Brits React to Cities at Sea: How Aircraft Carriers Work

[@covewatcher]

Hi Kids... I was in the Navy for 20 years. Trust me, you do not stay in the military for the pay. Of course the pay is adequate, but no one is going to get wealthy being in the service in the U.S. It is as you say, the desire to serve the USA and to experience travel and a sense of duty and accomplishment. The people who are deployed on ships are not just gone for a month... they are typically gone from 4 to 6 months in peace time, and up to a year during times of armed conflict or war. It is hard to explain why we stay in, but I would certainly do it all over again!

[@MarcusBumgardner-d4e]

My father was in Navy. 74-94 8 total on Kennedy 2 years on America. Company commander in Great Lakes 86-90

[@michiganrailfan2141]

I'm glad I found your comment first, because I was going to say something very similar. I spent 12 years in the Air Force, and I agree with you that the pay was adequate. However, I don't think I could have dealt with being on a ship for months at a time.

[@Jacobs_Mom]

Thank you both for your service!

[@ShelbyFarrow]

Thank you for your service. My Dad was in the Navy from 1954-1974 and the last ten years he was on submarines. He retired as a Chief Hospital Corpsman. I remember when I was about 5 or so he told me that he made less than one thousand dollars a month though cost of living was lower in those days too. One of my big regrets was not joining the military when I had the opportunity. My older brother was U.S. Army as a mechanic. My Grandfather was ten years U.S. Coast Guard and got out as a Chief Cook.

[@ShelbyFarrow]

@@MarcusBumgardner-d4e Wow my 3rd cousin was stationed on the JFK too. Though I think she was on much later than your dad.

[@sergiogarcia-fk9ho]

Our navy isn't just use as a power protection. The USA militay is also the worlds largest hospital, construction company, and humanitarian force. This is also the reason why we have military installations everywhere.

[@seanwallace89]

Also has policed the trade routes for globalization and free trade to happen over the last 50-70 yrs... for free. Otherwise nations and pirates would have owned the seas

[@markmartin6466]

Our navy is the second most powerful air force after the air force.

[@mycroft16]

When a MAJOR disaster hits somewhere... as far as international aid is concerned, the US Navy is able to rapidly deploy anywhere in the world amd carry massive amounts of aid. Including two purpose built medical hospital ships. The air force as well can use heavy lift planes to move aid rapidly anywhere on Earth. It is a MAJOR point that the Navy is the only true blue water Navy in the world able to handle open ocean global deployment AND has the largest sea lift capacity in the world with a dedicated fleet of ships specifically for moving military equipment anywhere.

[@jsilva7005]

I love America but the military industrial complex is completely out of control. Great Britain, China, and France have a combined 5 military bases in foreign countries. We have over 300. Instead of spending TRILLIONS on military we should be spending that on Americans. It is a complete waste of money for us to have 300 military bases in other countries. Especially when you take into account our debt and inflation

[@seanwallace89]

@@jsilva7005 how do you think globalization and international trade has been conducted over the ocean shipping lanes over the last half century? Do you think that happens if the US isn't policing the seas for FREE to all other countries... like before that time... piracy and opportunists ruled the seas... making international trade essentially impossible. In life, there are always trade-offs for any decision or action made... the US and its military have been overwhelmingly a more positive influence on the World than negative. No other super power has ever so dominantly presided over all others, yet minimally expanded their territory, as well as heavily limited their oppression or restrictions of other nation's autonomy.

[@mariejustme]

My husband is a Navy vet who spent a decade on carrier’s. Believe me it wasn’t for the pay. He has however, been to countries around the world which was a unique opportunity. Also, “power projection” is highly effective at keeping people from feeling froggy and killing their neighbors. We keep the peace as much as possible. I can’t offer any excuses for what politicians get us into.

[@JRush374]

Buy your husband a copy of Enough Already by Scott Horton. It's a must read for all vets. He has a playlist that's an overview of the book on KZbin.

[@fluffylittlebear]

We can't let those terries start getting froggy.

[@guyrobillard1498]

Amen. Parents were Coast Guard. You know you women rule things. Thank God.

[@timbaker6540]

My niece served in the American Navy She was a jet mechanic She would spend months at a time on aircraft carriers She is a bad ass

[@garycamara9955]

A cruise is 6 to 9 months!

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

She might be a great mechanic but she's not badass.

[@tfish1955]

Yes she is!

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

@@tfish1955 You can't be badass in the Navy or Air Force.

[@RedlineYeeYee]

@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344buddy, your a nobody in this world, unless you’ve taken that oath you mean nothing. You can be a bad ass in both branches 😂 not to mention the navy has seals and the Air Force has pj’s but there are plenty of hard working bad ass jobs in all the branches. From the looks of your channel you are a worthless no good kid that is putting someone down for doing more good than you could ever dream of😂

[@jinyatta4103]

Serving in the US Navy was the best thing I have ever done in my life.

[@IndependentLogos]

Could you explain more? I'm a young guy considering it

[@thezist3353]

@@IndependentLogos I also served in the US Navy and I cosign that it was the best decision I ever made. The pay is low when starting out however that is offset by the fact that you will have all living expenses fully paid for the first little while that you are in and depending on whether you get sea or shore duty station that will be even more exacerbated. Medical and Dental are also free of charge while in the US Navy. Depending on your Rate (job) your quality of life greatly differs so make sure that you do your research on the specific rate you would like to be and make sure that you score whatever is required on the asvab for that. As long as you can follow orders and not take criticism personally you will do fine in bootcamp. and in a flash your first contract will be over with the option to reenlist or go to college for free and get paid to do so after you seperate. I wish i would have joined earlier like right out of high school but i joined after floundering in college for a while. Good luck and you got this.

[@tripsixx5802]

You have to realize that in short term you’re serving and receiving military pay however long term depending on your assignment you’re learning skills. Anything from hydraulics working on aircraft controls, welding of different metals and different methods, all the way to nuclear physics maintaining the reactor! When you get out you’re going to have skills for a career and practical experience which gives you an advantage over any college brat with no actual experience

[@garycamara9955]

The problem isn't your skills it's getting hired!

[@tripsixx5802]

@@garycamara9955 nowadays that part is simple moron! Just tell them u identify as whatever your not with some stupid pronouns lol 😂 I own my own business so no worries but if I didn’t with my skill set you can bet I’ll identify as a black girl dragon slave and dare em to question it

[@marklindsey2127]

"They must get paid very well" (9:25). Well, no, take it from somebody that was there - NO THEY DON'T. If I calculated my wage on a per hour basis it wasn't even minimum wage. Pay is not the motivation for doing that job.

[@JerelleBowens]

Something these video narrators never mention is we set ourselves in to lose war games/joint training scenarios because it helps us learn each others weaknesses and improve on them

[@TonyM1961]

Trying to win yet losing is extremely helpful since it highlights vulnerabilities that you need to patch

[@SFsc616171]

Hi. the video mentioned the C-2a cargo aircraft, while omitting its brother, the E-2c AWACS plane. That is a sentry plane that flies a good way out from the carrier, and can be the carrier's early warning of anything flying in the area.

[@Eddie-ol9cv]

Been awhile just thought id stop by and say you guys are doing a great job keep up outstanding work stay safe my friends👍

[@yassandfats]

Thanks for checking in Eddie 🙏

[@Eddie-ol9cv]

@@yassandfats I love what you guys bring to the table but works been taking up all my time lately when you're a custom home builder you have no social life

[@JerelleBowens]

Keep at it buddy maybe in te near future you'll have all the free time you need​@Eddie-ol9cv

[@darkjedi74]

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this in the comments, but this video must’ve been made before the UK commissioned its second carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, along side her sister ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth. I actually got to see HMS QE here in Maryland when it was here about 4 or 5 years ago.

[@israelmorales9921]

Checkout the “Manta ray” they are a response to lessons learned by those training exercises. Carrier defense taken to another level.

[@yungdaggerdic1625]

Funny enough, every person in the military gets paid by the same pay scale, regardless of what branch. Of course there are so called " bonuses " for certain things like danger pay etc.

[@HeywoodJahblowme]

Unless you know how to play poker 😂❤😂

[@garycamara9955]

Depends on their rate and rating. Not all the same pay.

[@garycamara9955]

Combat pay, not danger pay

[@fluffylittlebear]

You're more likely to get promoted in some branches than others though. I know Marines are much less likely to get promoted.

[@yungdaggerdic1625]

@@fluffylittlebear that's true 👍🏽 my ex is in the Air Force, that bitch doesn't know shit and gets promotions out the ass

[@ronaldthibodauxjr]

FYI, our carriers can go quite a bit faster than 35 mph

[@HeywoodJahblowme]

The waterskiing is like no other boat 🚢⛵😂❤😂

[@ronaldthibodauxjr]

You guys should check out any videos you can find related to the nuclear reactors themselves. Most of it is classified but there are some videos out there. The power they can generate is unbelievable. I heard one story of how a carrier docked somewhere after a tsunami and used it reactors to power an entire city. I always enjoy you guys' honest reaction and appreciation.

[@dave_ecclectic]

7:03 not mentioned is the ships speed, 35 knots, added to any natural wind speed These speeds can then be subtracted from the aircrafts needed flight speed as they are being generated while the plane sits on the deck. the Catapult can be dialed back as well as the plane can land at a _slower_ speed. The _top speed_ of an aircraft carrier is classified. The bigger a displacement hull is the faster it can go. carriers are semi-planing hulls though. The reason the carriers are cruising all the time is as the vid said, power projection. It is also the ability to respond in a very short period of time. If you had to wait a week the point of having them would be wasted. A carrier doesn't have to take a week to get to the middle east as there already is one in the med. The same goes for reaching the shores of N Korea in a day. It doesn't take that long as it is already there. We also don't have to ask permission of an ally to launch from their land if we have a carrier to launch from. (we also have forward based Airforce bases)

[@andrewcolombana3226]

They get paid based on the salary for their rank. They also get different payments like per diem for where they are, pilots get same and flight pay, some hazardous duty pay and other different add on pays.

[@tyronebrewer3219]

Yes they are, served on two carriers, each one has 4 catapults and they catch the launched aircrafts.

[@greggwilliamson]

In 2005 the US sank one of its own Supercarriers to see what needed redesigning for the Ford Class. 6 minute video about all they did to sink it. "Aircraft Carrier Sinking - The Only Known Photo of a US Navy Supercarrier Sinking - Dark Photos"

[@rodney-m7g]

A lot of the compensation for the military families comes in the form of housing on base, free medical care, and shopping at the PX ( post exchange ) where groceries and other items are cheaper than in regular stores . For a single person living on base without a car there are really no major expenses . One of my uncles was career Navy . When he was stationed on a carrier for the first time he said it took him about six months before he knew his way around the ship besides his bunk , going from his bunk to his duty station and going from his bunk to the mess hall .

[@SouthernArcher1962]

Watching the mighty ship is nothing, it's much more fun living on one. I was fortunate enough to have served on board the USS CARL VINSON, CVN70. I served in VF-51 CAG-15 during two WESTPACS, western pacific cruise. 1988 / 90. Yass is a gorgeous woman.

[@jefferyshute6641]

If I'm not mistaken, the newest carrier class, the Gerald R Ford, cost about 13 billion dollars. Not cheap.

[@QBITASSASSIN]

This may be true, but the price will go down with the more they build. And if they plan on replacing all the Nimitz Class, that will be a good thing.

[@mycroft16]

That price is the total for R&D over a decade for the entire class and first ship. The per ship cost now will be noticeably cheaper. Each will cost less as issues are worked out amd peoduction/construction refined.

[@reneeparker7475]

The bigger the ship the faster they can travel. It is incredibly hard to sink our aircraft carriers because of how they are designed. All of the Ford Class are assembled in Newport News, Virginia because it is near the world's largest naval base and naturally deep harbor in the world, Naval Air Station Norfolk.

[@thezist3353]

Serving in the US Navy was absolutely the best decision I ever made. Happily separated now however wouldn't trade my time in for anything. I was actually stationed on CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman and loved it. for the most part

[@JPMadden]

The video talked about how the aircraft carriers get food at sea, but not fresh water. The answer is they distill 400,000 gallons (1.5 million liters) of seawater per day!

[@whirledpeaz5758]

Not just for potable water. Each catapult shot is 200 gallons of fresh water lost as steam.

[@davidjones8164]

Same wai the Wright Brothers launched their first versions of aircraft

[@hectorgarcia3427]

On a ship that size the shortest time out is 6 months . Can be out for year or more.

[@Longhauler85]

10 U.S. Code § 8062 is the law that requires the Navy to maintain at LEAST 11 operational aircraft carriers. This law was enacted in 1947. Also, the UK does technically have two aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.

[@russellrichter3473]

A best friend of mine served on the USS teddy roosevelt and he told me in deepest confidence that the aircraft carriers top speed was closer to 80 mph if they really pushed the reactors. I've never said anything about it to anyone. He passed away around a bit ago .

[@dylanogden812]

All of our veterans volunteer for their military service that's another reason of many y we respect them so much and appreciate their service to our country

[@matthewsanchez7045]

Very good video! Thank you so much!!!!

[@dudenoone1712]

You can search online what the pay scales for the us military are and all the incentive and bonus pays.

[@AmmoniteJo]

Yaa Gud work was waiting

[@jfaber99]

13:23 I like the tow bars my ABH brothers! 🇺🇸

[@johnman8647]

You should've seen us stepping off the C-2 after we landed on the deck. Walking across the deck without 'sea legs', (yes it's a thing), everyone had a good laugh at our expense. Being an ABH was the greatest experience of my life.

[@23maverick23]

Navy deployments can range from 3 months to 12 months on average.

[@whirledpeaz5758]

Iirc USS Eisenhower holds the record for longest deployment without a port of call, 270 days.

[@markhogan9435]

Avg time at sea is 9 months. With an extension, you could be out right at a year. PC VF41 USS Nimitz 78-81

[@tayydouble0548]

Ship work is longer than a month. My brother is a merchant seaman and he'll be gone for half a year sometimes

[@DebiB53]

Greetings from America!! I love watching you guys! Thank you. ✌

[@QBITASSASSIN]

Note All U.S. Military pay is based on rank, not Position. They do get bonuses pay depending on stuff, like if there in a combat zone or their job requires handling of hazardous material stuff like that. And most Deployments are around 3-6 months depending on the Deployment.

[@DavidDavidunderthebridgeChampi]

There are people that live on those carriers and can spend days not being in sunlight. The operational decks where aircraft are moved around have very limited and controlled access.

[@Hawlsey]

Pay is standardized based on rank/rate, but they do get a sea duty bonus, and it's often for a LOT longer than 1 month...

[@creinicke1000]

My nephew was out to see for long periods.. So mail was vital.. No.. not paid well.. paid fairly as a military personnel. Many young folks also get training and learn skills that they later turn into civilian jobs.. most young folks can't afford college or other training, so military is a great option.

[@SamGray]

Deployments are usually around 6 months.

[@Tarzan91303]

There are several benefits to being in the military. Aside from their base pay, they also get free housing, medical, and education. And when they leave the military they can buy a house with as little as $1 down payment, and they get discounts on purchases of things like cars, etc.

[@ricklynn7468]

Love the channel

[@buddystewart2020]

'they must get paid very well' hahahahahhahahahahahahahahah, now that's some funny shit.

[@Eddie-ol9cv]

A little respect goes a long way when COMPLIMENTING MY 2 young friends cowboys👍

[@the-zilla]

We have several light carriers

[@the1Donmafioso]

Very enjoyable video, and Fats is gorgeous!

[@joewilcox5840]

I leave for navy bootcamp soon!! I can’t wait 😊

[@curtjoyner4493]

They don't do it for high pay. All branches of the US military pay the same. Pay rate is determined by the individual's rank. For example the rate of pay for the rank known as E5 is the same in all branches, the folks on the carriers do not get any extra. It's been a long time since I was on carriers so there may now be additional deployment or sea pay, I'm not sure but even if there is it will be a modest increase.

[@danastearns7939]

another function the US uses its nuclear powered "super carriers" for, that the narrator did not mention is: Humanitarian Aid. During times of natural disasters - all over the world - the US will send at least one carrier to provide aid: the carrier can provide emergency electrical needs for hospitals, etc,. Also, each carrier has 3 fully staffed and equipped medical units, capable of providing unlimited medical care; each carrier can provide around 15,000 meals a day and around 10,000 gallons of fresh drinkable water via its de-salination equipment; and, each carrier has 8-10 helicopters that can ferry supplies, medical teams, and other equipment as needed to and from the country in need. The US has repeatedly provided such aid and assistance over the years.

[@thomasgelonek8864]

She kept you in check there on the pay conversation. But those who serve the Navy have many many career opportunities after

[@lindah5910]

My late father was a Ranger in the U.S. Army and assigned to clandestine work (think CIA stuff) and sent to do spy-level work all over the world in the 1950s. His parents thought he was stationed in West Germany and would write letters to him weekly and he would send letters to them weekly, acting as if he was indeed stationed in West Germany, but he was not. The mail worked somehow allowing him to tell his mom and dad that their letters crossed in the mail often which is why it took him 2 weeks to answer any questions. They had him stationed in West Germany before his assignment (he had a photographic memory that I wish I had inherited, but alas that didn't happen) to solely learn about the area so he could write home and be accurate about where he was reportedly stationed. Fascinating stuff he couldn't talk about at all for decades after discharging from military service. Even that long ago the mail worked really well. Now, with computing power, it seems to work even better.

[@Jon-sy3tx]

You 2 should react to the Wendover Production video on US logistics. It's mind blowing

[@richardmartin9565]

Pay? The pay comes later when they leave the service. The skills and experience the develop are transferable to civilian life.

[@mycroft16]

Leadership skills are a huge part of military service. Organizational skills. Things that can really only be learned by doing. There are a lot of soft skills along with the hard skills learned. Work ethic etc.

[@maxromisch3361]

A month? Nah... According to the Navy, if you're on a CV, you can expect one deployment every 18-24 months... but that deployment can last 6-9 months (or longer, depending on operational needs. So on a two-year hitch, expect to spend a quarter to almost half of that time at sea. And no, they're not paid any more than anyone else of the same rank in the US military.

[@djsmith2871]

They must pay really well Military: 😂

[@shaylablueangel]

America doesn’t pay the military enough for what they do. I appreciate all of those that have served, do serve, and all those that died while serving and died after serving. America definitely need to pay military better. Thank you guys and girls🇺🇸. Question, when they were talking about the security of aircraft carriers, isn’t there something about planes flying to close to aircraft carriers? Planes have to stay away from the air space above the aircraft carrier? I can’t remember what was said about that (not in this video) I think I heard about that somewhere.

[@keithcharboneau3331]

Actually guys, it is A LOT simpler than that, I do not know if you guys know World History or how extensively you do know it, BUT I will make this as short and quick as possible, IF you study World History going back 3,000 years, you will find that EVERY SUPERPOWER of their time all had 1 single thing in common, they controlled the oceans, and whoever controls the oceans, are the big dog, now prior to WWII, the United States really DID NOT want to be the big dog, but after the expensive and hard lessons of Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, The Philippines, and the Solomon's, our country was given a very rude awakening, and as much as we wanted to be "ISOLATIONISTS" Technology had progressed which made that an impossibility, and while it is true for the first 6 months of our involvement in WWII, we got our butt's kicked, and took lots of casualties, but after our countries entire industrial base got behind a major war effort, and started hitting it's stride, the end that the world got was inevitable, and post WWII, our country NEVER wanted to be so vulnerable as we were on December 7th of 1941, a decision was made, at that time, that because of the heavy casualties of Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, in the beginning of the war, NONE of them was in a strong NAVAL position at wars end, BUT the United states really was, and we decided that we were never going to give that up in the future, so when the Navy Department began the herculean task of organizing a 7.500+ ship Navy, they decided that our Navy would focus on being DEFENSIVE, and there were a few reasons for this, and the 1 MAJOR reason that we exploited immensely during WWII, Japan's Navy while it was formidable and very experienced, they were geared up and practiced for OFFENSIVE operations, which we all know the outcome, It is very easy to take a force set up to DEFEND, to switch into the OFFENSIVE role, where a force set up for Offensive abilities to switch into a DEFENSIVE posture, that is of course if it is even possible at all, so TODAY's Navy is set up as a DEFENSIVE force and to ENSURE commerce on the water is free for everyone, meanwhile being able to shut it down on a moments notice, this is something that Russia did the opposite of, so it is exactly that simple.

[@generichardson4771]

think about this during desert storm we had 2 carriers in the arabian gulf 1 in the mediteranian ocean and a few years ago just to say hi we parked 3 off the coast of n koria yeah i spelled it wrong

[@balancedactguy]

Yass mentions Carriers going out for a Month...Carriers go out for MANY MONTHS at a time..6-9 months at a time typical!

[@jjman533]

They can position 14 miles from another country's coast. A fighter jet going 1200 mph launched from that carrier can reach the coast in about 42 seconds.

[@claudiaweber7011]

In fact, a cook on a ship averages only a little over $2,OOO. a month. But of course lodging, clothes, food (Which is pretty good), and medical are all free. They also have extra benefits like a free gym, therapists etc..

[@davidrichards4451]

Aircraft carriers generally go for 4 to 6 months per deployment where they don't go home.

[@ricklynn7468]

Check out Ken Black's Hoonicorn

[@Cashcrop54]

These carriers are highly compartmentalized. Getting enough to sink would take more than a few torpedos. The US tried to sink an old carrier and it took several days.

[@darrylkoehn-ec8mk]

A.month? Try+ six months at a time for a deployment!

[@ricklynn7468]

The Hoonicorn is a 1400 horsepower Mustang

[@richardmartin9565]

It costs a lot more to lose a war, or try to build a force once war has started The US learned that in WWII which is why we do what we do today.

[@dougfurr5217]

This video does not tell the real story. The 2 incidents the "US lost" were training missions. When we do those with allies, we PURPOSEFULLY do not use every trick and tactic to help the ally learn and get better. Secondly check out when we purposefully sunk an old carrier, the USS America to learn what it would take. It took weeks of submarines, surface ships and planes hitting it, and it STILL would not sink. We had to board it with engineers and plant explosives in specific spots and blow it up to finally get her to go down. That was 2005.This also fails to mention the 9 "Lightning Carries" also know as Amphibious Assault ships that look similar, and have about the same firepower and planes as a British, or French Carrier....which are better than China's. So US actually has 20 carriers. 11 of which are Super Carriers as described in this video. BUT this video is talking about NIMITZ class carriers, which are being phased out. The newer Ford class are even crazier. Also, every nation knows attacking a US carrier is a death sentence. One of our many Ohio class subs carry 20 Missiles that have 12 nuclear warheads on each missile. Each warhead is 475 Kilotons of explosive power. The bombs used on Japan in WW2 where around 21 kilotons. So one sub can pretty much flatten any country.

[@Forced2DoThis1]

A US Navy Super Carrier has a larger attack air wing than most nations whole Airforce! Also.....Hitting a Carrier and SINKING one are different things entirely.

[@GaryJimenez]

I served on board CVN74 and it was amazing, I was proud to do it. For me it was all about serving my country. As far as the pay, unfortunately it wasn't that great, but again that's not why I did it.

[@robertofernandez7773]

Just because a submarine gets close enough to send a torpedo, doesn't mean they will sink it. The US tried to sink an older aircraft carrier that was sitting like a duck and took forever to sink it, even with many direct hits.

[@whirledpeaz5758]

That was the former USS America CV66

[@ricklynn7468]

If you like Mustang muscle cars you should watch the ken black Clmbkhana pikes peak .

[@spuds416]

The United States has two Air Force Bases in South Korea Kunsan and Osan plus numerous Army Bases

[@jorotaful]

Plus they have to feed the crew 24/7

[@P-M-869]

I know I didn't get paid a lot while on active duty aboard the USS Yellowstone AD-27, which was a repair ship. Our food wasn't very good. The Subs get the best food in the Navy.

[@dking1836]

Narrator misspoke on how easy it is to sink a carrier. War games prove you can ATTACK a carrier, possibly halting flight operation, but not likely to sink it. Carriers are designed to be hit with missiles. Each compartment of a carrier can be sealed off. Flooding one compartment wouldn't even cause a carrier to list to one side. And again, just because a submarine gets inside the defenses, it might not have enough torpedoes to sink the carrier. Damage it, yes, disable it even. But sinking it is a whole different game. There is a LOT of air in those undamaged compartments.

[@DeaneBrown-f2o]

Keep up the good work 👏

[@hobblobber3914]

The US and French navies can land and take off from each other's carriers and sometimes do for cross training. Not sure how useful it is in war, but cool that they can if needed for emergency.

[@MotoroidARFC]

They used that capability during the Libya thing in 2011.

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

The average age of a sailor on a carrier is 19 And the top speed of a aircraft carrier is classified

[@davidmarquardt9034]

In regards to carrier speed, a DOD (Department of Defense) press release will typically read "in excess of 35 knots', which I think works out to about 40 MPH. For security reasons in peacetime, you don't want to show off how fast you can go.

[@mikefreeman4430]

To put it in perspective the town I live in has 5,500 people lol

[@donaldparlett7708]

You gotta remember this totally voluntary there is no draft in the US.

[@darkjedi74]

One thing to keep in mind about the Ford class carriers is that although the $13 Billion per carrier cost is enormous up front, it’s lifetime cost is actually supposed to be very low, as they will be even cheaper to maintain than the Nimitz class that preceded them. While the Nimitz class had a 50 life expectancy, the Fords are supposed to last for 100.

[@stevedavenport1202]

I think it will be obsolete before that date.

[@blackpowder99]

Love you guys ❤

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

Aircraft carriers were the most dangerous ship to serve on in WWII, but now have become the safest ship to serve on. Watch some Vids on the battle of Midway. It will give you an idea of the genesis of Carrier might.

[@jimmyboy131]

And if the Iowa class battleships were still operational, they could legally park one next to a carrier 14 miles off shore, and be able to fire their 16" guns and hit targets over 20 miles away. Now they just launch cruise missiles, but having guns that can reach that far is crazy. Force projection in the last century has become absurd.

[@joechapman3331]

Just to give you an idea of how powerful the catapult is, it can produce up to 2 million horsepower to throw an aircraft off its deck.

[@matthewjenkins3788]

I'm an American so just a little insight on how we see our military is that we , the American military, are the world's police force. Just something I wanted to share with ya'll. Also consider this we're spending slightly less than a trillion dollars a year on our military which is crazy to think about. But an arbitrary 15 to 20 percent of that is spent on "black book" projects that not even the American people know what the pentagon is doing with that money. I'm a hillbilly from Southern USA who loves my country and I served in the Navy and you don't get into it for the money. Most new guys have to get a second job delivering pizzas or selling their plasma to make ends meet. We do it because of how much we greatly LOVE our country. I also wanted to make my grandpa proud who was an apache helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Was it the cobra or apache back in Vietnam? But anyways we serve for love of country. We don't have to draft because too many people volunteer. I hope ya'll found this little bit of insight intriguing if not helpful. Oh and must deploy on an aircraft carrier or ship for about a year at a time. Not a month. It's between 6 and 12 months and when the pentagon says go you have 24 hours to get on that ship or you're in HUGE trouble.

[@GarryCollins-ec8yo]

By keeping a large military and forces out there around the world the US has not has a war on our land since 1812.

[@m-jay356]

"attract workers that want to do that" lol

[@cjgazerro622]

In aircraft carrier has 70 jets on it alone times 200 million each and it probably cost $15 million-$20 million a day to pay the payroll and feed the military men on board and we have 11 6000 crewmember each 66,000 crewmembers just for the aircraft carriers

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Geralg R Ford flight deck operations. That is the video.

[@jorotaful]

And the crew has to be fed well

[@TedC5203]

Most of he crew get paid very little. Only the higher ranked officers get paid well. The cruises are about 6 or 7 months long.

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

A month at sea? Try 6 months for carrier deployment.

[@RCTPatriot75]

How many carriers does the US have mothballed that could be reactivated in short time?

[@johnediger7820]

As someone who had a family and served on a carrier for 3 years, you will never get rich in the Navy. For most jobs you can make more in the civilian world. Especially in the bottom half of the enlisted ranks money is always a concern for those with dependants. Just a side note, the average deployment for a carrier is 6 months during which your only connection with family is by phone or online. In a 4 year enlistment you can expect to make 1-2 deployments.