Under The Golden Gate Bridge

[Jack Cook]

Our bearthing compartment on the boat accommodated about 300 guys or so. It was slightly cleaner than the local landfill (or not) . The shower stalls were about 3' x 3' and I was in mortal fear of touching the sides or floor The shower head was a push button affair that took a great deal of effort to work. The water pressure varied from a trickle to full afterburner and the temp varied from freezing cold to scalding You never dared going bare foot anywhere lest you wanted a good case of jungle rot. Our compartment was on the main deck forward between the bow cats. Since I was on night check trying to sleep was a exercise in futility. When they do the life on a carrier shows on NOVA, doscovery or the history channel they always seem to leave this stuff out. I wonder why

Last edited by Jack Cook on Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:10 am, edited 2 times in total.

[Former Member]

When they do the life on a carrier shows on NOVA, doscovery or the history channel they always seem to leave this stuff out. I wonder why

Yeah...you'll never see that stuff on the recruiting commercials either.

John

[Roger Cain]

Roger's recent post of the QE coming into SF Bay had me digging out
this shot of me on the Nimitz has we came into the Bay to unload '
our nukes (can I say that?) prior to ungoing SLEP at Bremerton in 1990
or so. All the car going by above us made a strange humming sound.

Looked like one of SF's typically foggy days

[TimAPNY]

Our bearthing compartment on the boat accommodated about 300 guys or so. The was slightly cleaner than the local landfill (or not) . The shower stalls were about 3' x 3' and I was in mortal fear of touching the sides or floor The shower head was a push button affair that took a great deal of effort to work. The water pressure varied from a trickle to full afterburner and the temp varied from freezing cold to scalding You never dared going bare foot anywhere lest you wanted a good case of jungle rot. Our compartment was on the main deck forward between the bow cats. Since I was on night check trying to sleep was a exercise in futility. When they do the life on a carrier shows on NOVA, doscovery or the history channel they always seem to leave this stuff out. I wonder why

That brings back some memories, looks like I'll have "those" nightmares tonight. I racked in that same area my first cruise, my second cruise I racked under the 3 and 4 wire. It was always a joy when that tail hook made first contact right over your rack. I was always happy (happy in the not so Navy happy kind of way mind you) if I got 3 hours of ok sleep.

That brings back some memories, looks like I'll have "those" nightmares tonight. I racked in that same area my first cruise, my second cruise I racked under the 3 and 4 wire. It was always a joy when that tail hook made first contact right over your rack. I was always happy (happy in the not so Navy happy kind of way mind you) if I got 3 hours of ok sleep.

And the shows just to clarify, that Freezing and scolding was randomly witched during all of your showers, you knew it was coming but did not know when and what temp you'd get next. Nothing like getting that scalding hot water on the Jewels

Tim

[Jack Cook]

and then of course were the security alerts
Nothing like being caught in one on the mess decks. "security alert-security alert....away the security alert team!" 1 nano second later you're spread eagle on the deck with a nervious pimply faced 18 year old just out of boot camp Marine sticking the barrel of his M-16 up your right nostral screaming don't f*cking move while stepping on your hand and squishing your slider you tried to take with you onto the deck.

[TimAPNY]

and then of course were the security alerts
Nothing like being caught in one on the mess decks. "security alert-security alert....away the security alert team!" 1 nano second later you're spread eagle on the deck with a nervious pimply faced 18 year old just out of boot camp Marine sticking the barrel of his M-16 up your right nostral screaming don't f*cking move while stepping on your hand and squishing your slider you tried to take with you onto the deck.

Glad I missed out on that fun, the "Special Weapons" were out of the fleet before I got there. But I still had to learn the Release and Control checks, in theory at least.

Tim