Y&R Discussion Group -- life on an aircraft carrier: shown on PBS

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Topic: life on an aircraft carrier: shown on PBS

Topic Posted by: Elie
Date Posted: Mon Apr 28 21:41:40 2008
Additional Comments: I watched it last night. I thought it was pretty good.

The food, except for the apples, looked like fast food. The meat was some type of mystery meat: maybe ham, although it looked more processed than ham.

One woman, a pilot, had sleeping quarters right below the airstrip. They had to try to sleep with the jets constantly taking off, even at night. How can they manage while sleep-deprived?

One man, who's from a middle-class family, said he wanted to go to college, but his parents didn't have enough money for that. He also said that he didn't join the army because he didn't want to shoot people.

One woman said that if she knew they'd be going to war, she would have joined the Peace Corps instead. One woman, assgined to handling bombs, has a problem with alcohol.

One officer said that those who enlist in the Navy are middle class, lower middle class and poor.

Posted by: Pronoun
Date posted: Mon Apr 28 23:20:10 2008
Message:
I watched some of it. I thought it was interesting. The Nimitz is like a town with a variety of personalities. I know that I for one would not last a single day on there. There is no privacy at all. I wouldn't like being in such close quarters for so long with all those people. I'm surprised there aren't a lot of problems related to that. Despite everything, I thought the crew were extremely dedicated.

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I wouldn't like being told what to do, what to eat, what clothes to wear. eom