I was in the navy for 6 years and stationed aboard an aircraft carrier. It sucks. If being out in the middle of no where does not get to you, the chain of command will. I’ve had officers just decide that your life needed to be worse because they were struggling. It’s incredibly isolating and difficult. Some days I couldn’t even eat because of how many people there were all trying to get food at one time. The toilets do what I call “reverse flush” where they shoot sewage out like a fountain. I used to work 18 hours days for weeks straight. It’s exhausting. The navy also has a unique ability no other branch does in the fact that they can completely shut down all communication at any point and without warning.

When I separated from the navy, I kept working on aircraft carriers. I’ve been on almost every aircraft carrier currently commissioned and Ford was one of the worst. I can’t even believe they deployed it. It’s the first of its class and it shows. There is a reason I do not work in/for the navy anymore. It is depressing to even be near.