Why Living On An Aircraft Carrier Sucks

[@mrshamwow87]

I’ve lived on an aircraft carrier for 4 years, that has been some of the best sleep of my life ❤️❤️❤️

[@pinchekittybiker]

AMEN! Once you learn to sleep through a Tomcat on the cat or hitting the trap.. You can SLEEP THROUGH ANYTHING... and pretty much anywhere.

[@fantilldeath528trajectory]

Going NAVY, excited but nervous and hope I dont get carrier

[@brandonf2163]

oh yeah yeah

[@mrshamwow87]

DirtyBirdSpecial why??

[@pinchekittybiker]

@@fantilldeath528trajectory " small boys " is what we call smaller ships like destroyers and frigates.. it's also where you will find non-skid on the walls. You don't end up with that on the forcastle of a carrier, and trust me the food isn't bad!

[@srh8862]

“Why do you wanna live in this submarine?” “Let’s just say I have experience.”

[@ElFahado69]

What experience?

[@davidwelch2791]

What boat and or boats did you serve on? I served on 3; late 80's to 2008.

[@uncbadguy]

USS Hancock CVA -19 launched 1944. Stacked five high in birthing. We had 3500 sailors on a ship designed for 1800.

[@jackrabbitslim2500]

My dad served on subs so he wouldn't have to serve on carriers.

[@peterson7082]

@@uncbadguy There was some five-high berthing in one section of male berth and a 18' span of a female berth on the T/S _Kennedy_ as well.

[@flighteaglediy8220]

Regular sailor: *doesn’t see sun* Naval aviators: ha lol

[@reijiminato8762]

Flighteagle DIY Facts

[@flighteaglediy8220]

@@reijiminato8762 Exactly...

[@nomoideas]

Engineering: the sun is a lie and you cant prove me otherwise

[@regiltube7932]

😂

[@davidschwartz5127]

On 1 carrier deployment I was on in 1966 I want 42 days without seeing the sun, however, the environment onboard a carrier is not as bad as you may it sound. I would say, you got your information from some disgruntled sailors. The navy is what you made, it was then and is now.

[@Miamiman333]

Been on a carrier for 3 years, this is like 70% inaccurate

[@ronanzoleta3050]

its a youtube vid its just give little information

[@powerailgaming3849]

Christian what is it like? Do you recommend joining the navy? Is there WiFi or phone service and can you get in contact with people?

[@rbrick3685]

@@powerailgaming3849 No. There is no Wifi or Phone service. You communicate by going to computer and emailing or using Facebook (if the bandwidth allows). And only during internet hours, which is usually like 2000-0300

[@jullienricot930]

Moral comes into question?

[@lemonacidrounds7293]

Exactly

[@aemvee]

Left hand salutes and F-16's landing on the carrier. Nice.

[@EMN_Sandwich]

*F-18 or F-35. Im pretty sure the 16's are only used for training or the airforce

[@coode6129]

@@EMN_Sandwich 1:30 F-16s landing on the deck, seems legit

[@aerohead5580]

@@EMN_Sandwich F-16 is definitely a USAF jet. Navy fighter jets would be F-14's, F-18's, and the Navy variant of the F-35.

[@EMN_Sandwich]

@@coode6129 what do you mean?

[@EMN_Sandwich]

@@aerohead5580 I asked one of the pilots at my command today and they said F-14s are really never on deployment anymore

[@jeremiahjeno]

Short answer: *You're on a frickin aircraft carrier*

[@DarwinskiYT]

Who was the genius that decided to make a floating runway?

[@Dk-ie4te]

@@DarwinskiYT it's important

[@jason4453]

You just happen to be on an aircraft carrier with Corona Virus spreading ☹😨😷

[@jamesknight2952]

Jason / coronavirus isnt waterborne

[@jason4453]

@@jamesknight2952 😂 from person to person

[@calebbracken1719]

I'd say 60% of this information is wrong. Coming from someone who is active duty on a carrier

[@primetime645]

Care to explain?

[@lawguyenforcementguy757]

Brandon Clarke especially getting blasted by the jet blast. There’s kind of a wall behind the catapult to protect crew, so there’s no way to get blasted off

[@DRPowell]

LawGuyEnforcementGuy - That “wall” is a JBD, or Jet Blast Deflector, raised during takeoff. Jet engines are still turning & burning to maneuver planes around the deck, and yes, sailors have been blown off the deck at times.

[@tonycj7860]

What ship are you on?

[@DRPowell]

Tony CJ - I’m not anymore. I was on the Forrestal (CV-59) from 87-92, then the Kennedy (CV-67) from 96-2K. Been retired since ‘06. Edit : If you type in “Forrestal Kennedy” into image search, you will see both ships that I was on sitting side by side in shipyard, rusting away. For me it’s both sentimental and depressing.

[@powerbad696]

I served on 3 different aircraft carriers and saw the sun whenever I wanted to.I had fun on all the carriers I served on,they are HUGE!!!LOL!!!! GO NAVY!!!!

[@tylerwisniowski5825]

Hooyah

[@Jacobcoutts25]

@@tylerwisniowski5825 no hooyah!

[@seeking70]

And when they aren't doing flight ops they have a great place to run or walk. The gym is huge compared to a destroyer's.

[@SkyTHEGuy]

I wanna enlist when I get out of high school

[@chrisbushong1982]

Sailors in their semi-private racks are definitely using their ipads to view "books".

[@paleamigo8575]

🤣🤣🤣

[@hellacoorinna9995]

Combat jack

[@johnthomas3336]

Rub n tug

[@michaelbraum77]

Yes, if "CORN" is considered "books" now!

[@spazman8675309]

"With your fellow soldiers" ... sailors ... we're sailors, please just give us that. Army=soldier, Navy=sailor, Marine Corps=marine, Air force=airmen, thank you

[@edzeljereza8234]

hooyah shipmate!

[@robertbanks1942]

HOOYAH SHIPMATE

[@Grizzly907LA]

It goes to show that the narrator doesn't know what the f'k he was talking about.

[@sosteam2797]

*living on a carrier is difficult* *food is excellent* Me: I’m in

[@johndang8971]

The food is NOT excellent lol

[@jeffandkrisiebarron2126]

Sos Team food is excellent? 😂😂😂

[@johndang8971]

@@ceelt I did a 7 month deployment on the USS Roosevelt in 2017

[@Lead1121]

Depends on the ship

[@reach17-CH]

Excellent? More like excelln't

[@maximerlin]

Note: When making a video about the Navy Aircraft Carriers, you might want to include graphics of an ACTUAL naval aircraft. F-16s are Air Force only and are not capable of carrier landing.

[@dougmahone]

Just goes to show you that infographics doesn't know what they are talking about. Making things up for those that don't know any better.

[@JimCAhn]

Looks like the Navy got the F-16N carrier borne LOL. At least there was an F-35 in the beginning for modern accuracy.

[@jptucsonaz8503]

The Navy F-16's are (or were) only used by Topgun & a few VC & VX squadrons for ACM & weapons testing. The landing gear on an F-16 could never withstand a carrier launch or landing.

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Lol can u break it down the foundational difference between air force and navy aviation? And where does Marine aviation fit in all of this?

[@jamesray8771]

@@AQUAPHREESH193 if it was easy the airforce would do it ... Marines get all the Navys old stuff... well except the F35B...

[@gianttacogod]

I heard the aircraft carrier wasn’t that bad. Sleeping was nice but the food was great. My Dad has told me many stories of his year on a carrier. He said it was pretty nice but a lot of cleaning and boredom.

[@alansteel]

no, the food is not great

[@fujiguy21]

You have that backwards the food is not great but wile we don't get alot of sleep the sleep you do get is the best.

[@tnu2mya]

Sleeping is pretty fire tho

[@pauleyplay]

@@alansteel What ship ?

[@zavvir]

Right now my dad is on the USS Harry S. Truman and from the emails I get from him the food is horrible

[@tabbycat585]

I served on 5 different carriers during my 20 years in the navy and i must say i enjoyed most of the time i was aboard the ships.

[@SkyTHEGuy]

Do you think it’s a good idea for me to join in this day and age?

[@louiscipher2939]

5:20 "At least the food is almost always excellent" *laughs in double dragon*

[@allanescarilla3883]

if the food is excellent, prepare for the bad news..

[@EMN_Sandwich]

Best thing I ever heard was that each deployment they have a fineite amount of flavor. They use more some nights, and less on others, but once the flavor runs out. Its out

[@jasonramos5634]

We did have a great bakery department on the Ranger. I'll bet even the three days bread and water guys didn't gripe that much.

[@whirledpeaz5758]

There is a reason there is Hot sauce, Salt, Pepper, Ketchup and Mustard on every mess table.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

@@whirledpeaz5758 Because people like condiments! Am I right?

[@rageraptor7127]

Infographics show: “at least you don’t live on a submarine” Guy living in a submarine: ...

[@notdisplayed2617]

Rage Raptor submariner: at least you're not on a gn

[@Waftey]

@@notdisplayed2617 guy living on a gn: ....

[@loko78100]

Guy living on a 688

[@BudgetBugout]

It’s hard for me to watch this with an F-16 on the flight deck... 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@risenkings9621]

BudgetBugout, I know right I’m like if this channel doesn’t even know what jets go on carriers, they probably shouldn’t be making naval videos

[@Specopsomega327]

Risen Kings at least have an F-4 or F-14

[@Slicks_16]

@🌟HAWG! i dont know much but I believe most aircraft carriers use the F/A-18 but some are using the newer F-35C

[@somesharkplushie2331]

So hard to sleep when two f-16s are taking off on the flight deck

[@i0nlz]

Put the correct jet or put no jet

[@georgepatrick4339]

“Working below decks.........” I’m sure that’s a euphemism in the navy

[@kwaktak]

George Patrick it’s actually one of the least imaginative ones.

[@Mantreaus]

My girlfriend never complains when I tell her I'm standing a Fire Watch below Decks tonight. She turns red though with the anticipation of the flames and I doing my duty to quench the heat.

[@kwaktak]

@sailorx1976 that only applies if you're hot bunking on a SSBN.

[@DC-ei9vl]

@@Mantreaus Friggin snipe. Lol.

[@robertdean1929]

Yup

[@alitlweird]

Living on an US Navy aircraft carrier was the most awesome 2 years of my life!

[@ANDROLOMA]

Being on a Navy ship was just like being a monk in a monastery. Incels practicing involuntary celibacy. As a civilian and veteran, it was much easier for me to meet females. Such explains why myself and thousands of others annually refuse to reenlist.

[@paleamigo8575]

It was very cool indeed!

[@slayerscience]

What's wrong with you? Really who hurt you this bad?

[@padmakanttripathi4494]

F16s on Carrier totally explains the authenticity of whoever wrote this 😂

[@hiromi1038]

Navy Vet here. Spent 2 years on a Tender, been to Iraq, worked my tail off 18-20 hours a day, slept in a ‘coffin rack’, enjoy our Steel Beach Picnics, awesome camaraderie, hung out with my shipmates off-hours, liberty call at exotic ports and learned how to be a responsible adult. It’s a ship of war and you volunteer to serve.

[@anewman513]

This is laughably inaccurate (Source: served 4 1/2 years on carriers)

[@GOATEDTYLERR]

care to explain

[@EliMarszalek]

@HowDareYou everyone has their own preferences as to their personal comfort of living. Some people may find the idea of a carrier to be unenjoyable, but for others it my be the ideal way of living. It all depends on what you personally prefer.

[@evansuddreth388]

why

[@merfyn4838]

Cool but how so?

[@sunnyclean9743]

Ok we understand that but some people might've said that it was terrible these are based off other people's story im pretty sure you should know that if you were on a carrier for 4 years

[@Zoten001]

I can safely say, as someone who ACTUALLY served on an Aircraft Carrier, I can safely say whoever wrote this tripe has never set foot, let alone served on a Carrier. There is SO much wrong here.

[@joshguz418]

Can you give us some examples or details??

[@alansteel]

Any subject that they've covered that I have even a passing knowledge about I've noticed some extreme inaccuracies. Just take anything they say with a grain of salt. My favorite is the vitamin D supplements the ship's doctor gives you.

[@Gman240]

Can you elaborate?

[@Zoten001]

@@alansteel Yeah, I found that hilarious. Most you get from Medical is a frickin' Z-Pack. A supplement like that would require a diagnosis of an extreme deficiency before that got issued.

[@skyleviathan9669]

That food comment gave me the best laugh ive had in a while.

[@paddydu5113]

“Never see the sun in weeks” **shows them sweeping the flight deck**

[@JFK6781]

I was stationed in the JFK in the early 80's. I could go up to vultures row or weather decks for fresh air or sunshine anytime. This video isn't entirely accurate

[@johnhoey4605]

We were berthed alongside the JFK in Norfolk in the 80’s. 👍🏼. Thanks for your service, Mate.

[@michaelmappin4425]

Yeah, and the hangar aircraft elevator doors are usually wide open. The fantail was a great spot too; only closed during recovery and engine tests.

[@paleamigo8575]

@@michaelmappin4425 good point. I forgot about the fantail.

[@pharma37]

I was on the JFK in V2. Flight deck crew.

[@michaelroberts3898]

JFK from 01-06. ET in the mouse shop

[@destath6608]

I have a feeling that whoever made this video has never been on an aircraft carrier or even talked to somebody who has. Life on a ship is no cake walk obviously, but there is some downtime. There are also plenty of areas where even enlisted men can walk and get fresh air to include the hangar bay and catwalks. We even used to do huge group workouts and or 5k runs on the flightdeck when operations were down. There were also multiple FOD (Foreign Object Debris) walkdowns on the flightdeck each day. Those who don't see the sun for days on end are those who choose not to. With a bigger ship does come slightly more room, and being on a larger ship means that you don't list in the water as terribly as others. I consider myself lucky that I was on a carrier and not any other ship.

[@AL-31]

Anyone in the military will have gone longer than 3 days without seeing the sun before going in their first deployment LOL

[@laurencebledsoe]

My eyes!!!

[@kenhorne5650]

My dad said he joined the Navy to see the world. But only saw a engine room

[@93truewill]

Not true

[@genghiskahn1989]

U not allowed to go outside the ship for that long?

[@davidhooshmandi5982]

You are allowed to do quite a bit in your off time. The hangar bay is always open and there’s catwalks on the side of the ship.

[@24karatjay]

Navy veteran here: We see the sun more than you would think. I was abord the USS Ronald Reagan during my time & we almost always had the hanger bay doors wide open when we were out to Sea or on deployment. We just used red lights at night so we weren't visible to the enemy from a far. You were pretty spot-on about everything else though.

[@koimeme]

Uss ronald mcdonald

[@Go4Broke247]

You guys don't stop at a country like Japan for a couple of days?

[@Is308enough]

Thanks Jay! My son is on the same ship now. The are preparing to leave Japan any day now. Hoping he will be ok.

[@davidcampbell9931]

Experiences differ. When not on watch every morning I'd see the sun at 0700 during muster (Also on CVN 76). That was very nearly the entire extent of my exposure to the sun. Otherwise there was nothing above the main deck for me, and everything below to keep me from going there. I could see the sun if I wanted, but that is greatly out-weighed by the need for sleep.

[@ACringeFrog]

@Madtroid what ship where youn on?

[@gonavy505]

I was in a squadron attached to the USS Saratoga as both a Plane Captain and Aviation Ordnanceman, therefore I worked on the flight deck AND IT WAS AWESOME!

[@4343george]

You also... an AO Me too,,USS Coral Sea,USS Enterprise both as ships company weapons dept AND VA196 USS Carl Vinson

[@paleamigo8575]

USS Constellation, AO, ships company. 🤣👍

[@paleamigo8575]

@@4343george USS Coral Sea? Exactly how old are you? 🤣👍

[@4343george]

@@paleamigo8575 65 yrs old as of this April

[@jimchrusniak1286]

The narrator of this piece, probably was never in the Navy!

[@sunnyclean9743]

Well i think thats true but he might be using this based on other people's storys its just their opinion feel me?

[@paleamigo8575]

He absolutely was not. He would've had more definitive answers.

[@gaminglichgamer4035]

They most likely took stories from people who have

[@whowantsmoke2925]

I bet living with an angry girlfriend is even worse.... EDIT: Thanks for the likes, the GF is less mad now :)

[@themeanestkitten]

It makes dying look better and better everyday ☹

[@jariellegio982]

Atleast u have a girl right by ur side

[@lehonkerque7398]

Living with Karen

[@thrakgorshun83]

👁

[@lameplayr]

it’s on 69 i can’t like sorry

[@knoda2603]

U just ruined a lot of people’s dreams but having a career like this is not for enjoyment

[@Zoten001]

Trust me, it's not as bad as they are making it out to be.

[@SESKE_5]

its not that bad

[@siggyretburns7523]

Yeah. Thanx alot for the encouragement, right?

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

At least it warned them

[@SESKE_5]

@@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828 its not that true tho lol

[@donjohnson7189]

Seems they didn't get the real skinny on carrier life but yeah it's tough but not as bad as infographics would make it sounds.

[@ghost-lp9cv]

doesn't most everyone police call the desk every morning?

[@donjohnson7189]

@@ghost-lp9cv Huh?

[@netrioter]

@@donjohnson7189 I think he's Ralph Wiggum on shrooms..

[@cameronf3343]

That’s why I watch these man, he’s so skilled after all these years at making things sound worse than they are, and it’s kind of incredible in an odd way at this point.

[@nickhall8319]

ghost it's called FOD walk down, and yeah it happens a couple times per day

[@vtorres7682]

I served on a carrier, where did you get this misinformation from because this video is very inaccurate

[@Jacobcoutts25]

You are wrong!

[@vtorres7682]

@@Jacobcoutts25 did you serve?

[@memyself1176]

@@vtorres7682 Well, why don't you tell us what's inaccurate?

[@PhoenixCustomsWoodworking]

4 years on the USS Harry S Truman, 2 of which working on the flight deck. So long as flight ops isnt being conducted the flight deck is typically open for anyone to be on deck unless otherwise closed. If you cant find a way to get top side or on the fantail for some sun you got issues. We never had to hot bunk with someone else and we were deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. We had around 6200 people on board with attached airwing.

[@31knots50]

As a sailor I can tell you that Aircraft Carriers are known for having the highest quality of living standards out of any vessel in the US arsenal. If you want to call life sucky hit up a sub or a DDG

[@VarDestro]

Jibri L Kea lock it up shipmate.

[@thisguy3807]

I will trade you right now. You want to get Nimitzed?

[@arienevans1383]

Jibri L Kea minesweeper*

[@MGSXNProductions]

Got a friend on a DDG complaining about food and supplies, and all I can do is tell him about how outside of a crisis, it was worse on the carrier than it is on his DDG. He still has salt and ketchup and cooks that know how to heat food. He'll live.

[@pinchekittybiker]

My heart goes out to those poor Bubbleheads and Blackshoes. Airdale for life!

[@DJ_Force]

The planes shown are F16s. That's an Air Force plane, not a Navy one.

[@gregory2668]

That was painful to watch..drove me crazy

[@ChrisDarby80]

Came looking for this comment

[@DJ_Force]

Hard to take this video serious when they can't even get the planes right.

[@ryanbaker2477]

Everyone keeps complaining about the portrayal of planes. No one is commenting on all the people with goatees though. And lets be honest, these videos aren't made to be wonderfully artistic. I would imagine they are recycling plane visuals from other videos.

[@masterman3178]

You are correct I believe some variants still have a tail hook. But yes the F/A-18 would have been more appropriate.

[@Masonthebaconhair]

"When war breaks, you'll be the first to know, but that also means you'll be the first to be attacked" Me: Oof

[@refrigeratoraptitudetest204]

Actually, I believe it would be the combat support ships that would be attacked first. You take out the replenishment, you take out a lot more.

[@jmm0091]

@@refrigeratoraptitudetest204 against the Geneva treaty to do that though. Aside from ww3, that wont happen.

[@andrewmatelski6027]

Maurice Marshall war is war, rules of engagements will be broken by all sides, so he is right

[@romeohotelromeomike]

@@refrigeratoraptitudetest204 from the ww2, japanese aircraft carrier 1st to be taken down in the fleet. not the destroyer or even support ship

[@dougmahone]

@@refrigeratoraptitudetest204 Incorrect. The first thing that you would attack is what can attack you. Standard military tactics.

[@xavier1964]

-Navy Aircraft Carrier -All aircraft are F-16's Hmmm🤔

[@jpecenko]

You are wrong there skippy- Carriers have at least 10 different aircraft on board!

[@xavier1964]

@@jpecenko I am aware of that, thats why I chose to make a joke about the fact that the video got it wrong.

[@753Leto]

My advice for anyone interested in joining the military... Go the officer route. Take my word for it.

[@donnykim9068]

J R enlisted party harder my friend

[@leylannfitzgerald8473]

You tell him why you signed up for a role of an officer instead of enlisting lol a guy named J R told me to

[@AlexDaBigBaum]

I concur going as an officer is something I recommend if you are able to. Also I recommend the Air Force but I am a little biased

[@753Leto]

@@donnykim9068 officers make more money, better quality of life in the military, fantastic opportunities post military.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

Only if you don't wanna work for a living!

[@lorenzomaximo1818]

. I lived on a carrier during the Vietnam war for better part of three years. Yes it was dangerous and I had some real close called myself but It was better than living on a submarine. Of all the ships the Navy has an aircraft carrier is the best one to live on. This is an over-exaggerated video.

[@averysantiago265]

Navy recruiters are going to be mad at this video😂

[@bones987123]

pretty realistic... but at a basic level.. everything is true .. but theres a deeper understanding of living it..higher highs lower lows.. people on board are closer than family...no matter of race, creed or religion...and everyone's life and survival is dependant on everyone else

[@IgnemFeram01]

No, Navy recruiters are going to love this video. There are lots of lies/misinformation in this video that make the Navy sound great. It's a recruiter's job to do exactly that.

[@siggyretburns7523]

You know it.

[@samiel992]

What about working on a destroyer or cruiser

[@regiltube7932]

😂

[@ThecoolGuy]

*Last time when I was this early Corona was a beer*

[@lololololy6303]

@scrubo da pufferfish eugh nah not cursed enough

[@ricknelson9119]

Been there done that. USS Saratoga, CVA 60, Med Cruise, 1970. I saw 4 deaths in 2 months, ended up in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda MD. After that was 2 years, 9 months and 22 days with VC-8, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. A man I was stationed with there, my best friend for 48 years died 12/27/2020 on the operating table. Give him a hand salute. He deserves it!

[@kempmt1]

You hear either a catapult shot or a aircraft landing in the middle of the night and their loud. And you always see someone new, and it's possible they were onboard longer than you.

[@Sykosix71]

Anyone can go on the flight deck at least once a day for fod walk down. It's just that those who work below deck often don't care too.

[@DailyFunFactsYt]

Fact of the day: A Blue whale's heartbeat could be heard from more than 3 kilometers away. - Daily Fun Facts

[@FireShadeZ]

Daily Fun Facts I thought you had a channel

[@patrioticamerican6414]

I must Have Alzheimer’s because I don’t remember asking

[@smileylol4648]

Really? 😱

[@vptknrn5939]

That's cool

[@foldedcandle]

That's actually cool

[@dannyalbin7241]

I was stationed on a carrier for 4 years. It was actually fun

[@calebwhite7436]

Don’t lie to me! Really? My next duty station is most likely going to be a carrier, maybe I’ll like it

[@EliMarszalek]

Thank you for your service

[@hilly9433]

@@calebwhite7436 this channel has a history of being misleading just assume what the guy is saying is wrong in this video

[@Critical_HitZ]

@@hilly9433 What things are misleading that they’ve said previously?

[@maryzmijski6087]

@@Critical_HitZ look at their roller coaster one

[@LarryWC2020]

I completely agree with those who said that this video is extremely inaccurate. It's as if no one involved with this video served on a carrier, or even interviewed any carrier sailors. I served aboard the USS Enterprise in the late 70's as a lowly enlisted guy. The experience was incredible. In fact, I can't think of anything I'd change if I had it to do over. There were places other than the flight deck to get some sun... and see flying fish, dolphins, and the occasional whale. And it was really cool to be able to go up into the superstructure and watch the F14's launch. And there were plenty of times when guys (it was an all-male crew then) could lay out on the flight deck, or jog. I just joined for the adventure and to see some of the world (Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong and Perth Australia). But when I got out and decided to go to college, I was grateful for the GI Bill, and was able to get a business degree because of it.

[@DrakePlayz0305]

I love it when someone who has never had a day of Navy service tells you what living on an aircraft carrier is like

[@davidcook487]

I live aboard a carrier for 4 years. Done two tours to the Gulf. I love every minute of it. Seen 10 countries and 1/2 the world. Sub do have better food. We have jet flying things in every day. I only had 25 men in my breathing area. And hanger deck is where you can see the sun every day.

[@LosDosFancyPants]

As a person who was on an aircraft carrier for 5 years, when tf did we get a movie theatre onboard??? We set up a projector in the hangar bay for movie nights.

[@lloydsmith798]

@LosDosFancyPants that's it! Nothing like movie night in hangar Bay 2! Or with your friends in the berthing lounge.

[@lloydsmith798]

Movie theater in hangar Bay 2. And hanging in the berthing lounges.

[@recoswell]

it was next to the mcdonalds

[@reach17-CH]

Me: *finally going to sleep at midnight after working in the propulsion plant all day and then standing watch for 5 hours Someone with a needle gun on the deck right above berthing: "Let me play for you the song of my people"

[@fujiguy21]

That is the worst and my birthing was right off the mess decks so everyone use our head. It was so nasty.

[@BTW1994]

My rack was right against the bulkhead with a weapons elevator on the other side of it. So every night I fell asleep to the sweet sound of hydraulic pressure and the 3rd deck ballistic hatch slamming shut. I can't complain though, at least I didn't sleep on the 03 level underneath the catapults 😅

[@brandonmiller9155]

When I was in deck I slept on the 01 just aft of the Focsul and the cats were loud there too. Now though I’m in AIMD and sleep just off the hangar bay. It’s so quiet in there for the most parg

[@shawnthompson3059]

Your comment sums it up perfectly.

[@NecroAsphyxia]

Could be worse, you could be like the ABs on the Nimitz who's Berthing was right under the Water brake... I got lucky and was in the berthing with the QMs, near the aft end of the ship

[@adamdubin1276]

My brother served on a Destroyer, one of his favorite disaster stories is from when they needed to flush the plumbing and someone forgot to inform the XO who just happened to be shaving at the time. My brother was passing by heading to his duty station when hears the XO screaming and cursing, he peaks in to see what went wrong only to catch sight of the XO covered in sewage. He immediately runs away before he could be spotted and spent most the morning chuckling about it, much to the confusion of the enlisted men under him.

[@ABH3DAD]

I was an ABH3 onboard USS NIMITZ /Air Dept/ Primary Flight Control-V5, from 7/2001 till 6/2006. It was not that bad , and our mission was to take the fight to the enemy. Also there is no hot racking on a Carrier. My time on board CVN68 was great and I was there for the Tic Tac incident.

[@gerlofrispens968]

1:33 Nice F-16 landing on a carrier, amazing offset to starboard you just run over a lot of deck crew and the arresting wire goes straight trough the island.

[@reijiminato8762]

GekkeGerrie Probably the reason why the Navy acquired Hornets instead of Falcons for jets

[@gerlofrispens968]

@@reijiminato8762 yes it was sarcasm

[@7hund3rtemp3st2]

Imagine the aircraft carrier also fly My brain: not today bruh.

[@str7523]

7hund3r Temp3st what

[@mykillak]

like in avenger or a zeppelin aircraft carrier?

[@xephonian]

Funny that they had F-16s running off of the carriers lol.

[@kwaktak]

Xephonia and there were railings and life preservers too smh

[@pgtmr2713]

I saw a beach chair. LIES! :-D

[@bastahoobi]

Yeah, showing F-16's on the flight deck bothered me the most I think. I half wondered if I was being trolled with that one.

[@jasonsterlace1369]

I am very entertained by the arresting cable passing through the island at 1:35. Thanks bud.

[@phiksit]

low budget infographics :)

[@DavidHBurkart]

Life aboard a carrier is also a once in a lifetime experience that I would not trade for almost anything, giving me life skills I use to this day.

[@mikebauer6917]

Careful what ya wish for; I was part of the bridge crew (QM3) and spent a lot of time outside, rain or shine, hot or cold, often with little cover from sun or wind while on top of the ship so to speak. I often envied the guys below while standing lookout/watch on cold windy nights or weathering hot tropical days. Can confirm smell is by far the most flashback inducing memory of the Navy.

[@alansteel]

After viewing this video, I can say that I would have a hard time believing the writer has ever even seen a photo of an aircraft carrier.

[@mrhydration7066]

I’ve been on one. For a fifth grade field trip, the hallways are more narrow than two people and the stairs are as steep as a cliff

[@richlopez5896]

You probably went on an old one like the Midway or other one that's not in service anymore

[@nukeylukey775]

@Rich Lopez I've been on the Theodore Roosevelt and the hallways were tight and the stairs were steep

[@richlopez5896]

@@nukeylukey775 No doubt.Today's aircraft carriers are way larger than ones like the Midway on display and they all still have steep stairs and narrow hallways like any military ship

[@bfnier]

I bet you have a hallway in your house smaller than the ones on the ship! Depends on where you go the ship too!

[@1anonymousb]

I grew up right outside of NAS Miramar in San Diego. It's a big Navy town. I heard stories from Sailors all throughout my youth. That's why I joined the Air Force

[@samsam3499]

Worked on a flight deck as an aircraft handler for 2 years when I was 18. Loved every minute of it. Great job, slept right under the "cat" and would wake for a moment during launches but quickly got used to it.

[@SEAZNDragon]

The captain of the Theodore Roosevelt should have sent this with his letter.

[@SEAZNDragon]

@Simo Which one? I was referring the aircraft carrier in recent new due to its coronavirus outbreak.

[@mushfiqabir3173]

SEAZNDragon I think the captain was right

[@HashknightGaming]

And he got sick even so he had a tiny bit more space, these ships are breeding grounds for contagious viruses not just American ships and subs but everyone else's military ships and subs as well

[@freedomliberty8961]

We want our skipper back :(

[@jason4453]

🤒😷

[@davidnurse1028]

I can see the sun from the smoke pit or the hangar bays. You dont go weeks without the sun, and we exercise almost daily in the hangar bay between operations.

[@kartezparks5505]

My favourite chill areas were the fantail and the sponson under the LSO platform..

[@nomoideas]

not everyone does bud, definitely gone over a month multiple times without seeing any hint of daylight, all depends on your job

[@brandonmiller9155]

David Nurse you exercise daily in the hangar bay. I go to one of the other gyms. I also work nights so.

[@phiksit]

exercise daily? must have been one of those 9-5r's with no watch standing or maintenance duties.

[@davidnurse1028]

@@phiksit no. It was 12 hours on and 12 hours off unless you were in security or doing holiday routine on Sundays. There were people exercising daily because some people worked nights, and some days. So during the day night crew was working out and vice versa. Also you could go to your LPO during work hours and ask for some PT time. It is mandatory for them to allow sometime for you to PT.

[@TheBoysMTL]

thank you infographics show, your content is very entertaining and i love watching this content

[@fungusmushroom]

Green shirt here, lived on the 03 just aft of the 1 wire and worked on the roof. Had the crud the whole time. Always able to find some solitude on the weather decks and the stars were amazing. Chow was great, never missed a meal. Don’t regret it for a moment.

[@jorgesise-ochoa2321]

Hard to believe how many stars are out there and how dense the Milky Way is. It was one of the best experiences aboard the LPH when I was in the Marines.

[@mjyous]

I serve 1year and it was best time of my life. You feel patriotic in the end of service. And frankly i wasn’t bored for a second. Captain was funny and friendly and always strict and he is right most of time. I was radar monitor

[@ianisardelean7211]

I imagine just living off the edge an aircraft carrier in the ocean would be terrible

[@mulder2400]

stupidest comment ev er.

[@nicholasmercorella5318]

rusty saw it happen in North Atlantic. Looked for him for two hours then had to leave. Hypothermia killed him by then if the fall didn’t.

[@memezulu3582]

Clears navy exam *Finally i will live on an aircraft carrier* Watches this video *Refuses the job and gets back to normal daily routine*

[@reijiminato8762]

Memezulu Uh, yeah. Have fun with that! Source: I was a flattop electrician many years ago

[@lewisfish2496]

@@reijiminato8762 I was a flat top AO during Nam. 5 trips..

[@XlarallUntang]

Starts talking about arresting wires snapping *Shows F-16 with wires that stretch across the deck and not even going down the runway*

[@Defender78]

F-16 jets belong to the USAF not the Navy, So you won’t find them on an aircraft carrier!

[@GotHoai]

Knew I'd find others who caught this as well. So lazy

[@angrinfidel]

That is a very rare event these days. If you look close @ real video of 'NAVY' aircraft landing, you'd see the buckle where they change the flight deck 'ribbon' before that particular piece of arresting wire reaches 100 strikes.

[@robertrichard6107]

You caught that too? Yeah there's just a very few Navy F-16N's, and none in carrier ops. If you got business up there during recovery ops, your head has to be on a swivel. A broke off cross deck pendant will cut you in half quicker than a heart beat.

[@stephenhoward6829]

The CDP (Cross-Deck Pendant) is changed after 100 hits, so the chances of that happening are greatly reduced. That said, I have seen an arresting-gear failure. the cable that failed was on the arresting-gear engine belowdecks, and failed because it had been mis-reeved during the last main arresting cable replacement. We lost an F14, but the pilot and RIO ejected and were recovered. Nobody on deck was injured.

[@NotaVampyre111]

When I joined the Navy, I purposely chose a rating that would get me on a carrier. I get motion sick very easily. Carriers are so big, the sea has to really be rough before you feel much motion. I also got some of the best sleep in my life on a carrier once I got used to the various background noise made by the ship's operation and the planes landing or launching. I also learned that carriers are never more than 5 miles from land. It's just straight down.

[@NecroAsphyxia]

On the Nimitz we had a Coffee shop, multiple vending machines, TVs in most berthings, 2 ship stores to buy random snacks and goodies, multiple gyms, and many different classes and fitness groups (we even had a Tai Chi and Zumba class on board the ship)

[@CLMT619]

I spent several years on the Midway working in #4 engineroom and I got to see the outside plenty. Maybe something has changed since, but my experience was very different

[@bfnier]

Batman Forever this video is extremely bad information! Nothing has changed you can go to the hanger bay and look out the doors or the fan tail and watch planes land and get some sun! This video is very bad!

[@CLMT619]

@@bfnier that's what I was thinking. I actually loved being at sea. The Navy was some of the best years of my life.

[@bradydemarets1112]

Lol the midway is a museum now in San Diego were I'm stationed at

[@hassanabdul-khaaliq9645]

The Midway was being decomed when we got to San Dawg. CV41

[@phiksit]

That thing was really a cobbled together pile.

[@prophet144]

So it's safe to say that the person that did this has never served on a carrier. How about doing more homework before making overly broad generalizations.

[@gaminglichgamer4035]

They most likely wanted to make a topic on this so they went researching and found stories from people who have served on a carrier that said they didn't like their time on the carrier

[@yellalot101]

As someone who actually has served on an aircraft carrier (USS Kitty Hawk), I do have to say that I loved it! 😁

[@broadcasttttable]

What years? I was on the 'Hawk '74-75.

[@phiksit]

Yeah, you were probably a yeoman or something :-P

[@paleamigo8575]

From '89-~'91 on Coronado Island it was the "Connie" (my ship), The Kitty Hawk, and the "Indy" all usually moored together in a row.👍

[@jamesphillipshort]

My father was in the Navy in the 60's.. liberty launch was 24 hours off carrier.. well... he lost most of his hearing sleeping under the resting gear. He is no longer with us... but what he did for us i am proud of

[@igiraneza5759]

This channel has been flooding our brains with alot of knowledge!

[@jayy7842]

PROS: When A Zombie Apocolaypes break out you'll be on the safest spot.

[@jackistan2560]

Jay Y Unless the breakout starts on the ship

[@juangonzalez9848]

Or spreads before people know what’s up.

[@giovannilove5826]

Food shipments would stop and you'd have to eventually get back to land.

[@abyssmanur3965]

Corona says hold my beer.

[@reppz9634]

That didn't stop Covid-19.

[@Ordie79]

I've lived on 5 different aircraft carriers in my career and you have some information correct, but most is wrong. You can see the sun everyday if you wanted. The hangar bays are always opend and plenty of sponsons also vultures row. Also, anyone can go to the bridge... you will be told to leave if it gets to busy. Sailors not soldiers don't go up there often because they are working, but mostly because the CO is up there, but you aren't going to the brig. So if you are interested in Joining the Navy I wouldn't use this video as your recruitment video. There is plenty of information out there for you.

[@cookiesconsoles7626]

What h meant by that was you won't be able to go on the aircraft because you'll get run over or something. oh i know i'm late.

[@93truewill]

Everyone sees the sun. You don’t have to go to the flight deck. The hangar is always open and anyone can traverse it

[@TheDsmithemtp]

I was assigned to a carrier when I was in the Marine Corps (FMF) I loved it, no regrets

[@coffee637]

Three days on an aircraft carrier was different, but then again I was an Army Cavalry soldier on his way to Haiti in 1994. The trip was interesting but I loved getting back on the earth.

[@tracysw100]

Has anyone that made this video ever even seen on a carrier much less spent any time on one? This video is so much fail it's amazing.

[@koenigsegg9096]

The Infographics show videos on KZbin are growing exponentially, similar to covid-19 cases.😀

[@aaronurbanawiz1678]

Brij ray honestly tho

[@fosibro4951]

Coincidence? I THINK NOT!!

[@DTorto]

how am i so early that the video teleported me on to an aircraft carrier?

[@brandonfrayde3624]

I’ve recently pulled in from deployment on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower. 206 days with no ports.

[@johnhoey4605]

I served aboard the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69). It’s a life that’s impossible to describe.

[@Waynebrady22]

I love how you landed 2 F-16s on the flight deck 😂

[@dr.woozie7500]

Aircraft carrier: *exists* Coronavirus: *HiPpItY HoPpiTy tHiS iS nOw My pRoPeRtY*

[@loganbeardshaw1397]

I would honestly love to be in the navy

[@sergeantblue6115]

ive been to 3 carriers of 3 different countries and i can say that its not that bad living in there, foods actually pretty good there and besides, you will have a superpower called "being able to sleep through anything"

[@wylie5525]

When I was on the USS Enterprise, working nights, I enjoyed going to the forward elevator in the morning and watching the flying fish go from one bow wave to the next (Indian Ocean). On the USS Midway, there were always announcements coming over the 1MC that the Flight Deck was now closed for jogging. As for the ladders - no better way to keep in shape than to go somewhere for something, even if it's just to go to bed or work.

[@thelord2949]

Used to pass the enterprise everyday when the ford was in the Newport news yards. The enterprise is being decommissioned there.

[@wylie5525]

@@thelord2949 I was out for a bike ride on Whidbey Island one day, and there was the Midway going into Puget Sound and the graveyard there until it was turned into a museum. I felt really bad seeing it go by.

[@sscjansenn]

7:33 E-books? More like training videos. LOL

[@pinchekittybiker]

Ahhh - the Navy BEFORE women were aboard... lots and lots of training videos..

[@kestutisstugys1189]

This was about American carriers, I think. Now imagine life on Kuznecov.

[@seamon9732]

In mother Russia, carrier lives under you.

[@thereyougoagain1280]

Basically the same but you’re also on fire and sinking

[@JorgeL721]

And carrying the carrier across the Volga river. Ey, ukhnem! Ey, ukhnem!

[@tonycj7860]

Well..... American carriers will at least move under their own power.

[@jasonramos5634]

No sun, due to the exhaust blotting it out.

[@melteague117]

100% about those steep ladders being like a stair master!

[@whirledpeaz5758]

Pounding up an down those ladders will get you legs ripped really fast. Shaft alley patol watch was fat boy weight loss express.

[@bernielenart9136]

I was on an a carrier for 16 months and I really loved it. That was before woman and excessive crowds and only 3500 men aboard. My carrier, the USS WASP CVS-18 was truly a great vessel to be aboard. Passageways were NOT closed in, stairways were NOT that steep, food was great (we supplied all of the ships in our fleet with food & fuel) and really had a wonderful time on it. Played basketball/football and even tennis on the flight deck. Went to many ports throughout the Med-N.Atlantic and whenever there wasn't flight ops going on, I slept on the front screens off the flight deck. I ran the Print Shop and that was right below the catapults. Yes, it was noisy but we got by. Slept in the back room of my shop. If I had to do it all over again, I certainly would. [ 1969-1970 ] Picture pulling into port at Nova Scotia manning the rail (all dressed in whites standing around the flight deck) and seeing the people of Halifax with their mouths wide open. A great thrill for both of us! Sucked>>> absolutely NOT.... My best friend aboard was a Photo Mate and we watched flight ops from the bridge and that was an experience also!

[@Zamandu]

*Women, and the way you point that part out feels like it implies things became worse when women were allowed to serve, care to elaborate on that point just so I'm not assuming anything bad about you?

[@mikegarcia2104]

I was stationed on a carrier for 4 years. Spent year and half on deck then transferred to Reactor, life wasnt bad what so ever. On deck was lomg hours but some of the greatest views and in between ops he most peaceful i have evee been. Below decks was cake, some of the best sleep I have ever gotten. Everyone is different but life on a carrier is pretty easy, multiple gyms, pre covid plenty of ports.