought that was a little weird until somebody figured out the alcohol content of these cakes. He was sent home 🙂

@@theodoreolson8529 how much %

I cut my hand with a RHIB prop during a LEDET support mission in the Caribbean. HM1 sewed me up but it still hurt as f-ing hell. CO came by sick bay, gave me a shot of "Makers Mark" and offered to relieved me from OOD duty that evening. I stood my watch anyway. p.s. Jumped from the Flight Deck of the USS KITTY HAWK without any issues.

Did he tell you how much he made up for it when they made a port call?😜

Thank you for your service!!!

I think it's a good exercise for learning how to properly swim in the ocean and marginally help in case the ship goes down with training. This is just coming from an idiot who was rejected by the military though.

@@serronserron1320 There's plenty survival training under somewhat better controlled condiitons.

You all deserved any brake you all received. Thank you for your loyal Service Sir.Would be nice is all our world could get along,but you can't find peace in most families now.((Signs of the times🚬))...............⚓🧭

I plan to join the royal navy in a few years, It really takes some balls to do what you guys did. We all appreciate your service!

Some apples are of a green colour, whilst other apples are red.

Helps having a bunch of sugar ;)

I help build that ship,in Newport News ,VA., Their when Mrs. Jackie Kennedy Onassis and John John Kennedy came and Christian the Ship.( Pulled to the Front with my daughter to stand beside them that day.)Loved that ship and all that we built their in that wonderful place.⚓

When I was on the Jessie L. Brown, we went 185 days with out seeing dry land. That was the longest for me. An entire deployment haze grey and underway is no joke.

I believe that the Nimitz deployment was Eleven Months Underway. Because of the whiny baby target sailor's, the Navy decided that for underway periods in excess of 45 days. (I'd bet that Boomers would carefully schedule underways really carefully)

I missed that but was on "numbnuts" in 1981-83" Good times.

I too was there enjoying those 2 beers. Limited to 2 they told us, but the stamp they put on your hand washed off easy. So back in line I went for more. I think I stopped at 6 already having a good buzz.

Maui no Ka oi🤙🏽

Did anyone ever see a shark?

@@monkofbob no

Yes, exactly! Nothing like swimming in a pool at all, no matter how big the pool.

@Doctor Whowhotheowl Try the North Atlantic. Can get dark up there too…with killer whales.

the ocean is a whole differen ballgame. You feel like an ant

Most people who have been to the beach have no idea.

Middle of the ocean is like a desert on land. Most of the biomass is near shore or shallow waters. So swimming in deep waters is one of the safest places to be. Very unlikely to meet anything, unless you chum the waters. Ive been shark fishing in the middle of the ocean a few times, alot of people actually swim while chumming starts. Cause it takes like an hour before the scent to spread and sharks pickup on it.

it's training. captain logs as training right?

eventually they have to spend the ammunition. and i think your costs are way off.

@@romeoneverdies it was a joke, never intended to be taken as a fact, but yeah, you prob right

​@Wendys where do you people come from??? Go back to your video game!!!!!

Luis...these people don't understand jokes!!!!! Seriously!!!

That's probably why sharks follow ships & boats

Same thing happened to my friend. He broke his back and lost feeling in his legs for over a day until after surgery. He was lucky to be alive. It’s amazing how much impact there is from this kind of height. I’m surprised they even allow it.

Scary - but no need to stop! Just learn how to do it right.

I'd want to be the one manning the gun. Yall swim and I'll shoot.

@@michaelslifecycle why would there ever be a need to dive from the flight deck?? Notice I said dive not jump. By the way the John C stennis is a nimitz-class carrier is it not? White Deckers 90 ft above the water. Why in the world would you attempt to dive off the that unless you are an expert cliff diver??

What were they going to do send him to Vietnam? Bend his dog tags and take away his birthday. 😂

No. Throw them in the damn brig for the duration and send them to a court's martial where they would receive a demotion and loss of pay. There are jails on ship.

A sausage party...

Love it

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Greg, was your dad a Marine or sailor?

@@danielrousseau4842 He was a sailor. He told us a lot of stories that we've learned to take on faith. 😁 He always said he quit school after the 8th grade when he was 14 and joined the Navy. He was actually 16. The gravestone the Navy provided reflects his birth date 2 years earlier than it actually is . We left it that way because we thought it was fitting . I knew the stories of the fire on the USS Lake Champlain were true because he had the yearbook (which I now have) that details it.

My Father was Lake Champain as well. My father was a hospital Corpman. I was in the Navy as well.

Faced with burning to death or jumping into water from a height, I’m jumping.

That’s awesome 🤣

Hilariously dangerous things that would get you Court Martialed: THAT!

@@ooommm4024 🤣

Your dad sounds like a fun guy lol

1950's Captain: That was a stupid stunt. Do you realize what could have happened? Don't ever let me see you pull a hairbrained stunt like that again! Now get back to work. 2020's Captain: You realize misgendering is a court-martial offense, as well it should be. Kiss your careers goodbye.

@@cellardoor199991 2:43 That's the flight deck. LOL And they're diving off it!!!!

Yep. I was on Big E from 98-01. Zero swim calls. A few "Steel Beach" picnics. Nobody got in the water except designated rescue swimmers and probably the SeAL det on board. Never really saw those guys so not sure what they were doing. Nobody jumping from the flight deck except those that were looking to get kicked out.

@@Sahadi420 Only the Marines jump head first - it doesn't bother them!

Plank owner! I decommed the Kitty Hawk.

@@kipplebits8619 Yes I served from 1973-76 with the great engine room fire. She should have been saved as the last oil burner CV! my shitty kitty

Yeah but there’s a time and place for that. A sailor on a float unicorn - getting eaten by a shark - is kinda hard to justify as a necessary swim.

I'm an engineer so swum call is almost never a thing for us. Only top siders get to have fun. We're constantly helping run the ship and fixing equipment.

This had nothing to do with any training. This was just having fun. Weird comment man

That's how they explained it to us at GLakes back in the day.

If I remember correctly, we had two dives in boot camp. There was a 25 foot jump in early training followed by a 35 foot jump during Battle Stations. Looking over the current requirements, it looks like they switched to a lower platform for both jumps, which seems really stupid to me. You need to know how to hit the water if you fall from an aircraft carrier flight deck.

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) ----------

And I believe the splashing around just attention, not that the sharks are actively hunting people.

USS INDIANAPOLIS lost over 700 men when returning from delivering A-Bomb, torpedoed, and was under radio silence. It's claimed most of the men who died were either killed, or devoured by Oceanic White-tip Sharks which spend their lives out in the deepest oceans, and were deeply feared by Sailors, and Airmen alike. American servicemen were given the most ridiculous, useless, dangerous crap as 'shark deterrent I.e. blow bubbles in its eyes, hit it on the nose with butt of your service revolver..and SHOUTING at it underwater!!!!

Damn that's quite a story.

I learned to swim (mostly) in my grandparent's backyard swimming-pool as a kid when I'd spend a few weeks there during summers in the 1980s. I am now an excellent swimmer; however, I have no desire to swim in the ocean any further than where I can touch the bottom with my feet while keeping my shoulders above water.

In reality, swimming against ocean currents can be completely futile. But more importantly, even in 70 degree F water you only have a few hours to live before you die of hypothermia. And your body survives that long by slowing blood flow to your extremities. In 40 degree water, your arms and legs will stop working within minutes. Then unless you have a really nice life jacket, you’ll either drown from not being able to balance your head above water or you’ll die of hypothermia in 45 minutes. Because of this dynamic, it’s very hard to determine whether someone recovered at sea died from hypothermia or drowning. Like cooking a frozen Turkey, you can’t really cool the human body down enough to kill you much more quickly than 45 minutes. On the plus side, hypothermia is one of the best ways to punch your ticket. Generally very peaceful as your body slows down. Right before death your body “gives up” restricting blood flow and all this warm blood rushes to your freezing arms and legs - you feel incredibly warm. People who die of hypothermia are sometimes found naked because they strip off their clothes due to their perceived warmth at the end (on land, at sea as I mentioned it’s not likely your arms and legs will move).

Suffice it to say, wear a life jacket (and better yet a dry suit in while sailing in very cold water) and be very cautious swimming offshore. Obviously, the US Navy is pretty careful having multiple people and machine guns watching over you on swim call. Plenty of accounts of people who didn’t wear life jackets because “they are strong swimmers” not really realizing these dynamics.

im from singapore 🙋🏻 cool that he was here

That was a good idea for their tech.

Im sure they would rather not swim with the snakes 😂😂

Good God man😮

Back in Fluckey's day there was "torpedo juice" as well which was the ethyl alcohol from the torpedoes crudely distilled to remove the denaturing additives.

Sounds about right. Former USAF guy here.

We had one occasion where we got beer onboard and that was at a reception in the hangar bay in Jebel Ali. We all got two tickets for drinks but, of course, managed to all go more than a six pack.

You crossed the line the year I joined. Thanks for making me feel less old 😂

Semper Fi, Devil Dog.

Fuckin' WestPACs!

@@trombone113 Semper Fi!

@@helloidharbl6753 No Sir, this was our return voyage from the Iraq Invasion. 😎

Great memory, cargo! Uh, I mean Marine. Seriously, some of my best buds were in the Corps.

yea the best part is when they light up a bunch of sharks

If I'm swimming, there's already a problem.

how would the sail on the water protect them from sharks? surely they could just bite through and rip it to shreds if they wanted to? or am i missing something here

@@Knaeckebrotsaege Sail canvas is very strong stuff, and it also has the effect of isolating the smell and splashing sounds of the sailors being in the water. Additionally when it's bowed out like a bowl and full of water it presents a surface that's difficult for a shark to get its mouth around to bite it. They also had lookouts posted in the fighting tops who could see a shark and pass word to a marine sharpshooter either up in the fighting top or below by the gunwales like today. I wouldn't say it was a perfect method and I doubt a captain with any common sense would lower a sail into waters where sharks were visible already, but like many solutions back in that time, it was "good enough". :)

Wel id hope so swimming is sorta thier job. A coastie not swimming is like marine not eating crayola Or a navy seal not writing a book its not natural

hahaha that is great

Amazing coincidence! What a way to work around the regs, lol.

You never came 'outside'? Not even an elevator? Were the deck and elevators always 'busy' (off-limit)? Even that aft 'gallery'? That is hard indeed!

My first cruise was on the Kennedy in 97.

what was the "help" they gave

@@Nebulister it would be extra classes and they're final evaluation would would have extra instructors in the water. The instructors would help the recruits stay above water. I never saw anyone fail the swim

The thought of being allowed to serve on an aircraft carrier but not managing to pass swimming lessons is hysterical. Though I suppose there would be some with phobia´s and I have to say I might be pretty scared myself swimming next to a huge carrier above miles of water. :p

LOL, knowing how to swim from bootcamp wasn't exactly even survival swimming, something that would be considered really knowing how to swim. We had a female Sailor fall/get knocked overboard, and a male Sailor jumped in "to save her". He didn't swim very well, but she did, so she ended up saving him until rescue swimmers showed up to retrieve them both.

LOL, I feel like that's part of the reason why it's called "shark watch".

@blindbrad4719 It's far easier to attempt to denigrate a military person's service than it is to man up and serve yourself, especially during times of war.

@@onemercilessming1342 ha ha! Sod off trying to shame me. I was due to follow my dad into the army as a helicopter pilot proudly and I would've served in the second gulf war, but apparently they've got a problem with type one diabetes. so take your friendly fire comment and shove it. I notice you're not sharp enough to realise that my comment is agreeing with OP that being dissuaded into jumping off a ship Willy nilly is a good idea and giving sailors pause to do stuff that could cause blood to be spilled and attract sharks is also a competent thought, especially since I'm sure they knew far before us that small arms fire is redundant against sharks. not that you would have known if I'd been in the Armed Forces or not by my comment, however, you certainly come across as just another uneducated keyboard warrior. look at you thinking you're better than everyone else, that's not the poise and dignity of a hero.

That's like a pilot being afraid of heights

And you know one guy probably fucked up and did a belly flop lol.

Deploying during COVID was a living hell. In 2019 we did a tour of 6 months and they let us leave the ship once.

Shellback hooah

@@ltmcolen 2019 was before covid tho

My daughter was on the COVID CRUISE as well and then they got extended!!! They returned to port with 206 days UNDERWAY, NO LIBERTY PORTS (2020)! Their COVID CRUISE BOOK was hilarious!!! As a retired Navy Veteran and the mother to a SAILOR... I had to buy her cruise book. I am the historian of my boot camp base (no longer around). They even had a COVID CRUISE T-shirt made! I bought one of those too! LOL! She became a Shellback as well as steel deck picnics and beer! And swim call! I miss those steel deck picnics... they were so much fun in my day at sea!!! I never did the swim call though, just sunbathed on the fo'c'sle. We almost did shellback on our maiden cruise (I am a plankowner)... but the Navy said NO because we had females on board! They spoil all the fun!!! So, I came close. :( We were only about 50 miles away and the Navy would not authorize it.

Check out the story some more lol, they were dumb enough to post a photo of themselves loading the ship with beer on like the day the story went live about their issues. This caused a fleet wide tightening of rules regarding alcohol while deployed. Pretty sure several of the senior command staff were charged under the code of service discipline as well.

Gone is the booze on Canadian Naval vessels, but also gone are the seamen. Because of women being in the navy and serving on ships there are no longer seaMEN on Canadian navy ships. Political Correctness at its' finest.

I had forgotten about that until you mentioned it. I'm a fellow Kiwi who lived through the old triad exercises & spent many years out near Hobby Airforce Base, the yanks were always amazed about the rum rations & loved joining in when they could.

Fun(?) fact: most of them are blind due to eye parasites! You can see the parasite in the clip of a greenland shark in this video, its the thing trailing out of its eye

Turtle: I live 100 years. Shark: Hold my beer.

@@sigbauer9782 Maple Tree: hold my sap

It's not what you think!

Waiver? What kind of nonsense is that. When I crossed in 1977 on the USS Midway, there were no such things. If you didn't want to participate, you didn't, if you did, you did, no CYA waivers during an "unwoke" non mamby pamby era.

@@JM-lk6wo uhh, I don't believe it had anything to do with that. This was 2001 so that type of vocabulary and bias didn't exist. It was about liability.

Whats a shellback?

@@Shaun9918 that's part of what I meant, we weren't nearly so thin skinned then, nowhere as likely to 'sue because someone looked at me wrong'. The navy has, for many years, been very paternalistic toward junior enlisted, likely adopted the waiver nonsense because of whiny brats complaining about eveything.. BTW, I was a Marine, not a sailor, but had plenty of experience with the navy thought patterns.

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 It's an initiation ceremony for crossing the equator. Anyone who already had their shellback could participate in the rituals which was meant to be funny yet embarrassing for the new members.

Each generation has its circumstances and things inherited from the previous. We are glad to live in comfort and peace 😊

Less processed junk food.

Dang I grew up with a homie with the same name as you. Great dude

Well yeah, they rely on the U.S to provide the ammunition

There was a guy that got asmo’d into my division because he failed the swim test with his first division, then he failed in ours and was asmo’d again into another division He did end up passing in his 3rd division because I bumped into him across the street in great lakes at the NEX during aschool. This was in 2004.

@@surmatise Had a guy who got separated from bootcamp right before battlestations the first time he went to bootcamp. He came back a year later and was part of my division.

When at Parris Island, I had a lot of "trouble" with the swim qual and was kept back a week to do it again. The fact is, by the second week I was all of a sudden a good swimmer with no issues. The simple fact was, I liked swimming in the pool instead of doing the crap the rest of the platoon was doing. A very wise decision on my part. That thought of pure genius got me the rest of the way through bootcamp. 😁

Good channel but it doesn't beat top gun and similar films and tv. The most effective promotion the government does of the service is offering media that shows them in a positive light access and assistance.