Life aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit Colorado (SSN 788) Underway (1)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 8, 2018) Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Colorado (SSN 788) prepare lunch for crew members while underway. Additionally, Sailors man the bridge while underway. Colorado is the 15th Virginia-class attack submarine and is scheduled to be commissioned March 17, 2018. (U.S. Navy video/Released)

[@dannydoughboy120]

As an old Army cook, I watch this and wish I were young again, join the Navy, and be a part of this culinary crew! Hats off to the men and women of the U.S. armed forces!

[@davidweston6653]

Tks for your service

[@dannydoughboy120]

@@davidweston6653 my pleasure thank you!

[@recoswell]

grow up man - when the camera is off - the food is shit

[@resolute123]

Cooks are always under appreciated until you had a hard long day. Thank you for feeding our sailors.

[@makaiokalahama]

the terms "hard" and "long" are fitting when it comes to referring to Se[a]men.

[@joem80003]

I mess cranked for a year that was hard.

[@timfurlong1451]

Those chicken breasts looked pretty burned

[@RivetGardener]

@@timfurlong1451 Nah....charred, tex-mex style!

[@pcbacklash_3261]

When I joined the Navy, I was a skinny kid from a poor family. By the time I'd left the fleet, I'd gone through a waist size or two in my pants. I wasn't used to eating like that!

[@rhondahanlon5976]

The food looks great , these guys can cook for me anytime - God bless em , they work hard , huge amounts of ingredients completely boggle me .

[@KennyInSubic]

Wow, That Galley has a lot more room then I had on a 688 class. Good job, whoever designed it.

[@BubbleheadDiver]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@Persian-Immortal]

Better than a kilo class galley. Saw a picture of their galley and thought my shower has more space

[@littlejimmy7402]

@@BubbleheadDiver I was thinking them folks live and work in too cramped a place to be eating that many chili dogs.

[@bigdicksplace]

That has to be the dullest knife I've ever seen.

[@jim6265]

hey, he's not using his diggit knife (Leatherman or Gerber multi-tool)!!!

[@karenatchison8754]

Dick as someone who know about cutlery, I can say with certainty he is not using the proper knife for what he is doing and is very lucky he doesn’t take his fingers off while cutting the onions... OMG!!

[@bigdicksplace]

@@karenatchison8754 Our Global brand kitchen knives are the sharp ones in the kitchen. The Cuisinart brand knives are the crappy ones here

[@juleereeves]

Daddy served on the USS Colorado battleship in WWII. He said that when he got to Basic in San Diego, it was the first time he had not been hungry - the food was good and plentiful. He and his friends were children of the Great Depression and when he joined the Navy at age 16 (with permission from his Mom) he had never known how it felt to get enough to eat.

[@jdub9727]

I toured her yesterday I was looking for a particular 688 because I was going to that boat but there were none in port but a second class was on one recently and he did a great job explaining the differences between the two and I’m honestly less nervous about getting a fast attack

[@grandmckilla7604]

How’s bess

[@deonnejacobs]

Thank u for sharing his lifestyle with me. He really likes his career

[@TheHardcoreRob]

May I thank every soldier on this ship? For your service, your sacrifice. WE support our military personnel in this country.

[@cruisinguy6024]

There's probably not any soldiers on this boat (not a ship) but there's plenty of sailors.

[@Mico8791]

2:21 brother on the left just staring at the chicken. 😂

[@paulwilliams8555]

What technique. One handed chicken on the grill. The other guy slicing peppers one at a time with a dull knife.

[@MrLevelhead]

Napkin guy needs leave.

[@augustomachete1715]

LOL

[@BridgesDontFly]

liberty!

[@gdgd9259]

As a Retired CSCS(SS), I probably would have told that Sailor who threw the he napkin dispenser to muster outside of the Chiefs quarters for some EXTREME VERBAL CONSELLING!!!! His attitude needs to be checked!!!!

[@JohnWichKhawsang]

Maybe he is closefriend with cameraman and make some joke. Lol

[@abnsqd7622]

As a retired MCPO, napkin guy would be filling napkin containers until his discharge..

[@charliechan4274]

PROUD of all of you guys... Eat Strong... Stay Strong... USA baby

[@Jesusmorales-ty2dc]

During a tiger cruise on board the USS ENTERPRISE I watch a civilian ask a CS if they had butter for the rolls. The CS had this confused look on his face because the civilian thought she was at a restaurant. I nearly pissed myself. 🤣🤣

[@roc3771]

Chopping tip. Next time you dice up peppers, flip them inside up so the blade grips the meat.

[@jim6265]

try doing it at an angle

[@GlenCychosz]

This gave me flash backs from mess cranking.

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@Glen Cychosz mess cranking where🤔❓

[@GlenCychosz]

@@ObamaFromKenya USS Ranger CV-61 in 1986.

[@KennyInSubic]

One of the hardest jobs in the Navy. I always feed my mess cooks well.

[@Freebird67]

Until you have served on a submarine you will never experience the true meaning off team work and camaraderie I did 14 years on British boats

[@mike74em]

I hope the cooks are pre-commissioning too?

[@waterproof4403]

I live in Colorado. i'm in the enlistment process!

[@akremihassen5701]

All of these things are happening under the sea 😍 that's impresssive

[@chuckboyle8456]

Finally, after all of the food panorama shots we get to see a courageous lookout in a pumpkin suit executing his duties. You cannot safely navigate a submarine with so many loose bananas on the mess deck. Carry on Squids!

[@JeffSpehar-ov1cn]

Who the fuck are yu dipshit? Some tough guy?

[@CGCampbellJr]

"I'm not recording audio" ... I hEaR yOu!

[@frankstippel5988]

The mess is larger than my old submarine: Klasse 206 U13.

[@carboncarbonx43]

I was a cook in prison. I worked my way up from being the dishwasher/postman because inmates would put requests in the dirty food trays hidden under the lousy food. Depending on what CO was working, a normal response was two meals away.

[@charlesjohnson9879]

I was pre-comm crew on board Harry S Truman, and later, plankowner. Shipyards are loud, dirty, smelly, dangerous, uncomfortable industrial hell-holes. Proud to have been pre-comm. Wouldn't want to do it again.

[@charlesshellenberger3538]

Its a known fact that submarines have the best chow in the navy and their cooks are the best in the navy

[@cats0182]

This was a NEW submarine? That grill looks like it was salvaged from the Andrea Doria. That knife is DULL If these are real US Navy Food Specialists, they need a ton of training.

[@redstone51]

Tell that to OBAMA!!! Dull knives are worse than sharp ones! The grill came from the Edmond Fitzgerald not the Andrea Doria! Andrea's grill was HUGE!!!

[@filmcrew3531]

As a former Chef... that is truly disgusting. Standards NAVY wtf?

[@filmcrew3531]

Scrub down with a lava brick every rotation and some grill cleaner... should be polished as boots.

[@filmcrew3531]

@USNavy if you need somebody to properly teach kitchen skills hit me up. Just sad.

[@filmcrew3531]

Or an acid - lemon juice....

[@Ima184mm]

U.S soldier even Submarine crew eat fresh food Damn They are real Roman legion

[@ch0rizoburrito]

for the first couple of weeks maybe, after that we only have canned whatever 😒

[@SaltiDawg2008]

@@ch0rizoburrito Canned AND Frozen.

[@redstone51]

LOL!!! My guy's wore sandals!!!

[@JeffSpehar-ov1cn]

Try staying on a tube 300 feet under water for 3 months at a time.

[@ExUSSailor]

@@ch0rizoburrito Oh, boo-hoo! I was an FMF Corpsman, I got to eat unheated MREs in the sand, with the grunts. I'd have gladly taken that "canned whatever"!

[@KenjiMapes]

Those Navy cooks look highly motivated. Never had Navy chow I heard submariners get the best chow in the Navy since they have to go dark often but the food slowly suffers a bit in quality as the fresh food is used until replenishment, which makes perfect sense I loved Army chow It’s not like the old days where the food was crapola Nothing beats Army breakfast too Omelets, hash browns, grits, sausages, pancakes, toast, oatmeal, fruit You get spoiled a bit for the all the field exercises and deployments. It’s insane to think when we were younger in the Army and probably chowing like 5,000-6,000 calories

[@recoswell]

meaningless being as the rest of the navy gets canned dog shit

[@michaeltarasenkoop2389]

Good bless them

[@DamianDeEu]

Good to hear Plini playing onboard :)

[@cats0182]

That griddle looks like it was salvaged from the Titanic. Needs a good cleaning. And this is a brand-new sub?

[@jim6265]

yupp, that in the last 7 days has seen 28 meals put on it

[@airlanggabhumintaraamitaba8363]

I would like to know , in the end of this video , there Is and officer in the , well mau I say small cabin with some panel and electronic panel When this submarine under water , does the cabin covered with something ? I mean waterproof ? For the instrumen ?

[@richanddebshawaiiadventure4340]

not to nick pit but wouldn't they be commissioned BEFORE going to sea?

[@user-sv4of9sm4q]

I joined in 89 to be a gas turbine mechanic and lost my A school right out of boot camp. They gave me a dream sheet to pick three other ratings and they made me a mess specialist. Not any of my picks, if they hadn't screwed me over i would've stayed but i got a Jag lawyer to get me an entry level separation. Some people get screwed and don't get to be what they enlisted for. I just wish it wasn't me.

[@Hank13665]

Non-hacker.

[@marylagua5079]

They have everything actually. It’s nice.

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

my boy strugglin to get that matilda cake 4:25

[@joeysanguine3596]

I haven’t eat this good since I was in the Navy❤😊

[@user-hk8ky8sj7b]

It doesn't look very delicious, but it will give crews strength to work in limited space...

[@jacksprat9344]

Yeah. As they line up to BM & puke in the head...

[@soccerboy22100]

shouldnt gloves be worn while handling food?

[@mengugarcia4753]

On my ship, we wear gloves when preparing any kind of food. Where are yours?

[@mjisurdad]

🖕🏼

[@redstone51]

I was wondering the EXACT same thing!!!

[@MrFloppy131]

@Ding Chavez Huh?

[@tuberholic]

@Ding Chavez John Clark would slap you silly for making that comment 😂😂

[@48grainsoffreedom]

@Ding Chavez you need a therapy dude

[@kevinwees5707]

Chefs hard at work cooking the meals.

[@jamesmickle8234]

I need to find someone who looks at me the way that one man looks at that chicken.

[@luv3daysgrace1]

😂

[@recoswell]

food on surface ships is several steps below a tv dinner - only your recruiter will say otherwise

[@wilshirewarrior2783]

Cut bell pepper from inside out with a sharper knife

[@joem80003]

I served time on the USS Curts 86 90 I cannot think what being in a steele tube would be like

[@BloodAcidPro]

You know you are in a heavy duty kitchen when there is a nuclear warning sign for a reason. :D

[@nisw1918]

Where are the gloves for servers and cooks ?

[@dickystipper4887]

Glad these fellas weren't crankin' on my boat! This is an official Navy video?? They belong in the surface fleet.

[@jacksprat9344]

They belong in the Army.

[@Dumpstermuffin1]

i love how all the sailors go for the chocolate cake and forget the fruit

[@jonmartinez7573]

Need to clean that grill

[@davidpierini3316]

How do fruits and veggies stay fresh during extended deployments?

[@noahbawdy3395]

That food looks so much better than the crap I eat every day :D

[@Dirty88Dizl]

Getting ready for the Burger King hat.

[@hansenkho3835]

How fast the ship moving when in surface like that, i mean at the end of this video? Thanks for the answer

[@WOWZERS805]

Classified you commie spy

[@kaiserrex9506]

Nice try, China

[@cstone1331]

Gloves r a must in the kitchen cross contamination looks out of hand

[@ChannleDDD]

Trying to get into the navy as a MC right now actually

[@carlcolvin8320]

My nephews son is on the Colorado for 6 months while the IDAHO is finishing its completion. I am guessing he will be working on his Dolphins he is Nuke and will be a plank owner on the IDAHO. At least he will not get sea sick.

[@judsonkr]

What were YOU doing @ 19?

[@wongdg]

Why the frying is of teppanyaki style? Isn't a wok easier to get food cooked?

[@richardchouinard9382]

I love Navy chow , it don't get better than that Mmm Mmm Mmm 😋

[@TheRealMediaMan]

Is this Virginia class ?

[@fiberinspector1304]

I was not a bubble head, what do they do with electronics on the conning tower when they submerge?

[@jim6265]

leave it up there.................

[@MrHarleyddd]

wheres the gloves dude

[@afcgeo882]

For what?! Wash your hands!

[@zzrrf]

Dull knife, dirty grill, empty napkin. The lack of discipline is mind boggling.(thats not even my reply, when you dealing with chicken, wear gloves Bro, but good point wash your hands)

[@jerryumfress9030]

So far as the kitchen is concerned... this is pre-commissioning, germs know to stay out until the boat is fully commissioned 🙃

[@luisbendanajr8577]

I like respect, good food and ocean view... L.B.

[@hocares6983]

No adobo & tocino ?

[@alanwilkerson9741]

Why they all working in slow motion?

[@anthonyferrara2222]

How many designated cooks would be on a sub?

[@ewr.0979]

ของดีอุปกรณ์ระดับโรงแรม

[@Chauncy63]

Is it a cook thing...why is the guy placing the chicken on the griddle using only one hand?

[@masmantour]

Well, they're not using gloves. But it does leave you a free hand clean if you only use one hand.

[@afcgeo882]

Reduces chances of cross-contamination. Clean hand to handle spatula or anything else.

[@erichall3090]

Are there no Chief's mess on Subs (9:27)???

[@alecwomack6718]

2:20 homeboy is making me anxious.

[@bigherm70068]

Moving a little too slow

[@alecwomack6718]

@@bigherm70068 not moving at all. Staring.

[@jimarmstrong1458]

Man, I guess you don’t have to be physically fit to serve on a sub. Do they recruit by the pound?

[@steveanderson461]

that chicken looked awesome at the beginning

[@ArxosFX]

8:33 got'em. FSAs forgot to restock the napkins.

[@jim6265]

"Cranks"

[@wallymoore1273]

Mess molly, reminds me of being an ordinary seaman again.

[@cats0182]

Are these cooks, etc. Navy personnel or are they civilians from a food preparation company? And yes, those knives are either dull or just plain terrible. And yes, anyone who handles raw meat should be wearing gloves.

[@patrickeh696]

Wrong Cats01. If you wash when DONE handling raw meat you don't need gloves.

[@jim6265]

@@patrickeh696 uh-hum, don't forget about before hahahaha

[@patrickeh696]

Yes, that's a given. Only idiots like Cats01 need to be told that. ;)

[@jim6265]

@@patrickeh696 - makes me think of the two chefs off of the Muppets!! lol

[@leomartin1903]

For the life of me what makes a person want to be crewed on a SUB.? Well I know they get hazardous duty pay even not in war time.

[@quintingroves2130]

Good content Q food reviews god bless

[@jackmehoff2312]

Someone needs lessons on how to sharpen a chef's knife! Dull knife...lose a finger!

[@SaltiDawg2008]

No gloves for food prep! CPOs not served meals family style?

[@gordondavis6168]

He can’t put chicken on the grill with both hands? Why one hand behind back?

[@redstone51]

Seriously, how big are these subs inside??? I know she's 377′ long! The mess area looks bigger than a Burger King kitchen! Where do they store ALL that food? It never really occurred to me until we boarded a GATO Class sub how much the submarine has really progressed besides of course the nuclear propulsion. Now I hear the possibility of going hydrogen powered? If we only had food replicators. GO NAVY!!! GO "SILENT SERVICE"!!!

[@recoswell]

might want to pick up the pace there cookie

[@BattlefieldMr]

awesome that theyre listening to plini

[@jerrylawson6905]

Nothing better than cooking on a flat top.

[@cats0182]

Do the "Pre-Commissioning Unit" sailors have a regular naval assignment or is this all they do?

[@patrickeh696]

It is more than a full time job Casts01

[@jim6265]

IT'S AN ADVENTURE!!!!!!!

[@ThomasMusings]

Impressive.

[@gordondavis6168]

However, the military waist circumference standards are fairly tight. While all these videos show cakes and gravies and food, it is hard to eat that stuff and stay in the Navy, especially with the limited space for exercise. Better to have salads and fresh vegetables rather than breads and cheese sauce and butter added to everything.

[@blitzkrieg459]

Lol they was jamming out at 4:00 😂😂😂

[@blitzkrieg459]

@Chief Big Bob sorry man, just trying to be funny is all. I'm not writing a college paper or anything like that. Trust me, I used to have to write after action reports all the time. I know grammar.

[@GoldfishGang]

Chief Big Bob 😂

[@michaeltarasenkoop2389]

These men and women give up about four years of there.lives to protect our freedomm

[@mjisurdad]

Michael Tarasenkoop freeeeeeeeddddddddooooooommmmmmm

[@ELViejito100]

What "freedom"? hahaha

[@rabalder9248]

Listening to plini

[@user-mx6ug9qe5v]

电影都是222，看了电影能正确理解223能做到是224做的更好是235

[@austinread554]

Chilli dogs on a submarine? Talk about a Dutch oven . . .

[@bw0716]

u burning that chicken son!!!

[@user-pd6tx7eq7b]

สุดยอดเลย!!!

[@boohickman2470]

Does pps go on a ship as a CHEF? OR does everyone rotate??

[@webinator9715]

boo hickman new enlisted reports are sometimes temporarily assigned to work on the mess deck, especially if they haven’t been assigned a specialty (aka Striker). Called Mess Cranks. Good way to establish yourself as a responsible crewman.

[@boohickman2470]

@@webinator9715 oh ok...thanks

[@funnyclip6363]

their menu is really tasty.. ..😁😁

[@JeffSpehar-ov1cn]

That looks like some damn good chow to me.

[@jim6265]

it is............usually

[@markriser1]

That man with the knife is being entirely too loud. Someone else could hear that.