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[RedDevil]

I spent 8 years of my 26 on an aircraft carrier (USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71), both as ship's company, and as the Battle Group Communicator with the Roosevelt as our flag ship.  While I don't condone what the CAPT did as the XO of the Enterprise, it did happen 5 years ago, and now it's a big deal?  While it may have not been in the best of taste and it was a poor decision on his part, he did it in the realm of moral for the troops.  Having done a few extended cruises in my career, and doing them during heightened OP tempos, getting a moral booster during a cruise comes in nicely.  Surprisingly, he's getting tremendous support from both male and female crewmembers that were stationed on the Enterprise when he did these vids, and almost all of them state that he didn't do anything more than what they would see on Saturday Night Live or MTV.  Still doesn't excuse him from bad judgment.  Should he be relieved, would my confidence in him as a skipper change because of this, probably not.  But in this world of PC everything, he will more then likely be relieved for cause and his career will be over.  Towards the end of my career (I retired in 1999), I started witnessing the "pussification" of the Navy.  It was no longer fun to be in the Navy because you had to second guess everything you said or did.  It's hard to do your job when you have to wonder who or what you're going to offend this time if you do something.  JMO and observations after spending 26 great years in the "canoe club".

[GregKhougaz]

Here's an interesting list of all of the carriers in the US Naval fleet.  It's interesting to see the Yorktown on there twice.  1st (CV-5) was declared sunk at Midway but I thought it was towed from Midway for repair.  Was it recommissioned and given a new number (CV-10)?

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/cv-list.asp

Here is CV-10.  Charleston Harbor,  Nov, 2010.

[Twolanerider]

Here's an interesting list of all of the carriers in the US Naval fleet.  It's interesting to see the Yorktown on there twice.  1st (CV-5) was declared sunk at Midway but I thought it was towed from Midway for repair.  Was it recommissioned and given a new number (CV-10)?

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/cv-list.asp

Not repaired.  The first Yorktown CV did go down at Midway.  After being cobbled back together after the significant damage sustained at Coral Sea Yorktown was hit multiple times in two separate attacks off the Hiryu.  Yorktown was abandoned after the second attack but then later remanned by a small crew who made the attempt to save the ship.  While being towed during this effort Yorktown and another ship were hit by torpedoes.  Both ships sunk and the Japanese submarine escaped. 

The second Yorktown was originally to be named the Bon Homme Richard.  She got named Yorktown in honor of the CV5.

[charles05663]

It is sad to to see Political Correctness and how easily everyone is offended.

[Gettinold]

Howie, the WHOLE friggen world is getting to too PC.

"Shellback" ritual initiation of those on board returning over the equator

Reminds me of a CVO Event in Maggie Valley.   

[Chains]

Not the 'Prise - it was CVN-65. That is the Kennedy which was Decommissioned in '07.

Mikey is right, I don't see captain Kirk or Spock. LOL

[fast96]

I screwed that up sorry Red Devil My opinion starts after CanoeClub

[fast96]

I spent 8 years of my 26 on an aircraft carrier (USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71), both as ship's company, and as the Battle Group Communicator with the Roosevelt as our flag ship.  While I don't condone what the CAPT did as the XO of the Enterprise, it did happen 5 years ago, and now it's a big deal?  While it may have not been in the best of taste and it was a poor decision on his part, he did it in the realm of moral for the troops.  Having done a few extended cruises in my career, and doing them during heightened OP tempos, getting a moral booster during a cruise comes in nicely.  Surprisingly, he's getting tremendous support from both male and female crewmembers that were stationed on the Enterprise when he did these vids, and almost all of them state that he didn't do anything more than what they would see on Saturday Night Live or MTV.  Still doesn't excuse him from bad judgment.  Should he be relieved, would my confidence in him as a skipper change because of this, probably not.  But in this world of PC everything, he will more then likely be relieved for cause and his career will be over.  Towards the end of my career (I retired in 1999), I started witnessing the "pussification" of the Navy.  It was no longer fun to be in the Navy because you had to second guess everything you said or did.  It's hard to do your job when you have to wonder who or what you're going to offend this time if you do something.  JMO and observations after spending 26 great years in the "canoe club".


I'm with you ten years in the AF and had alot of fun and worked my butt off but decided to get out when my ability to fix jets was less important than shoe polish, give me a break I worked on the flight line. Look what Mike V did to animals and still playin in the NFL (Relax Mikey fans just a reference) I would work under his command any time! I do miss working on jets but like you said got tired of trying to reel in spent comments!