These subs have come a long way but it takes someone special I know I would freak out being stuck inside something that is so deep under the water. Its almost like being buried alive. I am grateful for these men and women doing this its a big sacrifice and my hat is off to them!!
Indeed! I served on two surface ships, and one of my favorite ways to relax was to walk out along the main deck at night, stop and listen to the water rushing by. I know this may seem cheezy, but looking out at the horizon, you could almost feel at one with the universe. Can't do that on a sub.
Did three submarine tours as enlisted and then deep submergence program and sub tender tours as an officer. It's not for everyone, but you meet the smartest and most dedicated ppl in the submarine force, conduct operations you'll never be able to talk about or forget, and meet men you'll be friends with for the rest of your life. Will probably always be the thing I'm most proud of and have unbelievable memories of the accomplishments and hard work that we did
So true. Did many things on my West PAC I can never speak of. I knew I was in the navy when we pulled into Subic and partied for 29 days while our trim pump was being repaired.
LOL I was in the Army Security Agency and my older brother was in the Naval Security Group. When we first got out neither one of us could discuss much of what we did. Now, 40 years later we feel that we can!
13:33 @bluto212 is it over two hours, with two fifteen min surface breaks per hour. With lunch served in the sunshining and a nice cool breeze. Sign me up. Otherwise hats off to the brave and strong men and women who serve. THANKS.
My Father was a Navy man. When I was young, he took us on a tour of a Navy sub -- I'll never forget the experience, but this video gives a much better perspective of our subs. Thanks!
This video is Amazing! My son just left Monday for Chicago Navy training, he signed up for IT Specialist on a submarine! Hoping he will make his dreams come true! Go Navy!
I spent 4 years USMC Infantry and loved it. You couldn't pay me enough to be on a sub. Im fairly tough but I would seriously have a break down being that confined. I get freaked out in tight spaces!. Hats off to them
@@johnshelby7973 I’ve been in combat in Iraq. Was wounded there in 04. These guys have more guts than me. I’ll fight it out anywhere on land against any enemy but could not do this. Real heroes 🇺🇸
this is how I served my country back in the mid 80's and early 90's for about 9 years served in the submarine service, until i left and joined the submarines and served on the larger Nimitz Class aircraft carriers where I finally retired with 38 years in galley ops where I managed food ops and supervised thousands of mess hall specialists during my 38 years in the navy retiring is master chief. learned how to cook some of the best chow for hundreds of submariners, that brought those skills to the larger Naval Ships
@ well, first of all it gives you psychological effect that there’s some space out there. Plus, the submarines are not always under water. Yeah, the portholes would still be partially submersed, but at least you can see the light of day.
I was a cook on the USS West Virginia ssbn736 gold. This brings back a lot of memories! Of course in 1998 cell phones weren't even an issue- when we were able to get a family gram it was pretty short and printed put and given to us. I see some differences with more computers being utilized in some areas on-board, but really not much else. Best food in the navy and then some!
But how could you guys workout ?? This video shows very limited options for working out. Maintain a healthy weight or lose weight is as important as eating, right?
@sieunhau1 I packed on a lot of pounds, especially as a cook. There were weights and some cardio machines - you could work out if you really wanted to.
@@sieunhau1are you blind buddy , there were 2 exercise bikes free weights and ever herd off the best form off exercise calisthenics your own body weight push ups dips boxing 🥊 if you can’t lose gain or maintain weight with all this available then your pathetic or full off excuses
@@ronbart8082 We had a Jimmy, similar. Always smacking his head and a bleeding head. Funny really, the tall ones always seemed to get drafted to boats. Thankfully I'm a short arse at 5 ft 5 in.
“Hot Racking” not “Hot Bunking.” I’m a retired Chief Hospital Corpsman with twenty one years in service under my belt. And yes, submariners eat like kings in a toilet paper roll. It beats the MREs and vacutainers which feed me for so many years on the Green side (i.e. U.S. Marines).
My son is currently in the pipeline, graduates BESS this coming week, then he'll be in "A" school for a few months. He'll celebrate his 20th birthday on his first boat. Hooyah Navy.
He will love it. Had basic electronics in Orlando. "A" school in great lakes(communications) and "C" school(Calibration) in Denver(Lowry AFB). Some of the best times of my life. Loved the Navy. Wish your son the best.
I turned 80 in April 2024. I served aboard the Diesel boat SS 572 in 1963, I earned my dolphins on that boat. The experience is what made me into a responsible and trustworthy man.
@@JosephFarrier-c8q Me to and for sure Sir: This involves my later training for operating a nuclear Submarine power plant. Basic training for this stuff started June of 1964 at Mare Island Ca. and extended to Windsor Locks CT where upon we were submitted to a board for approval, certification, and graduation. I was removed to a large room of Navy officers and enlisted men. The enlisted guys were the most knowledgeable regarding details and they were fearful and tough. Most of the questions regarded nuclear plant theory and damage control to the submarine. I knew my stuff being an avid student of such stuff. Allow me to digress please: My early life as a child caused me some stress for this test. I was born April 27th 1944 and my father was busy in England working on B24s bombing Germany. I first met him September 1945 when he returned from that war. Craig and I were living in Chicago with my Mommy and her family. My grandfather was the only man in my life at that time. I slept with my Mommy. A year and a half later my Daddy returned from the war and wanted to sleep with my Mommy. I was kicked out of her bed and I was shocked. My life would never be the same. I assume my reaction affected my Daddy as well......and for a lifetime. I think I was a quiet child and often looked off into the distance just thinking my own thoughts. When in the passenger seat of our car my Daddy would see me thinking and slap my left leg with his right powerful arm to wake me up. It caused such a shock that I still remember and feel it. It caused me over time and with many repetitions to begin stuttering my words. It caused confusion and stuttering under stress. Back to my Nuclear Boards the Fall of 1965: I failed them. I stuttered and became confused. I could take them but twice. Totally crushed, I returned home, fell to my knees by my bed and asked God for the strength to overcome this. A week later I resumed my Boards and passed with flying colors. I was on that day a different person. I had God given strength. And that was the fall of 1965. And this is a true story. And again, I’m in tears just remembering and writing this.
I served on HMS Revenge and HMS Renown. whats interesting to me is how similar a late1960s Polaris Boat is to a modern SSBN,. looked to me as the same layout...... I love my Submarine Brothers..... In Arduis Fidelis
I was stationed in Charleston S.C. in the early 80s on a sub-tender and I definitely remember the HMS Revenge tieing up to our ship. Took a few of your guys out to some clubs. Was you in this sub in around 81-85?
I’ve seen a video of a bunch of sailors in a sub having a Call of Duty competition. These guys are brothers to the core. I find Submarine life so fascinating, especially the galley and food preparation.
My husband served on aircraft Carrier. Went in at 5'9" 129 pounds 2% body fat. Worked the flight deck. Came out of service at 135# 5% body fat. Ðidnt gain a lot of weight. Still skinny af. But jacked💪
These guys definitely have to have discipline and unity to get along and function in such a tiny space. Imagine if guys had beef, that sub would turn into a cage match.
Come on now; we talking about submarine military; they are not like soldiers or marines, way less meat heads, more nerds. Which is fine, I bet there’s never any fights. Navy people are different in mentality. I had a buddy who went navy when I went army; few years later when we met up. We weren’t even friends anymore, he changed very much, same with me. We talked about our experiences and his was a lot more softer, but I definitely would not want to be in a submarine vs a fox hole. But I will say; wish I went navy. They really do get better food; he talked about Friday was steak and lobster; He definitely enjoyed it; mine was just a suck fest. And not the good kind of suck off.
Very good documentary; I'm claustrophobic yet I find submarines extremely fascinating and this is hands down the best way to visit one for a chap like me. Great respect and admiration for these people working in such a restricted environment; they have guts and backbone.
8:16 Good ol Nevada. Got Cob standing Dive. Went to boot camp with the Helm and I was waiting for the Next PD trip, probably on my laptop, to stand ESM. I miss the guys.
4:17 It is a well established tradition in most armed forces around the world that the best rations go to the elite units, and you can't get more elite than subs. In WWII U boats also had the best rations in the whole german armed forces, better than panzers, better than stuka fliers, better than paratroppers, better than Hitler himself.
In 1968 or so, I was given a guided tour of the submarine SS BLACKFIN, the last WWII submarine still on active duty. The sailors slept on canvas racks next to the torpedoes. Talk about tight spaces !
Hospital Corpsman were called pecker checkers, boswain mates were called deck apes, shipfitters are turd chasers, siglemen are skivvy wavers and gummers mates are cannon cockers.
I never served on a sub, but I served on a rather small surface ship (an old 'tin can'), and my trick for finding privacy was to catch a nap in one of the tiny fan rooms inside the ship's main deck exterior. Even a fan room can seem quiet once you acclimate to the noise (decades later, I still need a fan or white noise machine to sleep).
@@Wildman706 Are you kidding me!?? I was on the "Mighty Mux" too (until it was decommissioned)! Then I moved to a cruiser, then back to Great Lakes. I recently discovered that one of the Mullinix's sister ships is maintained as a museum at a town here in Michigan. I've definitely added visiting it to my bucket list!
Naval personnel are just lucky the submarine forces attract sufficient numbers of volunteers. Because the day that stops, is the day they're going to start commandeering guys to the underwater service. Much like high risk tunnel rat duty during the Vietnam war. Luckily, volunteers carried the load!
I think submarines are viewed as something 'elite', a cut above, to a lot of 18-20 year old young men, and justifiably so. It takes a pair (including the women) to volunteer for duty like that, so I'm not particularly surprised that many volunteer. I salute them!
Nevjerojatno! Biti unutar ovako moćnog nuklearnog podmornice mora biti nevjerojatno iskustvo. Detalji o kuhinji i spavaćim sobama su fascinantni, pokazuje koliko je sve savršeno organizirano i funkcionalno.
Thanking everyone in the comments for their service! I was a Sonar Tech on a Fast Attack in the mid 1980's. We tracked Soviet Subs in the North Atlantic and under the Artic Ice. STS2 (SS) SSN-686
I’m a Retired Submariner Navy Chief and this is probably the most accurate video I’ve seen on the lifestyle of a Submariner. Like we say, “You have the Silent Service and then you have targets.” I would do it all over again, how I miss that life and my Brothers. But, one thing we didn’t have on board were females; that’s the new Navy.
I had a US military history class at Villanova in 2009 and a young woman wanted to be the first female submariner. Now there are 709 females in Subs. The kitchens have never been cleaner. Lots more sharks reported tho when the toilets are jettisoned.
I deployed on many different types of ships including subs. Maybe it was an anomaly, but the best chow I ever had in my 25 year career was not on a sub, but an aircraft carrier! USS America during a North Arabian Sea deployment in the early 80s. Chow was good on a boat when you first pulled out, but once you "ate your way through the boat", and were underway for a couple of months, the food got hinky. But, it was a very different USN back then.
I agree, some of the best food I've ever had has been on the aircraft carriers, but unfortunately it's a trade-off for long lines. I remember waiting an hour and a half to 2 hours on lobster/ steak night for some chow.
I don't know where this tale that sub food is the best. the dollar allotment is the same. the food after a week is all powered, canned, processed garbage. No selection of beverages unless you bug juice (koolaid), powered milk, coffee, water is called a selection. Sucked. I road an Aircraft Carrier as an officer and that was 100X better. The living conditions were 100X better.
A shipmate of mine was returning home to the USA from Scotland and a 2 or 3 month boat deployment. A customs officer insisted that he open his luggage. Shipmate asked if he REALLY wanted that and was told in no uncertain terms, "OPEN IT". Once open, he was then told in no uncertain terms, "CLOSE IT!" The stink of all those months was nasty!
That was fascinating. Kudos to the submariners that is something most people could not do. Present company included. The food must be excellent . Though I saw no overweight submariners
I'm from Ireland, I read (with extreme surprise) that the submarine was invented by an Irish man, John Philip Holland. His early research was funded by the Fenians, lol, it's stranger than fiction.
I tried to join the Marine Corps in 2006 when I was 19, and I was kept out due to severe chronic asthma. Kind of weird to think that if I got in I'd be one year away from retirement. I just want to say much respect in a big thanks to all the men and women who wear that uniform, now a days. Thank you all for your commitment! ❤️🇺🇸
Not a chance I would serve on a sub. Imagine the crowding, lack of sunshine and fresh air with a breeze. Don't care how good the food is but thank God some will do it.
Fun fact: Soviet era Typhoon class submarines were so massive they had a sauna and swimming pool inside! I couldn't believe my eyes when I learned about this (it was a Russian documentary on submarines from the very early 2000s). Some Typhoons even had a video game console installed!
PS: like all submariners, they have the same issues we do with trying to keep in touch with families. After the documentary was shot, the captain's wife divorced him. She was tired of him being away for months at a time. The documentary made me feel a bit invasive as the camera crew followed every step of his working day from waking up at home to deployment to naval exercises in the Barents Sea to coming home only for the wife to slam the door in his face.
Started serving back in 2011 and still doing it! Been on two different platforms. One Los Angeles class and two Virginia classes. Love it and can’t see myself doing anything else. Seems normal to be but I will say that Seeing it through this perspective really puts it into perspective!
Happy Veterans Day brothers. I was a sonar tech on the USS Louisville SSN 724 out of Pearl Harbor....it definitely takes a different kind of person to do this....I miss it in a lot of ways
Spent my time in the Navy on a YTB attached to a sub squadron. We spent our time putting subs alongside a tender, and getting them underway. I don’t remember ever actually going inside one.
Submariners skate on the ragged edge of exhaustion -- as do all operating military forces. By the time you finally get to the bunk, it feels like a small slice of paradise -- for a few seconds anyway.
When you are deep under the sea is the sub affected by rough seas? It seems fairly stable in this video. Thank you and much respect to all submariners.
Total respect for those that work inside a sub. Hats off to them. You have to be of a certain mind set. I couldn't do it.
I could if I only got the coffee all times I wanted to.
@@Retsler54 oh you like cofee that much. I am tea guy. Coffe is like puke to me
@@arjunkc3227oh you like tea that much. Im a puke guy. tea is like coffe to me
That mind set would be insanity.
Who cares?
The logistics of storing and using that much food is just amazing
These subs have come a long way but it takes someone special I know I would freak out being stuck inside something that is so deep under the water. Its almost like being buried alive. I am grateful for these men and women doing this its a big sacrifice and my hat is off to them!!
Indeed! I served on two surface ships, and one of my favorite ways to relax was to walk out along the main deck at night, stop and listen to the water rushing by. I know this may seem cheezy, but looking out at the horizon, you could almost feel at one with the universe. Can't do that on a sub.
@@pcbacklash_3261😮😮
Getting the urge to get out and being unable to do it. A nightmare
You get used to it quickly. I worked in ship repair and spent a lot of time there
Did three submarine tours as enlisted and then deep submergence program and sub tender tours as an officer. It's not for everyone, but you meet the smartest and most dedicated ppl in the submarine force, conduct operations you'll never be able to talk about or forget, and meet men you'll be friends with for the rest of your life. Will probably always be the thing I'm most proud of and have unbelievable memories of the accomplishments and hard work that we did
@Leewilly440 Thank you, brother. Wish you and yours the best of life👍🇺🇲
How long is a tour?
So true. Did many things on my West PAC I can never speak of.
I knew I was in the navy when we pulled into Subic and partied for 29 days while our trim pump was being repaired.
LOL I was in the Army Security Agency and my older brother was in the Naval Security Group. When we first got out neither one of us could discuss much of what we did. Now, 40 years later we feel that we can!
13:33 @bluto212 is it over two hours, with two fifteen min surface breaks per hour. With lunch served in the sunshining and a nice cool breeze. Sign me up. Otherwise hats off to the brave and strong men and women who serve. THANKS.
My Father was a Navy man. When I was young, he took us on a tour of a Navy sub -- I'll never forget the experience, but this video gives a much better perspective of our subs. Thanks!
RUSSIA CANT WAIT FOR YOU
This video is Amazing! My son just left Monday for Chicago Navy training, he signed up for IT Specialist on a submarine! Hoping he will make his dreams come true! Go Navy!
Goodluck 💕
I served on a diesel/electric World War II vintage boat from 1966-72. Watching this video was like a biplane pilot watching Top Gun!
I'll bet!
Portsmouth
The Navy now openly allows gay activity. It has been decades since I was seriously abused for wanting to be open.
Is this video AI generated?
@@myeflatley1150 nobody cares bro
Any idea when the Navy decommissioned. Its last wwii sub ?
I spent 4 years USMC Infantry and loved it. You couldn't pay me enough to be on a sub. Im fairly tough but I would seriously have a break down being that confined. I get freaked out in tight spaces!. Hats off to them
@@johnshelby7973 my son just left yesterday for this program 😭 can't believe this is his job he choose
Sub life is for the mentally strong!
That sub seems to be really big.
@@johnshelby7973 I’ve been in combat in Iraq. Was wounded there in 04. These guys have more guts than me. I’ll fight it out anywhere on land against any enemy but could not do this. Real heroes 🇺🇸
@@Armytime11 Thank you for your service. Hope your wound is a thing of the past I was a peacetime Marine.
Holy, This is one of the best videos of submarines I have found, thank you!
Also its soo crazy how tight the bunking beds are!
Nothing but respect for these men and women. Go Navy !!
Military all the way, thanks for the support. Hope to be friend
I hate being confined on a 7 hour flight. Imagine spending 3 months underwater. Mad respect.
Yes!!!! Same!
You get used to it quickly. I didn't serve on a submarine, but I worked on it a lot during repairs
this is how I served my country back in the mid 80's and early 90's for about 9 years served in the submarine service, until i left and joined the submarines and served on the larger Nimitz Class aircraft carriers where I finally retired with 38 years in galley ops where I managed food ops and supervised thousands of mess hall specialists during my 38 years in the navy retiring is master chief. learned how to cook some of the best chow for hundreds of submariners, that brought those skills to the larger Naval Ships
@@John-or4mn Respect. Thank you for your service.
I worked as a seaman. I loved it. But seeing a vessel with no portholes freaks me out 😬😨
Thank you for this incredible video, Sir!
i got a tight feeling in my stomach imagining being under the sea in this high tech tin can 😬
And if it DID have portholes? There's nothing to see when you're 800 feet under the ocean!
@ well, first of all it gives you psychological effect that there’s some space out there. Plus, the submarines are not always under water. Yeah, the portholes would still be partially submersed, but at least you can see the light of day.
I served on the USS Baltimore SSN-704 back in the late ‘80s. It was quite the experience.
A lot safer than living in Baltimore.😳
Thank you for your service sir.
@michaelancona1120 Thank You for protecting our great country.
Would you tell us anything about, please sir? Maybe what you remember most? Thank you for your service. Huge respect to you.
I was a cook on the USS West Virginia ssbn736 gold. This brings back a lot of memories! Of course in 1998 cell phones weren't even an issue- when we were able to get a family gram it was pretty short and printed put and given to us. I see some differences with more computers being utilized in some areas on-board, but really not much else. Best food in the navy and then some!
But how could you guys workout ?? This video shows very limited options for working out. Maintain a healthy weight or lose weight is as important as eating, right?
@sieunhau1 I packed on a lot of pounds, especially as a cook. There were weights and some cardio machines - you could work out if you really wanted to.
@@rsalek damn, very “limited options” for working out. Nah I am good, joining Air force maybe better choice.
@@sieunhau1are you blind buddy , there were 2 exercise bikes free weights and ever herd off the best form off exercise calisthenics your own body weight push ups dips boxing 🥊 if you can’t lose gain or maintain weight with all this available then your pathetic or full off excuses
@@sieunhau1 Air Force has great food also.
Army is last in food quality.
Probably comparable to prison food.
I can't breathe just by watching this video 🌹
why, what is wrong with the video?
can't give enough respect for these folks. Thank you to all
Respect to these men and women.
Hats off to you because I'd lose my mind after 10 minutes of being there.
Brother was on SSBN-741 for five years. He loved it.
Hooyah maine. Best boat on the waterfront
Some men love men!
Nightmare for claustrophobic people.
Heaven for gamers.
@@palmbeach4825lmao
Это ты ещё российских субмарин не видел.
@@palmbeach4825Also paradise for people who loves being a submariner or too much paradise for thalassophoiba get it? Cause why not
That would be me. I would go insane.
Can’t imagine being over 6’ tall and serving in such cramped quarters.
My first CO was bald and 6 ft, 4 in. He perpetually wore a band-aid somewhere on that dome from banging his head on something.
@Jesus_the_Muslim Our nuclear submarine force is our biggest deterrent to WW3.
@Jesus_the_Muslim that's such an ignorant comment lmao 🤣
@@ronbart8082 We had a Jimmy, similar. Always smacking his head and a bleeding head. Funny really, the tall ones always seemed to get drafted to boats. Thankfully I'm a short arse at 5 ft 5 in.
@Jesus_the_Muslim Maybe not fish, but plenty of Cruise Missiles 👍
Not only are the bunks warm, so were the toilet seats!
😂😂😂
Hot Ker-Plunking.
😂😂😂
Not half as bad as that tiny, cold wet spot in the bunk.
@@1000-r3g from you jacking
Spent 6 years in the Coast Guard. We didn't have subs but God Bless those sailors that deploy underwater.
Respect to all the Submarine team around the world ... Very hard and stressful Job they doing
“Hot Racking” not “Hot Bunking.” I’m a retired Chief Hospital Corpsman with twenty one years in service under my belt. And yes, submariners eat like kings in a toilet paper roll. It beats the MREs and vacutainers which feed me for so many years on the Green side (i.e. U.S. Marines).
It must have been depressing dealing with all those corpses.
MREs are great. Especially the older ones that were geared towards actual Americans. Now its geared towards United nations.
That is amazing. Thank you so much. God bless the USA
I thought you guys only ate crayons? (Fly Navy)
Hot bunking in the RN. Even though the bunks are referred to as Racks lol.
My son is currently in the pipeline, graduates BESS this coming week, then he'll be in "A" school for a few months. He'll celebrate his 20th birthday on his first boat. Hooyah Navy.
@@flman1284 fantastic!
He will love it. Had basic electronics in Orlando. "A" school in great lakes(communications) and "C" school(Calibration) in Denver(Lowry AFB). Some of the best times of my life. Loved the Navy. Wish your son the best.
@@moosewild4239 thank you!
Hope he loves it like I did. It's a very exclusive club.
@@robotsnthat 🤞🏽🤙🏼
Navys Best of the best freedom fighters and technical heroes.God speed to our submariners,Navy chief send respect to your bravery.
I could never…
Hats off to those who take on such a task
Thanks for the love and respect. hope you do not mind been my civilian friend?
I turned 80 in April 2024. I served aboard the Diesel boat SS 572 in 1963, I earned my dolphins on that boat. The experience is what made me into a responsible and trustworthy man.
Pretty sure God did that
@@JosephFarrier-c8q Me to and for sure Sir:
This involves my later training for operating a nuclear Submarine power plant.
Basic training for this stuff started June of 1964 at Mare Island Ca. and extended to Windsor Locks CT where upon we were submitted to a board for approval, certification, and graduation. I was removed to a large room of Navy officers and enlisted men. The enlisted guys were the most knowledgeable regarding details and they were fearful and tough. Most of the questions regarded nuclear plant theory and damage control to the submarine. I knew my stuff being an avid student of such stuff.
Allow me to digress please:
My early life as a child caused me some stress for this test. I was born April 27th 1944 and my father was busy in England working on B24s bombing Germany. I first met him September 1945 when he returned from that war. Craig and I were living in Chicago with my Mommy and her family. My grandfather was the only man in my life at that time. I slept with my Mommy. A year and a half later my Daddy returned from the war and wanted to sleep with my Mommy. I was kicked out of her bed and I was shocked. My life would never be the same. I assume my reaction affected my Daddy as well......and for a lifetime.
I think I was a quiet child and often looked off into the distance just thinking my own thoughts. When in the passenger seat of our car my Daddy would see me thinking and slap my left leg with his right powerful arm to wake me up. It caused such a shock that I
still remember and feel it. It caused me over time and with many repetitions to begin stuttering my words. It caused confusion and stuttering under stress.
Back to my Nuclear Boards the Fall of 1965:
I failed them. I stuttered and became confused.
I could take them but twice.
Totally crushed, I returned home, fell to my knees by my bed and asked God for the strength to overcome this.
A week later I resumed my Boards and passed with flying colors. I was on that day a different person. I had God given strength. And that was the fall of 1965.
And this is a true story. And again, I’m in tears just remembering and writing this.
Good stuff Sir thsbks for ur service
So why are there fwits that vote trump
I was a rider on submarines and surface ships. I agree that submarines have the best food in the Navy.
Maybe best afloat but AF gallies are the best shore side. Retired Squid.⚓️🇺🇸✌🏻🍻😊
What’s the best meal?
And the Navy has better food than the Army on a troop ship
Carriers have the best food
When you are at day 60 and you’re eating three bean salad, powdered eggs, and drinking plastic cow that’s when I wanted off the thing.
I served on HMS Revenge and HMS Renown. whats interesting to me is how similar a late1960s Polaris Boat is to a modern SSBN,. looked to me as the same layout...... I love my Submarine Brothers..... In Arduis Fidelis
I was stationed in Charleston S.C. in the early 80s on a sub-tender and I definitely remember the HMS Revenge tieing up to our ship. Took a few of your guys out to some clubs. Was you in this sub in around 81-85?
I wonder if we ever crossed paths. Served on diesels and Polaris back in the late '70s' early to mid '80s. Cheers deeps!
I’ve seen a video of a bunch of sailors in a sub having a Call of Duty competition. These guys are brothers to the core. I find Submarine life so fascinating, especially the galley and food preparation.
Thank God for our servicemen working to keep us protected 🙏
@@DanWhite-n3t Protected from what? Alien invasion?
My husband served on aircraft Carrier. Went in at 5'9" 129 pounds 2% body fat. Worked the flight deck. Came out of service at 135# 5% body fat. Ðidnt gain a lot of weight. Still skinny af. But jacked💪
There Awesome!! Glad I was above water in my time in the Navy....
As a former Infantry Grunt…I’d trade my previous hardships for a tour on this sub any day.
Absolutely. Looks easy af
Nahh Fk that... there ain't even enough space to b*tch on one of those things😂
You aren’t smart enough to
@@patrickpittman2342yea, ok
You had your choice already
These guys definitely have to have discipline and unity to get along and function in such a tiny space. Imagine if guys had beef, that sub would turn into a cage match.
Come on now; we talking about submarine military; they are not like soldiers or marines, way less meat heads, more nerds. Which is fine, I bet there’s never any fights.
Navy people are different in mentality.
I had a buddy who went navy when I went army; few years later when we met up. We weren’t even friends anymore, he changed very much, same with me.
We talked about our experiences and his was a lot more softer, but I definitely would not want to be in a submarine vs a fox hole. But I will say; wish I went navy. They really do get better food; he talked about Friday was steak and lobster; He definitely enjoyed it; mine was just a suck fest. And not the good kind of suck off.
@@thomashenshallhydraxis Not after 4 months, people get very tetchy by then.
They have a lot of disagreements, lol, as always in the army. I've witnessed the commander yelling at his subordinates more than once.
Very good documentary; I'm claustrophobic yet I find submarines extremely fascinating and this is hands down the best way to visit one for a chap like me. Great respect and admiration for these people working in such a restricted environment; they have guts and backbone.
I was a surface ship sailor and complained about the lack space and privacy. I have all due 😮respect for submariners!
8:16 Good ol Nevada. Got Cob standing Dive. Went to boot camp with the Helm and I was waiting for the Next PD trip, probably on my laptop, to stand ESM. I miss the guys.
4:17 It is a well established tradition in most armed forces around the world that the best rations go to the elite units, and you can't get more elite than subs. In WWII U boats also had the best rations in the whole german armed forces, better than panzers, better than stuka fliers, better than paratroppers, better than Hitler himself.
In 1968 or so, I was given a guided tour of the submarine SS BLACKFIN, the last WWII submarine still on active duty. The sailors slept on canvas racks next to the torpedoes. Talk about tight spaces !
I have several family members that were in the Navy and Submariners were called Bubbleheads.
Be proud.
Still called that
Bugmariners in Australia bubbleheads are clearance divers.
Hospital Corpsman were called pecker checkers, boswain mates were called deck apes, shipfitters are turd chasers, siglemen are skivvy wavers and gummers mates are cannon cockers.
I'm not a military man, but I would love to be on a submarine like that for three months, I think it would be a wonderful life experience.🇮🇹💯🇬🇧💯🇺🇸💯
Are you ready to serve?
I never served on a sub, but I served on a rather small surface ship (an old 'tin can'), and my trick for finding privacy was to catch a nap in one of the tiny fan rooms inside the ship's main deck exterior. Even a fan room can seem quiet once you acclimate to the noise (decades later, I still need a fan or white noise machine to sleep).
I’m a old Tin can sailor too.Was a MM on a FF-1075,DD-863 and my last 5 years was on the mighty MUX DD-944.
@@Wildman706 Are you kidding me!?? I was on the "Mighty Mux" too (until it was decommissioned)! Then I moved to a cruiser, then back to Great Lakes.
I recently discovered that one of the Mullinix's sister ships is maintained as a museum at a town here in Michigan. I've definitely added visiting it to my bucket list!
This makes me claustrophobic just watching this. I keep having to take breaths
Naval personnel are just lucky the submarine forces attract sufficient numbers of volunteers. Because the day that stops, is the day they're going to start commandeering guys to the underwater service. Much like high risk tunnel rat duty during the Vietnam war. Luckily, volunteers carried the load!
I think submarines are viewed as something 'elite', a cut above, to a lot of 18-20 year old young men, and justifiably so. It takes a pair (including the women) to volunteer for duty like that, so I'm not particularly surprised that many volunteer. I salute them!
Nevjerojatno! Biti unutar ovako moćnog nuklearnog podmornice mora biti nevjerojatno iskustvo. Detalji o kuhinji i spavaćim sobama su fascinantni, pokazuje koliko je sve savršeno organizirano i funkcionalno.
Respect to all sailors in any submarine.
Thanks for the love and respect, hope you do not mind been friend with a mariner?
They are all heroes.
You don't tell how the Navy keeps the male and female sailors separated in the "bunk" areas and "toilet" areas?
Thanking everyone in the comments for their service! I was a Sonar Tech on a Fast Attack in the mid 1980's. We tracked Soviet Subs in the North Atlantic and under the Artic Ice. STS2 (SS) SSN-686
I’m a Retired Submariner Navy Chief and this is probably the most accurate video I’ve seen on the lifestyle of a Submariner. Like we say, “You have the Silent Service and then you have targets.” I would do it all over again, how I miss that life and my Brothers. But, one thing we didn’t have on board were females; that’s the new Navy.
I had a US military history class at Villanova in 2009 and a young woman wanted to be the first female submariner. Now there are 709 females in Subs. The kitchens have never been cleaner. Lots more sharks reported tho when the toilets are jettisoned.
@@Sweendogization hilarious lmao
6:49 *There is your smurfette.*
One word...YIKES!
I deployed on many different types of ships including subs. Maybe it was an anomaly, but the best chow I ever had in my 25 year career was not on a sub, but an aircraft carrier! USS America during a North Arabian Sea deployment in the early 80s. Chow was good on a boat when you first pulled out, but once you "ate your way through the boat", and were underway for a couple of months, the food got hinky. But, it was a very different USN back then.
I agree, some of the best food I've ever had has been on the aircraft carriers, but unfortunately it's a trade-off for long lines. I remember waiting an hour and a half to 2 hours on lobster/ steak night for some chow.
I don't know where this tale that sub food is the best.
the dollar allotment is the same. the food after a week is all powered, canned, processed garbage.
No selection of beverages unless you bug juice (koolaid), powered milk, coffee, water is called a selection.
Sucked.
I road an Aircraft Carrier as an officer and that was 100X better. The living conditions were 100X better.
Classic Song: I joined the Navy to see the world, and what did I see I saw the sea.
A sub's co2 scrubber not only has to scrub carbon dioxide but flatulence from all that rich food.
A shipmate of mine was returning home to the USA from Scotland and a 2 or 3 month boat deployment. A customs officer insisted that he open his luggage. Shipmate asked if he REALLY wanted that and was told in no uncertain terms, "OPEN IT". Once open, he was then told in no uncertain terms, "CLOSE IT!" The stink of all those months was nasty!
On Russian subs they give you disposable underwear and socks to wear.@@remaguire
I'm hoping that they eat more healthy than what we saw in the video
If you mean fresh vegetables those cause even more gas and they are perishable and has to be eaten first.@@gewglesux
Russian sub crews are given disposable fatigues, underwear and socks which don't have to be washed.@@remaguire
Best video on Subs ever seen in my life ! Thank you
I served in USS Nathaniel Greene SSBN-636 two years and then USS L.Mendel Rivers SSN-686 six years in the 80's and 90's.
Looks cozy. That looks fun. Being inside the sea? Incredible
That was fascinating. Kudos to the submariners that is something most people could not do. Present company included. The food must be excellent . Though I saw no overweight submariners
God bless these soldiers....they go through alot and deserve nothing but respect
thanks for the respect
I'm from Ireland, I read (with extreme surprise) that the submarine was invented by an Irish man, John Philip Holland. His early research was funded by the Fenians, lol, it's stranger than fiction.
I tried to join the Marine Corps in 2006 when I was 19, and I was kept out due to severe chronic asthma. Kind of weird to think that if I got in I'd be one year away from retirement. I just want to say much respect in a big thanks to all the men and women who wear that uniform, now a days. Thank you all for your commitment! ❤️🇺🇸
It's pronounced "sub-MARINE-er". Not "sub-MARE-inner". I am a submarine veteran and saying that word wrong really grates on our ears.
Too true brother!
Same with “korps man”. The “p” is silent: “kor man”.
Just call us “bubbleheads”!😁
Yes, this. It’s been sub-marine-er since I was in back in the 70s. I’ve even heard young submariners pronounce it wrong.
Perhaps I am wrong, but I think this is an AI voice. Also, the “wrong” pronunciation is apparently the British English pronunciation.
I love that the amount of food we carry on one submarine probably makes other countries jealous.
Not a chance I would serve on a sub. Imagine the crowding, lack of sunshine and fresh air with a breeze. Don't care how good the food is but thank God some will do it.
A vida pode ser difícil aí, mas ao menos comem bem! Melhor do que muita gente aliás hahahaha. Estou chocada!
Sharing a bunk / bed with another person a no go for me
Hard job. God bless them ❤
Fun fact: Soviet era Typhoon class submarines were so massive they had a sauna and swimming pool inside! I couldn't believe my eyes when I learned about this (it was a Russian documentary on submarines from the very early 2000s). Some Typhoons even had a video game console installed!
PS: like all submariners, they have the same issues we do with trying to keep in touch with families. After the documentary was shot, the captain's wife divorced him. She was tired of him being away for months at a time. The documentary made me feel a bit invasive as the camera crew followed every step of his working day from waking up at home to deployment to naval exercises in the Barents Sea to coming home only for the wife to slam the door in his face.
Started serving back in 2011 and still doing it! Been on two different platforms. One Los Angeles class and two Virginia classes.
Love it and can’t see myself doing anything else.
Seems normal to be but I will say that
Seeing it through this perspective really puts it into perspective!
After seeing this I am glad I chose to serve in the Army.
No thanks , not for me , love walking on land , but hats off to all those submariners , takes guts , 💜
12:04 Gaining weight tells me the food is very bad, to much suger as all bad food has.
Lack of decent exercise may also be a factor, notice no one can move quickly, very tight quarters.
at 6:42 there is a civilian on the mess deck. Is he a member of the camera crew?
Makes me appreciate even more all those that have served so I don’t have to. Thank you, all!
Thank you lady and gent's for your service God bless all of you
We rely on these brave submariners for defence. They patrol the cold dark depths of our seas as sentries.
It's "defense", not "defence".
@@renesoto-pintor2916 Not in the correct English speaking world it isn't.
I feel So powerful and relaxed at the same time. This is so energizing.
God must be with them. They are blessed to do this. Thanks you all!😍
10:32 "Keep the ship safe"
I was always told Submarines were always called Boats!
As we said in the Navy......."Well done." I was PN3, USS Fox (DLG-33) Vietnam 1968-69.
Happy Veterans Day brothers. I was a sonar tech on the USS Louisville SSN 724 out of Pearl Harbor....it definitely takes a different kind of person to do this....I miss it in a lot of ways
One reason making it feel less cramped are the camo uniforms. You can't see fellow shipmates, making spaces appear to be open and uncongested. 😉
Spent my time in the Navy on a YTB attached to a sub squadron. We spent our time putting subs alongside a tender, and getting them underway. I don’t remember ever actually going inside one.
Those bedrooms look absolutely miserable
@@BostonsF1nest I agree. Sharing a bed with a stranger( and not in a fun way) Ugh!
😂What do you do when a bunkmate snores 😂out loud? Ugh!
Submariners skate on the ragged edge of exhaustion -- as do all operating military forces. By the time you finally get to the bunk, it feels like a small slice of paradise -- for a few seconds anyway.
@@deannasalem145 They provide free ear plugs *lol*.
No, realy ...
yeah farts must be horrible
When you are deep under the sea is the sub affected by rough seas? It seems fairly stable in this video. Thank you and much respect to all submariners.
I remember when the Doc Roberts was a HM1 NUB.
Thank you for your service sir.
Food on a submarine is the best.
1:50 These r the same design on aircraft carriers, I know was on Nimitz
I am extremely claustrophobic... I would never survive in a sub...
Same 🤦🏿♀️
Submarines are so fascinating! Amazing what humans can imagine and build !!!!!!! Get home safely boys !
Just watching this video makes me anxious.
Thank You 😊
Why wear camo uniforms on a submarine?
That’s the Navy BDUs (battle dress uniform)
Is there any sort of failsafe on controls and keyboards for the event like sub is doing harch turn and someone falls on some of the control buttons?