Don't Join The Navy - Bill Burr

[@josephzerblad2979]

During WW2 my grandfather said he was enlisting and in line to join the army, the navy recruiter yelled to him “Hey, you should be in this line! Join the navy!” My grandfather responded “I can run a hell of a lot faster than I can swim, I’ll join the army!”🤣

[@chairmanmeow8388]

my grandad joined the navy at the start of ww2 at 17. The recruiter asked him "can you swim?" He honestly replied "why? haven't you got any ships?" The recruiter didn't laugh. Boring bloke.

[@Leftyotism]

One of my gramps hid with a french man in a forest in east Germany, before the Sovjets took him to a prison-labour-camp for 3 years. They marched him and 10,000 other captured soldiers, flanked by soldier with whips on horses into Poland.

[@Logan-th2vs]

@@Leftyotism umm ok

[@Leftyotism]

@@Logan-th2vs What about your gramps?

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

I can’t argue with that logic

[@sstaners1234]

Navy veteran here. There’s good and bad with everything and I don’t fault Bill for his opinions. That being said: yes, our uniforms are gay.

[@feonor26]

The US Navy Officer uniform is one of the prettiest ones tho in my opinion.

[@dingusdingus2152]

The village people figured this out quite a while back

[@ericcartmansfatroll1635]

@@feonor26 gey

[@whelk]

Dungarees or that new camo? or do you mean the crackerjacks?

[@feonor26]

@@ericcartmansfatroll1635 I've no problem stating that and I'm not even american ;)

[@christopherthurber8667]

I’m listening to this while aboard the USS Ronald Reagan 😂 oh the irony

[@davidmatthys481]

So is it Hollywood

[@liltick102]

Cum

[@christopherthurber8667]

@@davidmatthys481 no

[@briano9397]

Please stay safe when china invades Taiwan. We will go back to the 1940s if we lose. You will be on the front lines. Please win

[@Asphodel123456]

More or fewer showtunes?

[@AWTFXCOM]

You try cramming 100 seamen into a Phallic symbol that slips beneath the waves and try not making it gay. It's impossible.

[@351cleavland]

Its not impossble. Just improbable. But eventually that phallic symbol, when it docks in its port, will eject those seamen.

[@AWTFXCOM]

@@351cleavland and they come out all sweaty, covered in white. I mean. What were the village people supposed to think?

[@351cleavland]

@Bryan Daly C-men*

[@crinklecut3790]

I’m a former submariner and the gay jokes we made were funny as hell. But that was in the 90’s and we didn’t really have gay people then (at least not any that would openly admit to it because they would have been kicked out). Here’s one: on a submarine, 150 men go down and 75 couples come back up.

[@AWTFXCOM]

@@crinklecut3790 no fucking doubt man. How could you NOT lmao

[@schurb]

I was in the Navy for 23 years, and spent my time at sea on Aircraft Carriers. Bill is saying what we all pushed way back in our minds while afloat.

[@Barzbub]

A Marine fell off a ship in the Persan Gulf and wasn't recovered by the Navy. He remembered ONE thing from his Swim Qualification, make a floatation device from his trousers! He was able to float for several days until he was RESCUED by a fishing boat!

[@jamesmiller4515]

That didnt happen.

[@Barzbub]

@@jamesmiller4515 🤣

[@OneOut1]

Pant flotation doesnt last several days.

[@Barzbub]

@@OneOut1 Properly maintained, it can last as long as the person needs. Air has to be added and water needs to be splashed on to keep the air inside!

[@samwelltayrlor]

Das Boot(1981 film) is probably one of the most underrated realistically terrifying movies ever about being in a underwater coffin

[@IrishCarney]

What a drastic difference air conditioning made though. Those men, like nearly all other WW2 submariners, were constantly sweaty.

[@notlikely4468]

I was Dental Corp "This is my rifle And these are my gums!" Walked from the plane into an air-conditioned hospital behind a blast wall behind a guarded perimeter And never left until it was time to walk to the plane to go home Proud to be the only "veteran" on the plane Without a tan

[@Subuzgreatest]

You got the best job

[@AnimalMother207]

you're a life saver. having teeth problems in the army is hell(from experience).

[@marccano5061]

Corp is spelled is spelled with an 's', It's French. "Corps".

[@paulfroelich1024]

Corpsman Up (from your nap)

[@PBurns-ng3gw]

You must be one of the Caribbean Dental School grads who always fucked with my teeth in the Army. But I suppose I should thank you, as "I have a dental appointment" is the most surefire excuse for avoiding a work detail in the Infantry.

[@patdennis3751]

In the Army we always said this about the Navy. "Send 100 sailors to sea and 50 couples return."

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

That is for submariners!!

[@Diogenes_von_Sinope]

in the german marine the saying goes like: "it's only gay if you continue doing it on land"

[@ronzombie6541]

They know all there is to know about the crying game!

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

@@ronzombie6541 Great movie. My brother saw that with his super religious, Christian mother in law in N.C. after many cocktails on the golf course. ( No he was not driving) . When the gender reveal was shown his mother in law screamed and wanted to leave. My brother roared laughing and said '' Hey this movie is just getting interesting!!!''.

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

What happens on the ocean stays on the ocean

[@jrporter50]

Takes a special breed to man a submarine. God bless them, I couldn't do it.

[@bulletprooftiger1879]

God bless the Russians for the same thing 😂

[@LazarusSlade]

You don't get to "choose" to go to a submarine. You have to score high enough on your ASVAB test to qualify for submarine duty!

[@franksmith8210]

@Lazarus Slade you absolutely get to choose to go in a sub. First you take the test, then when you score high enough you get to choose what you want to do. You ABSOLUTELY get to choose to go on a sub. Keep your mouth shut if you don't know what you're talking about.

[@andrewevans6826]

@@LazarusSlade doesn’t mean you have to do it

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Many "nuke" navy guys(some women) serve a few years then get high paying contract, DoD service jobs(private sector). They have top secret, high level clearance ratings 🗂. Some sub crew sailors retire then get big salaries 💰💰💰.

[@williammfelmleebill1470]

The Navy: yeah, the water is scary. We were taught many rules; these are six noted rules: 1. It's a job, not an adventure. 2. Ships can and will sink. ALL of them. 3. The closest land to a ship at sea is the bottom of the ocean! 4. Ships are 100% fire hazards: forget being scared of the smoke and flames of a fire, the real nightmare is facing the intense, radiating HEAT that will burn your skin off! 5. Every sailor and officer in the Navy are firefighters. 6. When there is a fire at sea, all you have are each other; you can't call 911. I've been deployed on two aircraft carriers that had big-time fires -- one time the fire was so large and intense in engineering spaces it took 72hrs to safely return to the compartments due to the unforgivable heat. It's been 25 years and I still can't get over the heat and the initial 10hr fire. I saw three/four dozen men and women (kids at 18/19/20yo!) sleep/exhausted on the hangar deck as they rested afterward -- covered in black soot and water, and mentally drained from the heat and flames. Damage Control/Firefighter enlisted professions are true Patriots, life savers, and unsung heroes.

[@lisbethbird8268]

I guarantee Bill Burr didn't have a clue there would be so many amazing and harrowing stories. Also dumb jokes too. Funny how that works. Kudos.

[@joshlikesfood1673]

Question: have you ever lost any sailors from drown in the jizs you shoot on each other's backs??? Semen getting the semen; swimmers getting the swimmers.

[@steviemason7770]

Bill Burr getting drafted would be fuckin hilarious

[@d.l.d.l.8140]

Unless you served under the little prick. Don’t get offended, he’s proud of his prick status.

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

That sounds like a sitcom waiting to happen

[@michaelbateman6430]

Fucking nailed it. If you walk out on the weather deck at sea at night, prepare to feel the most vulnerable you never knew was possible. My first night at sea I wanted to walk down the wing wall to my watch station in the aft engine room. I walked out and shut the door and never saw darkness so dark. It was terrifying. I learned a few years later if you give it a few minutes your eyes will adjust and you can see in the dark.

[@glenngoetz3054]

Yup!

[@jeffpadilla9891]

Try that on a sub, it is even crazier when we do a swim call in the middle of the ocean and realize how many miles of water are beneath you to the sea floor.

[@MrWildbill]

I was in the Navy for 6 years and it was some of the best times in my life and it set things up for the rest of my life, I was a Nav ET so got a good foundation in Electronics before getting out and using the GI Bill and Cal Vet benefits to get my engineering degree, also got my first home loan for a buck down. Personally I loved being at sea for the most part, but he is right there is always a possibility of the ship being sunk and not just by the enemy, we had a hell of a fire once that damn near sunk the ship, not to mention the dangers of fighting a fire below decks on a ship, one sailor died and over 30 were injured. However, given the consequences of the ship sinking it promotes a lot of motivation to make damn sure that does not happen.

[@gusparkwood4890]

I used to listen to His albums out to sea on deployment . To hear jokes from Him about it now is just priceless and a little cathartic,honestly.

[@ecchiowl5905]

99% of sailors lost at sea chose that fate to escape the life they are stuck in. you are much much more likely to be driven to suicide by the navy, than actually dying in combat or an accident

[@jimmym3352]

Combat is coming soon enough. It won't be pretty. We don't have much of a chance against their Navy. And I say this as a Navy vet. Back when I was in during the 90's there was no chance of war. Not so now days.

[@ecchiowl5905]

​@@jimmym3352 an attack on U.S. navy would draw the whole of nato into the conflict. U.S. alone has 11 aircraft carriers, china has 2. With japan, UK, france backing U.S., china will not be in a favorable position to start a war anytime soon

[@bradleypeterson2208]

@@jimmym3352 the USN doesn’t have much of a chance agains the PLAN? 😆 wtf are you talking about? All we’d have to do is blockade the Strait of Malacca, guard around the First Island Chain, wars over in 90 days once the Chinese economy grinds to a halt Although it looks like they are currently being that last part upon themselves.

[@jimmym3352]

@@bradleypeterson2208 You are right about the blockade, but that's part of the economic war. Militarily if their missiles do work as they claim, there is no chance we can get close enough to Taiwan to defend it. They can blockade Taiwan and starve them out. Yes we have more carriers, but carriers are obsolete against missiles. I do believe they can take Taiwan only if they are willing to completely blockade and starve the entire population to death. I don't think they can succeed in an amphibious operation. But I don't think we can defeat their Navy at least not alone. With Japan, Australia, India, and if we are lucky the UK will help us, then we have a chance.

[@bradleypeterson2208]

@@jimmym3352 between SM-6, our shitload of superior subs, shitloads of friendly bases in the region, and the rest of the world’s navies backing is up, I mean between just the French and the British carriers the PLAN is outmatched, we have both the world’s best Air Forces, I’m sure all our Tomahawks have every one of their DF-21 and 26 launch site and ammo dump coordinates preloaded.

[@josephnicolino8529]

I did 22 years in the Navy, enjoyed most of it

[@daveshaw8953]

He's not wrong. 6 years of sub service was enough for me

[@negativeiqpoints396]

my condolences

[@aztronomy7457]

How gay was it?

[@burtlangoustine1]

You get radiation don't ya? Do they let you take your own readings? I'd deffo take a Geiger Counter on board. Also, Dave- how many times did you worry for your life in those 6 years? Was it truley awful? Is it the crew politics that makes it dull?

[@morpholinium7574]

@@burtlangoustine1 We have Geiger counters on board and you're actually exposed to much less radiation underway on a submarine than you would get just from getting normal sunlight exposure.

[@ATF-]

@@burtlangoustine1 who tf told you that you get rads in a sub?

[@martinlutherbling424]

My father established THE LORAN base near the Arctic Circle during WW2 with 12 other radio technicians. He was in the U.S. Coast Guard which wasn't an independent branch of the service back then. Kind of like the way there was the U.S. Army Air Corps before there was the U.S. AIR FORCE. He said they were basically stranded up there with about a years worth of supplies.

[@martinlutherbling424]

He told me: if you ever go into the service go into the Air Force. That's where the radio & electronics guys go... The smart guys.

[@nick27564]

Exactly why the navy gotta suck like bro why would you want to be stuck in the middle of the ocean

[@vulture3874]

Most of my time was wearing steaming boots and overalls.

[@quest4adventure495]

There was a marine in the 90’s that fell overboard and survived 8 days in the water before being rescued.

[@atomicwedgie8176]

Most get sucked into the screws. Pretty sure they look for a survivor with thermal imaging and will see them pretty quickly.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Read First SEAL by Lt Cdr Roy Bheim. USN ⚓️. His career is amazing. He went through UDT training twice. The 2nd time at 42 years old. He was a diver, rescue worker immediately after Pearl Harbor, 1941. The Navy rarely mentions his SpecWar service.

[@charlesmagliocco8932]

I'm an Army veteran. If I had the chance to join again and knowing what I know now; I probably would join the Air Force.

[@Hoffmayne]

*chair force

[@mrshovelbottom7475]

AFSPECWAR would like to have a word with you!

[@Crossword131]

I hear the brunch is fantastic.

[@burtvincent1278]

Like with any branch, it depends on your job. Loading bombs 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, for a year in the tropics ain't better than being a librarian in the Army.😊

[@LazarusSlade]

You couldn't! You have to score extremely high on your ASVAB test for the AF to even look at you!

[@protamine4]

The Navy veterans I know have the best stories. One told of their carrier ported in Italy. To get on and off the ship you needed to walk across a temporary bridge which went way up and down because of the waves. They assigned a couple of sailors to tell people when to jump on and off. An officer coming from town would not listen to their instructions and he fell into the water at the very same time a big wave pushed the carrier against the dock, crushing whatever was left of that officer. Another guy I knew was on a mine sweep vessel in the Pacific. The ship docked in some port and a junior officer was in civilian clothes but apparently not properly dressed with a belt. The NCOs on board told him he was not properly dressed but the young officer figured he ranked them, so he ignored the NCOs and went into town. The NCOs didn't let it go and went into town and found the young officer and beat him up. The officer was so scared that when he returned to the ship he told his superiors that some locals mugged him!

[@PBurns-ng3gw]

As an Army vet, I always thought of the Navy as some sort of giant man-rape conga line. They do look adorable in their little sailor outfits, though.

[@jonathanpratt56]

As a US Navy retired Aviation Electrician I can tell you modern Navy is much different from the old movies. I recommend that you try touring a Naval vessel if you haven't maybe even try a tiger crews from Hawaii to San Diego and perform a little. This would be an eye opening experience for you. I would not benefit from this in any way my 30 years are complete. I do enjoy your work. You have given me smiles and laughter. Thank you

[@the_corndog_kid_1168]

Sand pebbles with Steve McQueen, banger.

[@Stalicone]

I was in the Navy -in the early 80s. I got to meet people (especially girls) from Hong Kong, Australia, P.I…. Ive been to Japan, Singapore (Shellbacks will remember Bugis St.), a few stops in Hawaii, British Columbia, Mexico… There is no better way for a young man to become a world traveler than joining the Navy. That’s a fact.

[@ryankc3631]

"5, 6, 7, 8!" - Yep, that's how many chicks waited on the pier for each sailor to come ashore.

[@jamesgreear4247]

Needed this 22 years ago Bill

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

1:18 whats so hard to believe? If nobody sees you fall overboard or you fall at night than youre fucked

[@hudson5573]

As a kid I wanted to join the Navy, because my older brother had. One day in 1971, I was riding around with a friend, and we saw an Air Force billboard that said guaranteed jobs. I took down the 800 number and called it. A week later I received some material in the mail, followed a few days later by a call from a local recruiter. I also talked to a number of older guys in my town that had been in the military, many of them said if they had to do it again, they'd join the Air Force. That really helped with my decision. I ended up doing 24 years, and they were the best years of my life.

[@williamvalleau4156]

effing hilarious, I was waiting to hear about the sharks!! Good advice as usual and hilarious. Thanks Bill.

[@blikpak3729]

Jaws

[@ROLtheWolf]

Not on land, not at sea... Billy wants to be a flyboy!!

[@blikpak3729]

I'm great at flying!, ...well without the f

[@timbuktu8069]

A friend of mine pointed out that the Army and Marines sleep in tents. The Air Force sleeps in hotels,

[@IrishCarney]

And there's a Space Force now

[@jabojr5171]

Navy vet, I had a great time, I have stories that I remember 40 years later.

[@bobbydelacroix1515]

The depth charge scene in Das Boot is TERRIFYING, I legit thought the movie was coming to an end with everyone dying

[@jeffpadilla9891]

As a 20 year vet of the Navy, I agree our uniforms did suck.

[@davejansen101]

5 , 6 , 7 , 8...Epic^^

[@motshasek4774]

18 submarine patrols and can say it's not for the faint of heart

[@janberkemeier7406]

"The Navy is the last of the armed forces I'd join." Coast Guard: *approving nod*

[@jerrysweet8202]

With you all the way on this one Bill.

[@georgeprchal3924]

Eff that the Blues look great.

[@NeilBaker722]

I had two best friends when I attended Navy Nuclear Power School and Nuclear Prototype Training. They both got orders to nuclear submarines. I got orders to a nuclear carrier. They're both long dead. I live. They worked too close to the reactor in a lethal neutron cloud. I had the benefit of more reactor shielding and more distance from the reactor. They both died young of cancer. I think the Navy should release statistics on the lifespans of sub sailors.

[@erikottema2620]

Damn... How long ago was this?

[@LK-wf2pf]

Yeah, I’m gunna call BS on this. I’m a health physicist and can tell you that the US Navy has hyper stringent requirements for sailors and the amount of dose that they are allowed to pick up. I’m very skeptical that you made it to power school let alone prototype if your telling us that your friends picked up lethal doses on a sub? Come on! Get out of here

[@NeilBaker722]

@@LK-wf2pf And I'm calling BS on you. There is no threshold dose of radiation that can cause cancer. If you were really a health physicist you would KNOW that a-hole! And I don't have PROOF that the neutrons caused my friend's cancer, it could be coincidence, but they were living in a neutron cloud for the most of 4.5 years and I think it's highly likely. Here, I run in to it again. Americans too afraid to have their government be accountable. F you and everyone like you loser! Why are you afraid? Why do you run interference for a government that should be accountable? The Navy needs to release the stats. And the government also needs to establish the long-overdue and still-imperative independent IX-XI investigation and force NASA to PROVE before independent Citizen witnesses an EVA spacesuit in a vacuum chamber on Earth at 1 microtorr, something never done in over sixty years of alleged EVA spacesuit use. I just don't understand why so many educated Americans are so opposed to the use of the Scientific Method to determine truth.

[@NeilBaker722]

@@erikottema2620 We all reported to our respective boats and ship in 78 and got out in 83. One of my friends died in 94 of leukemia and the other in 96 of colon cancer. They were both still in their thirties.

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

I took the NFQT and qualified. Glad I didn’t go nuke.

[@MrBifm]

I wish Top Gun showed a little more of the Flight deck of an Aircraft carrier. The Navy is not for everyone, you adapt to the seas or you'll have a miserable 4 years.

[@profo4544]

Yeah my dad called it getting his sea legs. He said some dudes just never can, they start off by trying to power thru it with motion sickness pills but eventually they just cant hack it anymore. He served on a carrier in the 80s, 7th fleet was stationed in Japan and Perth 3 years each. The storys and pics he has of japan are awesome, we even have been back and visited spots he stayed at.

[@jimmym3352]

@@profo4544 I was on a carrier, so no sea sickness for me. Though if you are skirting around hurricanes like I've done a couple of times, you are certainly going to feel quite a bit of motion.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

The loud noises, constant motions would bug me after a bit. Aircraft carriers are huge. 1000s of sailors. I visited the USS Midway 🚢 1990, Korea. I toured the USS Intrepid. 2012.

[@MrBifm]

@@profo4544 the sea sickness is the least of your concerns. The constant noise, shit food, water limits, smells, loneliness useless meeting and mandatory briefs to add a few. Life on the boat sucks, it takes a special bread to serve on them

[@chrismaggio7879]

haha I for one am glad I was in the Navy when these Popeye uniforms were still in use. They were fantastic looking and actually made you feel as though you were part of an old maritime tradition.

[@andrewcanady6644]

Hell yeah! I wore bell bottom trousers, too! ⚓️🇺🇸 🌊

[@tentardigrades968]

This is 100% one of my greatest fears. Which I only realized AFTER I joined the Navy 😆

[@kpd3308]

"Five, six, seven, eight"! Hahahahahaha! Yawns while saying "fuck that"! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@motshasek4774]

There's never been a submarine sinking survivor

[@donaldpepera2928]

Bill Burr stars in Das Booty.

[@merp9211]

“5,6,7,8” 😂

[@TheDrunkHamster]

Can confirm, we lost a couple people in our strike group going overboard. Around 2016-18 probably half a dozen from different ships. Never found any of them

[@TheOrangeFlash]

Suicide or accidents?

[@TheDrunkHamster]

@@TheOrangeFlash can never be determined. Had someone witnessed it, the sailor would have been saved. Fellow sailors close to that person in their day-to-day routine can testify to possible motives. My guess is that it's suicide, as they almost always happened at night.

[@RyanWilliams-sq8fg]

Most people who go overboard get sucked into the propellers. Any boat you fall off of you should swim away from the boat asap.

[@59ogre]

@@RyanWilliams-sq8fg Problem is,on a carrier,it's about 85ft to the water from the flight deck,which will knock most people out,in which case you drown.

[@59ogre]

@@TheDrunkHamster At night,even if it is witnessed,can be a very difficult rescue.Hard to spot a solitary person at night from a helo.And that's if you have one airborne when it happens.So many other factors come into play as well,weather,water temp.,how good of a swimmer the man is,etc.Like you said,none were found.

[@AiDOS__]

You gotta watch Down Periscope 😂👌👌🍻

[@IrishCarney]

I saw it free here on KZbin. I guess they've pulled it from the rotation of what's free now...

[@adammidkiff1696]

My dad was in the navy in the 60's. They were doing a refuel at sea and something happened that swept some people across the deck. Dad was saved by his belt getting caught and one guy went over and was chopped up in the props.

What are the props?

[@adammidkiff1696]

@ propellers

@@adammidkiff1696 can a ship propeller chop humans up? How fast does it spin?

[@McC.444]

@ considering ships are usually thousands of tonnes in weight and you've normally got 2 or 4 propellers on a ship, they move at a fairly quick pace and would suck you in if you got too close

[@jerrysmooth24]

"what are you doing on USS Indianapolis Bill"

[@andrewwestman2407]

Most underrated comment of all time LNFAO

[@williamharvey8895]

I did 6 years in the Navy. It was great

[@Hackenberg]

He is right about the USS Indianapolis incident. Most sailors are terrified of going over the rail.

[@tylersizelove7521]

join the air force, you dont even have to worry about keeping up with the rest of the formation during runs.

[@charlesmagliocco8932]

When in Army basic training while running in full gear and combat boots, seeing an Air force company running wearing T-shirts and sneakers.

[@charlesmagliocco8932]

Oh, the only time it was OK to break formation is when vomiting.

[@michiwonderoutdoors2282]

I was Army Infantry. My exact train of thought when I joined at 17. I have a chance on land.

[@crinklecut3790]

I was a submariner and my thoughts were this: I’ll never have to sleep outside or eat an MRE. And the odds of anyone shooting at me were astronomically low. Plus they taught me how to operate a nuclear reactor and I have been making bank on the civilian side ever since. But I will say this: it sucked worse than anything I could have ever imagined. And I didn’t have the bragging rights my brother got when he was awarded the Bronze Star in Iraq because he was in the army.

[@AnimalMother207]

@@crinklecut3790 literally getting job from something you did in the army overshadows any moment of suck you had, especially when its a high pay one.

[@jimmym3352]

@@crinklecut3790 I was a nuke, but on an aircraft carrier. Yeah it's a lot of work, you aren't going to be slacking off like Air Force or Army. You actually have to work. But I have no regrets. You just have to accept when you are out to sea, that's your life. No getting around that. Can't say I'm making bank, but I'm doing alright. Wasn't much danger when I was in since it was the 90's. But you gotta figure if there was combat, I'm probably going down with the ship. Good luck getting out of reactor spaces way down in the ship in time. And you being submariner, yeah good luck with that.

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

I can’t argue with that logic

[@tedunguent156]

I never would have seen Guantanamo Bay if I wasn't in the Navy. Lots of other places, too.

[@xaenon]

I had a ball in GTMO....!

[@maddmaxx5384]

75 - 79. Made 3 Westpac crusises SM3 On an aircraft carrier and destroyer. 13 different countries.

[@sirclarkmarz]

eight years to navy and i never set foot on a ship . my biggest danger was getting drunk and racing around on my motorcycle.

[@kennedymcgovern5413]

As a Navy vet...I mean...he aint wrong. And things have changed. I don't know how many different uniforms they have now. But in my day, 30 years ago, we had six (actually 5, plus the coveralls we actually wore every day). And we would do every last thing in our power avoid situations that would cause us to be required to wear the one he is talking about here. It is not happenstance that, although he did not specify, EVERYONE knows which uniform he means in this bit. Anyway, one of my deciding factors was the fact that, in the Navy, you don't have to sleep outside and eat bugs, haha

[@reccemdown]

I would rather do just about anything than be stuck underwater in a box slowly filling up that is impossible to open or move. Including eating bugs and being shot from all directions.

[@SMATF5]

I was in from '05-'11, and was annoyed when coveralls were phased out (I want to say around '09?). The NWUs look nice - I preferred them over utilities - but they just aren't as practical for doing maintenance in machinery spaces as coveralls. Although I will say that the half-khaki service uniforms that were introduced at the same time are an improvement over the previous working whites and "Johnny Cash" blues.

[@kennedymcgovern5413]

@@SMATF5 Oh now...I agree with you on the working whites. I did not know that they took your coveralls away, so we also agree that must have sucked for you guys. I'll meet you in the middle on the utilities. While our Dungarees were ugly, we weren't allowed to wear them off base so no one ever saw them, so it didn't matter. But personally think it downright silly to put Sailors in camo *especially that chewed up bubble gum blue camo they put on you poor guys). So, we mostly agree... ... but that Johnny Cash...THAT was the one I wore when I had occasion to be in uniform at any civilian event (where no one was choosing for me). I loved that uniform.

[@jl.7739]

The movie that makes you wanna join the navy: das Boot.

[@tedunguent156]

Ice Station Zebra

[@suimeingwong2043]

Are you the kind of person that saw the beach scene of Saving Private Ryan and thought to themselves that's exciting and I would like to be there. No judgement, just curious about human nature.

[@jl.7739]

@@suimeingwong2043 nope. That was meant to be a joke. After watching „das Boot“ the last thing I wanted to do was being stuck in a Submarine.

[@pikiwiki]

um, really?

[@geraldjohnson4013]

Run Silent, Run Deep is a great submarine war movie. The book is even better. The Enemy Below is another one.

[@johnsantos1225]

If I had it to do over again I'd absolutely join the Army 😂

[@dylanhill1640]

Some folks have been thrown overboard.

[@pianospawn1]

I almost applied for a job as a chef on a Submarine. The pay is great and the kitchen is almost no different to some small restaurants.

[@af8808]

Almost applied doesn't really mean anything.

[@octaviogomora7884]

Almost Funtional. Keep your shit comments to yourself.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

From what I heard; DoD, Navy supply logistics; ⚓️ the subs, crews have a completely separate food service, vendor program. They get top meals, foods compared to other vessels even huge aircraft carriers.

[@ericread2369]

Greyhound with Tom Hanks is amazing.

[@pancake4061]

No land, no water, just an office? Sounds like Air Force.

[@-C.S.R]

Apparently because of Covid, sailors have to mostly stay on the ship and they don’t get to get off at port and go explore and do cool things in these countries that you’re going to. I would think that’s the point most of those people signed up to go into the Navy in the first place?

[@pgxenosgr]

Pretty much... Was on a container ship calling in all sorts of exotic places last year, including the Seychelles and Maldives, but we couldn't step off except to adjust the gangway. If it's the same this year I'm going to go crazy for sure

[@-C.S.R]

@@pgxenosgr Omg! That is such BS! Sorry bro that must be the worst? Is it true that they let strippers come aboard certain ships? It sounds crazy but my buddy says it’s 100% true because they’re trying to give the sailors at least some entertainment. I don’t think it’s very common but they did allow it somewhere right?

[@marccano5061]

@@-C.S.R I certainly hope so!

[@THEMATTHIAS225]

That last for about a year. The merchant and service ships still have to deal with the shitshow, but USN basically allowed to get off ship with all the vaccine mandates and tracking shit

[@-C.S.R]

@@THEMATTHIAS225thank god!

[@HeroOfTheWeb]

When you go outside at night to smoke, it’s pitch black and you have to hold the hand railing to get to where others are. You can’t even see the ship you’re holding on to if it’s a moonless night. I’m sure many are lost that way.

[@jetaddicted]

I thought of this all when it was time for me to choose my service, we had mandatory military service in my country back then. My initial thought was to go for subs as in my view they were rather protected from a nuclear blast, while underwater. Ultimately I chose to be a fireman, always better to extinguish fires than to start them.

[@dragonballsuper1519]

The French movie Bill is referencing is The Wolf's Call (Le Chant du loup). Awesome film and great soundtrack.

[@jtfrank2006]

My neighbor was a Radioman on the Gambler Bay (Escort Carrier) in WWII that was sunk in the battle for the Philippines… he was one of the last off the ship.. as it rolled over he was able to stand up on the side of the hull.. he said there was 7 large holes big enough to put a semi truck through sideways.. there was 3 main battles in this landing.. this was the second one.. so the rest of the fleet took off to hunt down the rest of the Japanese and they left these sailors afloat.. a typhoon hit at the same time.. with the landings and the battles going on while they were left there adrift for over 3 days being chewed on by sharks.. roughly half survived.. Marv was so weak that they sent him to Hawaii and there he contracted polo and was stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of his life…

[@konosmgr]

Holy shit 3 days adrift

[@T1625-w7d]

In Flag of Our Farhers a marine falls overboard on the way to Iwo Jima. They don’t even try to rescue him. They just kept sailing.

[@prettyfardotcom]

down periscope is pretty good bill

[@rexringtail471]

Former 1st Lt on DDGs here-- the NAVBULL guidance is to search for a man overboard for 15 minutes if no helo is available. After that the chance of recovering the sailor becomes statistically negligible. I did three cruises and 2 men went overboard, both were never found. One was ruled a suicide somehow. This was in 2011.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

In the 1990s era, if CIDC or MPI could not clear a soldier's or officer's death ☠️ it would be ruled a "suicide" 📂. Some family members, spouses pushed Congress to address the issue.

[@SerZachariah]

"I don't want to be on land or on water" omfg

[@Tim_ra]

5-6-7-8 ! Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!"

[@notloki3377]

let's go chair force

[@JephN79]

I did 8 years in the navy. 1996-2004. Aircraft mechanic. Never once saw an aircraft carrier. Not even from a distance. But no doubt, my experience as a junior firefighter would have served as a net gain if shit got sideways. We all geared up for whatever would have come from the USS Cole attack. And then...nothin'

[@rebeccachambers4701]

Yes,. "fell overboard"

[@johnplaid648]

A chopper would look for you. You guys got the best food.

[@robinraphael]

I always picture Quinn talking about his ship sinking and all the men being eaten alive he's bobbing along in the water his legs were missing oh that was such a good movie this damn little speech there I still remember it

[@erikreddington461]

This guy get it's.

[@dariusacevedo1195]

Sometimes the impact from that fall can knock you out cold, silent way to drown:/

[@garymills562]

Did 4 years, 2 on destroyer, 2 on a tugboat. I learned so much, got training that you would never find , any where. And as an American sailor, offered advances to anything from SEAL training to fixing broke dented jets on aircraft carriers. Im an old guy but never regretted it.

[@JB-xi2yv]

the Navy is different now.

[@paulgracia2626]

Did four years myself on a frigate. I got out ten years ago. Glad I served. Got to see the world. I always tell young kids just getting out of high school who don’t know what they want to do to join the navy. Best advice I can give anyone.

[@JB-xi2yv]

@@paulgracia2626 It's a job, with training, and what used to be a decent retirement training, just depends on those nabobs.

[@paulgracia2626]

@@JB-xi2yv free collage and four years worth of experience goes along way. Plus seeing the world. And serving your country. It’s all wins in my book.

[@JB-xi2yv]

@@paulgracia2626 True, as long as you don't killed doing it, still, maybe you'll get the chance to find out who you are in some fucking factory in Ohio. (apocalypse now)

[@juampinarbondo]

Yvan eht nioj, yvan eht nioj!

[@meligoth]

Looks like Billy boy would be a perfect future general in the U.S. space force.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

SPACE FORCE,, you off planet soldier!!!!!

[@ChrisDeVarro]

That definitely sounds scary.

[@tasteslikeawesome]

And that’s why I always carry a road flare.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

And that is just the modern navy. In ancient times when people literally ram each other's war ships in the open seas, most sailors accepted that they lose, they either die being drowned by their own heavy gear or desperately clinging on dead floating comrades or what's left on your ship being ram in half knowing that there is little to no chance of being save as eyes in a rough sea is not gonna give you preferable odds.

[@chrismaggio7879]

Yes, but they got rum with each fetid maggot-filled meal! So that made up for the whole death-thing. Good times.

[@bryonslatten3147]

The Army has quite a few ships too.

[@0755575]

There was one place you could go in the Navy that most could not go if they were in the Army. Subic Bay

[@lc6812]

You fall in rough water with 50 foot swells.

[@Matt-zc1qs]

I was in the Coast Guard and let me tell you a few things: 1. Sharks follow ships. A few times we would be able to jump off the ship and swim and sharks frequently showed up. Allegedly they follow the fish that eat the excess food we dump overboard. 2. Man overboard from a ship at sea is not a great situation, even today. Even if your homies watch you fall over, they may not find you if the conditions are really bad. If its at night you're just fucked dude.

[@tanin34]

Me being in a submarine...

[@Me-eb3wv]

How is it down there

[@saladking2370]

This unlocked all kinds of new fears of joining the navy

[@ernestclements7398]

Years ago a friend of mines dad, was the Chief Petty Officer Of the Navy, ( the most senior enlisted man in the Navy) he had seven ships, blown out from under him, during the second world war, the first of which was the Arizona, ( he was on deck preparing for chapel call, when the first bombs blew him over the side) at Okinawa he was on three different ships in one day, that got hit by Kamikaze's. He went on to serve until the early seventies, when he died, I was one of his pall bearers, his ashes were flown to Pearl, and placed aboard the Arizona where his daughter, and her husband were stationed, with full military honors, now many years later my Nephew, a Naval Officer of 8 years of service, is preparing to wrap up his active duty, ( he will remain in the reserves) What has he gotten out of it? His education, paid for, leadership skills that will stand him in good stead where ever he may go, adventures that most men of his age only dream about, and enough money to buy his first home, along with the knowledge and satifaction, that comes with having done his duty to his country, yet you scorn him and all of his colleagues? You are disgusting!

[@JulesLife]

“5, 6, 7, 8…!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinraposo348]

Yeah they fall overboard and they usually get sucked in by the propellers or they get hit by the ships coming behind it's a bad way to go.

[@paulbentley1705]

After many washes and ironing, those dungarees were the most comfortable pants I've ever worn. They were bell bottoms for a reason of being able to remove them fast when you sink. Why? Because with air in them they were floatable.