Thank you for taking the time to watch this video. I'd also like to thank the US Navy Public Affairs Officers who helped coordinate this. After clearing the video for OPSEC, they did not limit my creativity in anyway whatsoever. I decided to make a video about the Command Structure on the submarine so we had a better foundation moving forward in the Submarine Deep Dive. This video is just the beginning! I have some incredible things to show you as a part of the deep dive. Please consider subscribing for those. I'm most grateful to people who go the extra mile and support Smarter Every Day on Patreon. It's a super big deal because it brings stability to Smarter Every Day in ways that's hard to describe. In this case, I had to buy a plane ticket to the Arctic on relatively short notice. If you'd like to become a Patron, I'd greatly appreciate it. The link is here: www.patreon.com/smartereveryday
I am a Veteran of the "cold war " Submarine Service. I absolutely love the fact that the NAVY let you have such 'plain english' access to the most powerful weapon of all military services... Submarine People! I am honored by willingness to explain and teach others, about our NAVY's "Silent Service"! Science is huge onboard. But, the People... will forever be Brothers and Sisters, when they become "Qualified on Submarines". I cannot wait to see your next video! Thank you, Dustin. Best regards, FTBC/SS Craig Tower
I can't get over how nice you are to everyone. You aren't even on the submarine and you introduce yourself to sailors. As well as on the Sub. I think it is awesome! You seem like a genuine, kind human being. We need more people like you in the world!
I love how one week Destin is interviewing the captain of a nuclear submarine and a couple weeks ago he was interviewing a guy that runs a weed wacker. Only the experts for this show!
I’m even more surprised that women are on the sub with them. I can’t imagine how long the train line is for these men to take their frustrations out in her
@Curtis Tisberger what's dumb about it, I know skimmers don't particularly like being referred to as targets, but you can't deny that a boat rarely sinks, they usually dive.
Thank you for the videos. I am an ex-submariner, attached to the very first Los Angeles class submarine, SSN688 USS Los Angeles based out of Pearl Harbor. I left the Navy around 2000. I can show my kids your videos so they get a look at what my world was like 20 years ago. I was at first a “Radioman” in the Navigation unit, but they merged all of Nav and Radio jobs into one rate called Electronics Tech. I remember having a flooding event while at sea. I remember the best food in the US military. I remember popping the hatch in the middle of 3 Hawaiian Islands for a “Swimming Call”. I remember standing deck watch at port in Pearl thinking about all the American and Japanese who lost their lives there. It was an amazing time of my life. Keep up what you’re doing. You are truly making our youth smarter everyday. 👍👍
Thank you. The men I’ve severed along with has to be one of the toughest [mentally] group of people there. I’ve once went more than 27 days without sunlight. Underwater. Patrolling.
yeah, as someone with poori-ish social skills and anxiety and introversion and all of it, I always notice how well he talks to everyone and how nice it is, its amazing
Destin 2010: Look at this chicken's head. Destin 2020: Look at this nuclear submarine. Destin 2030: Look at this intergalactic star destroyer. P.S. Really happy to be a Patreon today. It's not often that the cost of a couple coffees gets me on board a nuclear submarine.
Destin 2040: the new contributor to the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy after Ford Perfect. He'll go around with the Sub-Etha Sence-O-Matic with the infinite improbability drive.
Cool, we love this stuff up here in Canada! I just started my channel where I go take trucks into the mountains and wreck em, hope to make a few folks laugh along the way.
What I liked most is how deadly serious every single member of the crew is about their job but they are also totally open to be lighter and tease each other and laugh. They have some good leaders on board
At this rate, Destin will be the first person to film and report those UFO's that the Pentagon talked about. "Its me Destin, welcome back to smarter everyday, you guys ever wonder what an alien drives?"
"So I'm here on Area 51, because I was invited by Flarglnarf, an *operator* on this base. Hi, I'm Destin" "HUAA XHI NAPLIC. JARNICHLAAT UOP QIUUNAC! " "Really? That is amazing!"
As a parent, this is an approved channel for my kids. I really like the respect he extends to everyone, plus the excitement he has for learning new things. Thank you for the great content.
@@ipayman5217 lol, it can be. My usual advise for anyone thinking of a career in the Navy is to think; if you're a sailor and not at sea, you're not doing your job. Even more so on Subs. Small confined space virtually no privacy for 6 or so mouths at a time. Just be prepared. It was fun, but thankful it's over.
I would also recommend the channels Practical Engineering and Real Engineering for content somewhat similar to Destin's! Hope your kids enjoy it - I wish TH-cam was a thing when I was growing up as I honestly think it would have helped me decide what I wanted to do for a living!
An alien spaceship lands on earth for the first time ever. As soon as he opens his gates, first thing he hears, in deep Alabaman accent: "How's it going? My name is Destin, what's your name"
as the parent of two young men in the Navy it is greatly appreciated when we can get a greater understanding of what our men and women in uniform are getting themselves into. One of my Sons is at Naval nuclear school right now to learn how to operate a reactor on a sub, so this helps me understand what his life is going to be like when he is away and unable to share with those who worry about them.
My oldest son was a Nuke Machinist Mate 1st class on two subs, a SSN and a SSBN. I was in Intelligence, IS2nd class, our second son was a DCman on a surface ship and dad was in anti-submarine warfare. So, yeah , we’re a Navy family.
Your son is training to be what I was, more than half a century ago - a submarine nuclear reactor operator. Even today I try to keep up through these vids with how the modern generation is working out. Obliviously, some of the systems and missions have changed over the years, but the people part remains the same and is well represented in this video. Your son will be challenged, but assuming he gets though nuke school, sub school and earns his dolphins aboard his first boat, he (and you!) will have the satisfaction of knowing he is the 'best of the best' in service to his country. He will also have the self-confidence to handle anything he faces in the civilian world, once he leaves the Navy. Good job, mom, on raising a man that can hack it!
I love the fact that the US military has understood the impacts of youtube and creators enough to actually involve and invite Destin. Sure you could argue this is propaganda like, and that's probably what motivated the Navy, but still what a cool video/experience. Now if only we could get our politicians to understand the internet as well as the military does.
You might be surprised. A year ago, Destin published a video about the future of warfare and Multi-Domain Operations. In it, he has an interview with Gen. Brown, who mentions social media (propaganda, although he doesn't use that word) as a part of the "human domain".
Military created the internet, so it stands to reason they understand it. Also tens of thousands in their ranks of young people, are in the Military and young people are the lifeblood of the military. It's in their best interests to understand the internet if they did not it would eat them alive.
I spent 14 years as a Nuke Electrician Submariner... It was great to see the submarine force presented in such a positive and entertaining way. Thank you.
Cool job as a sparky myself that’s works in automation/PLCs, I’ve often wondered what it would be like to work on big ships or subs. You still in the electrician game?
I really appreciate how unlike most submarine videos you focused on the people rather than the technology. I think we often forget the amazing people who make up the crew.
2020: This ship and everyone inside of it is racist because it has an American flag which is a racist flag. Also this submarin is misogynist because there are more males than females.
She's not there because they see him as a potential threat. Think about what he's doing here, he's interacting with dozens of people and moving throughout multiple levels and rooms within a nuclear submarine. There's all sorts of OPSEC issues involved with this. One of the submariners could easily slip up and say something they weren't supposed to, or Destin could film something he wasn't supposed to, or he could be in the vicinity of someone talking about something that they don't want us to hear. She is really the second line of defense for all of this, and the individual OPSEC training that each submariner has taken would be the first line of defense. By the time the Navy gets a hold of the video to review it for OPSEC, there should be little to nothing that they have to cut out before the video is released. All of these layers eliminates or dramatically reduces the potential for human error.
Probably helps in other ways than what are obvious. I bet submariners are naturally skeptical of strangers roaming around their top secret boat, the presense of someone that has full control of what is within opsec limits will assure the crew that its ok to show and tell stuff without having to double check constantly.
@@olaruud9366 oh definitely. You can feel the skepticism through the video. If there wasn't someone there to verify that this person is cool, nobody would talk to him.
To be clear though, Destin says "you don't wanna wake them up?" and chief says "you don't wanna go to that head (bathroom)." Walking through the berthing isn't a big deal, and I'm sure they would've gone and checked it out if it looked presentable lol. Also not to nitpick but that was a senior chief on the left and a junior grade on the right, not the CO or XO
@MrGriff305 I would say they are certainly on the leader-board for the most deadly weapons "systems" ever made. As far as the most "deadly" or lethal goes; that would be hard to say because of all of the classified military information from around the world. After all, no one wants to reveal their entire hand because then MAD doctrine loses a lot of its teeth. As a side note; as far as Nuclear "weapons" go, I have always been a fan of Atomic Annie; aka the US military's M65 atomic cannon. There is just something crazy awesome about the concept of an artillery piece where the people would load it, and then run for cover before remotely setting it off. It makes me wonder how much crazy stuff we could have developed nowadays if society wasn't so concerned about "safety" and making absolutely sure no one could "accidentally" hurt themselves, due to their own stupidity. Although, as the whole Tide detergent pods eating thing proves; you just can't fix stupid.
We walk through forward and aft crews berthing all the time to get to the head. Having him go in there to see middle level head would probably be no big deal.
@@ChuckFinley88 Eh. They're on 8s or 5&Dimes trying to sleep. I wouldn't need a JG giving a tour walking through. Just a courtesy the chief was smart enough to catch.
These people are the best and most gracious people I have ever had the privilege to work for and with. I was not a submariner, but worked as a mechanic in a nuclear power plant for 32 + years working with retired USN folks was exceptionally special.
@@michellekillinger9324 Frankly, I'm surprised that he was allowed to show faces and names. I've always known the government to be very cagey about that sort of thing.
I served on 2 ballistic missile submarines. We gave occasional tours. We kept our gauges covered while in port so no parameters were viewed. Also NOBODY not crew was allowed into or past the reactor compartment. Typically nobody that is not on the access list is allowed aboard so tours have to be set up. No guest is ever not escorted the entire tour of the boat. This video blurred some things and the entire film was obviously reviewed by Gov't personnel before release. We were not allowed to take photos without permission and none in engineering spaces
@@vincentlaw1415 Kinda yeah. I got to go on an Aircraft carrier with my dad when I was a kid and I remember the smell being kinda unique. The ship didn't smell bad or anything. But it definitely smelled different. I think the smell is partially caused by being surrounded by metal and that smell you get when you touch metal is everywhere. Maybe that's it. I really don't know. I'd imagine that a sub smells like that, but 100x more concentrated.
My grandfather served on US NAVY subs during ww2 rescuing downed pilots and ships, before he passed the NAVY gave him the honor of going to the depths one last time R.I.P grandpa ward
he was on the USS Blackfish for most of it i cant find much info on him just tales from my old mother if you know anything please email me i would would to know his history
@@johnmaraventano8347 …….John take advantage of the foia (freedom of information act). You can pull his entire military records. And no, they aren’t classified.
This is unbelievable to me! I was one of those reactor operators you couldn't go see work. I'm shocked they have you this access! This is incredible honestly. Feel proud brother - you got GAME!
I absolutely loved this series inside a sub but something i really loved was in the ward room they had a photo of Sean Connery as the captain from Red October pinned up. Around 22:30-23:00 you can see it
The reason submariners are so enthusiastically working learning and teaching others, is mostly because they realize that anyone one of them could make a mistake that would result in the death of all of them. Being on a submarine is the ultimate "team", we will all come home, or fail to return together. We will all share the same fate. When your shipmates know what they are doing, you tend to sleep better, hundreds of feet below the surface. MM1(SS) SSBN-617 Blue!
And I think its also the fact that so much engineering is involved. These people are all smart. It doesn’t take a genius to shoot people in combat on land. Naval warfare is so much more sophisticated.
@@edrevugh4049 they have cool tech, awesome machines and procedures for just about everything - plenty of stuff you can learn from that will make you smarter.
As a GA pilot with acrophobia before I flew (which helped quite a bit) being in the tight quarters I know a sub has, would take a claustrophobic individual some doing to get used to! Our great respect and thanks for their service down below! Just being under the ice could be quite an ordeal but it's astonishing how a sub can burst up through the ice! I'm sure the crew is so busy, that they have little time to be concerned with tight quarters, but I would still think it would take some mental adjustments! I wondered how the sub knows where the ice is the thinnest so they COULD break through it, but today, there are sensors on EVERYTHING so I'm sure they know! We thank the crew of the sub for their service and thank you for your video!
Just as a sub has a fathometer (a type of downward-sensing sonar) to measure depth under the keel, they also have upward sensing sonar to sense the depth of ice below the sea surface, and that system is to find 'leads' or polynas' (areas of thinner ice pack) that can be surfaced through. - One-time nuclear submariner here who has BTDT. BTW, I'd always wanted to fly, and much later in life soloed and earned my private pilot's license. I found the learning process for that to be akin to getting qualified in submarines!
@@robertparker9896 As an acrophobic, and aviation pilot, I never had a problem at all looking down, which you do a lot while VFR flying, but the mind can fool you sometimes, I went up in a glider with a friend and was nervous the whole time, not trusting those warm air thermals and wishing for an engine in the glider! I have been a "water-baby" since my earliest years and enjoy all instances of being in the water and lived right by the ocean for many years. I really enjoyed SCUBA diving and dived in Monterey Bay, CA area a lot. BUT, it's silly I know, but I was afraid to go out off shore very far because I KNEW about the drop-off into the Monterey Trench and I can't explain it, but I was nervous to get out over that while in the water! I guess James Cameron will never invite me to go to the depths in his submersible.
@@robertparker9896 Thanks for that info, Robert, I read that the Arctic ice can be 15' thick! Seems like that would be difficult to break through for the sub! Do they get a running speed and crash into it, or would that wreck the part of the sub that breaks through, I guess its called the "sail" -- must be quite strong! And is it more difficult to keep the sub warm at 30 below zero than at however cold the ocean is where you travel; I suppose there is sensor on the outside of the sub somewhere telling you what the water temp is -- correct? I was expecting to see close quarters but there is a bit more room than I expected in some areas! Thanks for your input.
@@mjleger4555 Pre-surface procedure under ice is to 'map' out depth of ice pack above and find a region larger than the boat itself that is < 5 or 6 feet thick, then 'hover' under that spot 20 feet or so and blow all main ballast tanks. the 'sail is built strong enough to take the hit. Then the crew breaks out ice axes, saws, and snow shovels to dig their way out of the boat! Nuke plant means plenty of A/C to handle either warm or cold water surroundings.
@@robertparker9896 Thanks -- a crash into and through the ice, wow! I forgot that a nuke sub can make it's own power! I saw a video a couple of years ago, with the sailors on the ice with their ice axes, chain-saws and shovels cutting the ice away from their submarine! Looked like hard work, but one way to keep warm in the Arctic cold!
He’s not Russian, he is Lithuanian by birth 😜🤣. That’s pretty sweet meta though. I wonder if one of the seawolfs has a picture of Gerald Butler on the bulkhead.
I appreciate this video. My Grandfather born in 1922, passed away 2016 at 94 years old. He worked on designing and building the submarines. The ones today, he made.
@@maxturnbull5628 Life as a submariner is one of intrigue, challenge and heartache. It is a difficult job, but the rewards outweigh the challenges. The bonds that you build, and the knowledge that you retain will stay with you forever. My experience was excellent. You should definitely research life as a submariner before making a decision.
I like how Dustin interacted with all the personnel on the sub. He showed humility and spoke to everyone he came across. He is an excellent people person, which is something you can't fake.
A friend of mine from college was on a fast attack sub, he never revealed anything they did no matter how many times I tried. 😁 But he said it was the best place to work, everyone was there because they were highly motivated for the over all success of the mission.
Once asked a friend what he did in his section of the army. His response started with, "Well, our cover story is that we listen to foreign transmissions for defence information." We laughed & left it at that, since we knew he wouldn't say any more.
Hi, im not from the US but still want to thank you guys, i work in an environment that needs skill and talent but its nothing compared to your jobs, hi from Australia
As an old Navy Nuke Electrician who left the Navy in '92 it is nice to see allot has not changed. Intense training, tight officer/enlisted relations, and us Nukes are still safe from visitors aft of the reactor compartment .😉
ETN here, lol nice! Wish I was on this boat, was on Annapolis and relations were not so good, COB was a tool... think I boarded this one in port to borrow parts for an underway once actually
Former Reactor Operator here from USS Hammerhead (we’ve all be shaving with her remains since ‘95) - was always bummed that we could show our visiting parents, etc. everything about the boat EXCEPT what we did. Classification I understand but there wasn’t so much going on back aft that my mother couldn’t take a peek. I think they just didn’t want people meeting us cranky Nukes
It's always nice to see units/ships where people seem to genuinely like and respect their command and vice versa. That's not always the case in the military sadly, but when it is it's a beautiful and highly effective thing.
@@JimNortonsAlcoholism Are you speaking from experience? IMO, you're wrong. Some submarines have losers. I'd bet my last dollar on the Toledo, I can see it in the COB's eyes. I'd serve on her in a heartbeat.
LOL "They" screened which of us could interact (dine, escort, spend time in crews lounge) with "dignitaries". Almost exclusively only the HOORAH GO NAVY dig'it Sailors were allowed near "dignitaries". So us Nukes weren't allowed, we didn't sugarcoat. Lead to our CO getting ripped by the US Army Senior Enlisted in South Korea.
These guys deserve alot of respect, when I was in the Navy back in the50's and 60's you had to be a different breed to want duty on a Sub because it was a whole different way of life.
You got that right, I was in when you were and did a walk through on a Sub and it didn't take long that was not the duty I wanted, it's a whole different story today, these guys have it made today and wish them the Best.
I spent 23 years as a submariner. Unfortunately, this video cannot go to the Engine Room where all the magic happens. Good video. The COB presented a very accurate explanation of what he does. The CO and XO seem to have an excellent view of their roles. When you have such a great leadership triad, that expertise is passed down to every level. I'm sure the Toledo is a very good boat to serve aboard. Well done.
Are other triads better, worse, or different? Hard to say the vibe onboard the Toledo is casual, but maybe there is a lot of mutual respect from the enlisted to the captain?
Hey, one thing I always wondered, that "aooga" dive-alarm that sounds before they dive the boat. Is that just WW2-Nostalgia, or does it serve an actual purpose?
@@luzernerschutze7564 The Diving Alarm signifies to everyone on board that the ship is submerging. There are certain inspections that must be completed after submerging.
Went on one of these in 2018 when I was in the DEP for the navy. I was hesitant and they wanted me to see if it could be a fit. I’m 6’4”, never hit my head so many times in an hour. Didn’t end up doing that. Respect to these guys.
Kinda makes sense. Your average guy who can go outside on green grass and play football anytime, wants to fantasize about shooting aliens. A guy who lives in a claustrophobic tube doing stealth missions in a nuclear sub, wants to escape by playing football.
It was a sub doing surveillance off the coast of Japan and they noticed that the train went by same time everyday. So the commander waited till nightfall and sent men with the boats scuttle charges to rig the bridge. Next day boom train went swimming. All of us former submariners know the story. Aircraft carriers may take all the glory from ww2 but subs inflicted over half the supply losses for the Japanese. It was an honor and a privilege to serve aboard a submarine one I’ll definitely never forget.
@@thepatriot8544 Scuttle charges? Correct me if I'm wrong - but aren't those intended to blow out parts of your own sub in case you need to sink it to prevent the enemy from recovering it? If so, that's some crazy improvisation.
I have a question since you have some experience. Wouldn’t this be a bad thing since a civilian with a camera and posting this on the World Wide Web? I mean wouldn’t it make it so much easier for countries like China to reverse engineer what they see?
@@tickytock2853 It takes a lot more than some quick camera glances to reverse engineer something like a nuclear submarine. The sub would basically have to be physically ripped apart.
@@tickytock2853 the sub is a los Angeles class, which is the oldest type of attack subs in the us navy, its bascially looking at 40 year old car, all the shiny new stuff is on the modern subs. These subs are going to be retired soon they are that old, and the russians and chinese are making far more advanced subs nowa days with their latest class of attack subs
I did ONE patrol on the Toledo (TAD aka Temporary Duty) as a junior sonarman back in 1997 or 98. This video even showed my old rack. The top bunk when they opened the door at 4:48. Had a great time onboard. Was an awesome experience.
A few comments from a former submarine officer. The captain’s comments about under ice operations can not be emphasized enough. You have an inherently dangerous activity of operating a ship underwater and then you put it under ice. Under ice is not were you want to be. I was surprised to hear the captain spends significant time in the chiefs quarters. That is highly unusual. Training is a constant. You are either being trained or training someone else. Think about the workplace you work at and imagine if every person who worked there changed jobs about every 3-4 years and someone new came in. I don’t know about the statement that everyone loves their job, but I will say my experience was that overall they were a great group of guys (women weren’t on subs when I was in) and I was always amazed how well we generally got along. It’s hard work and a lot of hours. We hear about the basketball players that are “in the bubble” and how “tough” this is for them. The personnel serving on board our boats as you read this are really the ones in the bubble - and we don’t pay them millions of dollars to do it.
@@SuperSetright There are no comment of you above this if sort by Top. I could sort by New but judge by timestamp, maybe it got buried by probably 1k other comments.
LTCDR Castellano (CO) was my Engineering Officer when I served on the USS Pasadena (2009-2014). The submarine community is so small. Nice to see they gave him command of a ship! Hoo-yah!
As an Army vet(helicopters), I always wondered why my father was SO attached to his dolphins. You can feel the pride that these sailors have. Good stuff.
Having earned dolphins is a unique and amazing achievement. Every submariner has an attachment to their fish that only others can fully understand. There is a comrade re on submarines that doesn't exist anywhere else. The gap between officer, chief, and enlisted is not as large.
@@fasfan I believe that. Even in the Army there is a huge difference in how our air crews (being a mix of officers and enlisted crew chiefs) worked, trained, and socialized. It was far more like a small family than the rest of the Army where the separation of officers and enlisted was strictly enforced.
Wow... I'm just a normal guy from a small country that doesn't even have access to the sea, but these videos are amazing. Thanks for them, you're such a nice guy
Mike .Keyes i mean no disrespect to submariners, most of them that ive talked to say that they were dumb for signing up in the first place. Its not for everyone.
This was a great video. I was a First Class Machinist Mate, MM1(SS) working in the engineroom and also served as an Engineering Laboratory Technician (ELT). My duties were to operate the steam plant that drove the submarine through the water. That was the MM part of my duties, but the ELT part is what I loved. That was collecting water samples from the steam plant and the nuclear reactor to make sure the systems operated properly. I also added chemicals to make those systems operate safely. I also conducted radiation surveys throughout the boat and measured the radiation levels to make sure our environment remained safe to live in. We monitored each person onboard to make sure they were not getting over exposed to radiation. We did these activities at sea and in port. I loved my time on the boat, the USS Flying Fish SSN 673, for four years. My biggest regret was to leave the Navy and miss opportunities of living underwater for weeks and months at a time. I've been out of the Navy for 41 years. I still miss it. This video was excellent and brought back so many memories.
Wow, this brings back memories. Spent 30 years in the Navy. 3 years on a 688, seven subs total. Two missile boats and five fast attacks. Fast Attacks are the best in my opinion. Love this series!
Left my boat in 1999 and this made me home sick. - I love how from a single frame can can tell where you are at. this is a strange blending of my two lives.
@@charlesbeers166 Dude. I got off the Jeff City in 06 not in the best of circumstances, MM1 Baker down to MM3. I was wondering if that was you from another post here.
24:31 “Here in the arctic, just bought this new nuclear submarine here, fun to cruise under the arctic ice but you know what I value more than materialistic things?... Gnawledge “
As so many have said, Thank you for sharing some insight into life on a boat! I served for 4 years on Daniel Webster 626 Gold and to this day it is one of the smartest and proudest things of my life. I truly admired everyone I shared time with on and off the boat! It is a brotherhood you never quite understand until there is some time to reflect and grasp what is you did. This series does a great service to the men, and now, women who give up so much to do this job! I immediately sent a link to my in-laws as their grandson embarks into his life in the Navy and onto a sub. One quick observation..it seems the navy or this crew now adopted the term "ship" rather than as all formers bubble heads will call it..a boat! For me it was strange to hear.
That comment almost made me sick. As a retired submariner, I still avoid using that word, when referring to a submarine. They don't "sink," they submerge.
I'm really curious about the Navy's psychological screening. It's seems that everyone has the same temperament and I'm pretty sure it's not by accident.
I'm sure anyone who decides to go onboard a submarine has to accept that what they are about to do can be very dangerous to a lot of people, including themselves, if they mess around. It's like how even the most laziest or most carefree person becomes very serious during times of crisis or a natural disaster. I'm sure they all have very distinct personalities and mindsets off the boat, but when you're on a submarine, there's no room to mess about. Or they're all crazy like @Keith P said
They do some screening tests but as long as you don't say something like "I love burning small animals alive" you get a pass, as far as I know. We just tighten up appropriately when there are riders on board. The last thing you want is the COB chewing you butt because you made the submarine force look like a bunch of buttholes.
Me: I want to volunteer for submarines Navy : Are you crazy? Me: Could be Navy: You are in! Actually when I was in boot camp they took the people who volunteered for subs (3 of us out of 150) and put us in a small room for about half an hour. If we didn't freak out we were good to go. I fell asleep. Every once in a while there would be that one that freaked when the hatches shut. Oh and RCLPO. You guys did nothing but pull your rods.
I got to spend a day aboard the USS Georgia years ago. Amazing experience and I was most impressed by the men on board. I am thankful for all of those who serve.
Hey I just wanted to let you know that the US Navy Boot camp in Great Lakes IL, is actually using your videos to teach the new recruits about their Submarines!!
Are they? Submarines were avoided like the plague when I went through. I only learned about them a little bit in A-school, and of course more substantially in BESS.
What a nice chief, didn't want to wake his people up. My chiefs would have flipped on all the lights and told us to get out to give this man a tour of our beds
Thank you for taking the time to watch this video. I'd also like to thank the US Navy Public Affairs Officers who helped coordinate this. After clearing the video for OPSEC, they did not limit my creativity in anyway whatsoever. I decided to make a video about the Command Structure on the submarine so we had a better foundation moving forward in the Submarine Deep Dive. This video is just the beginning! I have some incredible things to show you as a part of the deep dive. Please consider subscribing for those. I'm most grateful to people who go the extra mile and support Smarter Every Day on Patreon. It's a super big deal because it brings stability to Smarter Every Day in ways that's hard to describe. In this case, I had to buy a plane ticket to the Arctic on relatively short notice. If you'd like to become a Patron, I'd greatly appreciate it. The link is here: www.patreon.com/smartereveryday
Dude above me is right
It’s here! The review is finished!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I have looked forward to this with enormous anticipation!!!
More than awesome
Maybe you could allow viewers add subtitles? I'd love to make Polish ones 😍
I love how Destin is always respectful to everyone. He is always listening and does never act like he is better than someone.
Sir, I respect you.
and look how far he has come with it!
“THIS is the USS Toledo.... I’m going to show it’s quirks and features, then take for a drive and give it a Doug score.”
Underrated comment HAHAHAHA
Omg of all places for a doug demuro refrences destins channel is the place i least expected it
Well done😂
Logan Taylor , in hindsight, I should have said “take it for a dive”.
lol
haha Demuro reference. The youtube comments shine again!
Man this has to be on the YoutTube comments hall of fame !!! LOL
I am a Veteran of the "cold war " Submarine Service.
I absolutely love the fact that the NAVY let you have such 'plain english' access to the most powerful weapon of all military services... Submarine People!
I am honored by willingness to explain and teach others, about our NAVY's "Silent Service"!
Science is huge onboard. But, the People... will forever be Brothers and Sisters, when they become "Qualified on Submarines".
I cannot wait to see your next video! Thank you, Dustin.
Best regards,
FTBC/SS Craig Tower
This video is absolutely incredible. I'm speechless.
Thank you for your service Craig!
Ryan Howell I’m watching a movie titled “thank you for your service” at this very moment. So your comment means more to me as a Non-American right now
This is probably the coolest video I've ever seen. Thank you for your service.
I have got a question. Can you join the submarinecrew if you have holes in your eardrums? Because i am not able to dive deep under water.
I can't get over how nice you are to everyone. You aren't even on the submarine and you introduce yourself to sailors. As well as on the Sub. I think it is awesome! You seem like a genuine, kind human being. We need more people like you in the world!
This is how every human should behave. Be nice and respectful and other people will respect you too.
I love how one week Destin is interviewing the captain of a nuclear submarine and a couple weeks ago he was interviewing a guy that runs a weed wacker. Only the experts for this show!
plot twist: it's the same guy!
@@MisterTingles hahahahaah
That's pure curiosity for you, and he shares it all with us which is just amazing
@@sawspitfire422 I want more of the week wacker guy
Everyone knows something you don't know.
The excitement I got from this notification was unreal
uwu ikt
I've been impatiently waiting, so I was very happy.
Hey guys if you like quantum mechanics and blackhole then do visit my channel its an interesting channel about space...
The only notification from youtube that I know I have to click on and never be disappointed
True
This is so cool, I was stationed on the USS Toledo from 2004-2009, we were the ones that painted the diesel yellow and black.
MMN on a field day for someone important?
Awesome. While I was stationed on there, the a-gangers called it the rumble bee
Yeah this is crazy, my father once with his friends jerking off to James Charles in the nuclear reactor lol
That’s super cool!
kevin julius wtf lmao
You can't believe how young the crew are and how much responsibility they have on their shoulders. True professionals.
I’m even more surprised that women are on the sub with them. I can’t imagine how long the train line is for these men to take their frustrations out in her
bro what?
@@TillURide420?
@TillURide420 I don't think the submariners in the navy even have those types of thoughts man.
💀@@TillURide420
My father was on the Toledo and where you sat talking about dolphins I’ve sat and ate dinner with my father so many times
Wow
That must have been cool to see again
Weird flex but ok!
@@ultimophantom8395 I rarely see desi boys on Destin's channel. Hello :P
Must've felt Nostalgic :)
They're sending Dustin to space one day at this rate.
That honestly wouldn't surprise me!
Who's *_he_* ?
We're a long way from Huntsville now
LOL
"We're on a ship that sinks on purpose." haha love that line.
Lol
Submarines dive, targets sink...
@Curtis Tisberger you've never met me, but whatever. What's your beef with boats? Genuine question.
Titanic on another level
@Curtis Tisberger what's dumb about it, I know skimmers don't particularly like being referred to as targets, but you can't deny that a boat rarely sinks, they usually dive.
Thank you for the videos. I am an ex-submariner, attached to the very first Los Angeles class submarine, SSN688 USS Los Angeles based out of Pearl Harbor. I left the Navy around 2000. I can show my kids your videos so they get a look at what my world was like 20 years ago. I was at first a “Radioman” in the Navigation unit, but they merged all of Nav and Radio jobs into one rate called Electronics Tech. I remember having a flooding event while at sea. I remember the best food in the US military. I remember popping the hatch in the middle of 3 Hawaiian Islands for a “Swimming Call”. I remember standing deck watch at port in Pearl thinking about all the American and Japanese who lost their lives there. It was an amazing time of my life. Keep up what you’re doing. You are truly making our youth smarter everyday. 👍👍
What was the flooding event? Sounds pretty horrifying.
Fair winds shipmate
I was a radioman as well aboard the USS Norfolk out of Norfolk. Haze gray and underway shipmate.
@@daddyjonesco1378 Thank you for sharing your experience and your service.
Every guy who does this stuff deserves mad respect. These guys are amazing.
Joshua Cali did this for 14 years in British subs it’s fun
And we all love/loved it. Every minute of it.
Michelle Killinger really? I work with a lot of ex submariners and they said it sucked
Wade Pilkington American subs aren’t fun
Thank you. The men I’ve severed along with has to be one of the toughest [mentally] group of people there. I’ve once went more than 27 days without sunlight. Underwater. Patrolling.
The intro is something out of call of duty
Plot twist: Call of Duty is based on something out of real life
plot twist: Reality is based on Call of Duty
@@leonardoperez-alfaro5863 best comment on this video
@@calebbloofis7255 how? He just reworded the original comment..
@@toottootfinn9455 Bruh it's better than the original like tf
It’s really impressive how Destin can meet literally anybody and become best friends with them in minutes
The Captain seems like an awesome guy to serve for really good with his crew
Where ya from ?😒
@@LauRoot892 🤨
Couldn't be more qualified.
I love how you can see the crew relaxing the longer Destin was on board. Destin has a gift for communication.
He's basically a human golden retriever.
Slappy the accuracy in that statement
*handshake* "What's your name? Caleb, nice to meet you Caleb, I'm Dustin."
yeah, as someone with poori-ish social skills and anxiety and introversion and all of it, I always notice how well he talks to everyone and how nice it is, its amazing
Destin 2010: Look at this chicken's head.
Destin 2020: Look at this nuclear submarine.
Destin 2030: Look at this intergalactic star destroyer.
P.S. Really happy to be a Patreon today. It's not often that the cost of a couple coffees gets me on board a nuclear submarine.
Most likely
2040: Look at our former planet Earth. Also, check out my space yacht!
Destin 2040: the new contributor to the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy after Ford Perfect. He'll go around with the Sub-Etha Sence-O-Matic with the infinite improbability drive.
I'd guess more like "Look at this mad max thunderdome style bloodpit"
they succesive progression
Destin 2040: Look at this parralel universe collider
Next month-
SED: Boarding a top secret alien space craft!
Hey guys. It's me Destin, and this *pans camera around* is area 51. 😆🤣
@@bbies1973 "I finally made it in!"
Never gonna see a shi=t - classified by OPSEC.
E.T. phone home...
Cool, we love this stuff up here in Canada! I just started my channel where I go take trucks into the mountains and wreck em, hope to make a few folks laugh along the way.
What I liked most is how deadly serious every single member of the crew is about their job but they are also totally open to be lighter and tease each other and laugh. They have some good leaders on board
I’m a long haired hippy type. These people work hard and enjoy what they do. That’s honorable.
True man their lives depend on a good day’s work.
At this rate, Destin will be the first person to film and report those UFO's that the Pentagon talked about.
"Its me Destin, welcome back to smarter everyday, you guys ever wonder what an alien drives?"
He probably is the alien. 👽
Lmao tbh
"So I'm here on Area 51, because I was invited by Flarglnarf, an *operator* on this base. Hi, I'm Destin" "HUAA XHI NAPLIC. JARNICHLAAT UOP QIUUNAC! " "Really? That is amazing!"
I wouldn't mind that at all. This guy makes quality content.
"This is the 2021 Alien UFO, and today I'm going to show you its quirks and features, then I'll give it a Doug Score"
As a parent, this is an approved channel for my kids. I really like the respect he extends to everyone, plus the excitement he has for learning new things. Thank you for the great content.
oh no, your kids might become a submariner... J/K ;)
@@kurtronhovde2184 thats a good thing doe
@@ipayman5217 lol, it can be. My usual advise for anyone thinking of a career in the Navy is to think; if you're a sailor and not at sea, you're not doing your job. Even more so on Subs. Small confined space virtually no privacy for 6 or so mouths at a time. Just be prepared. It was fun, but thankful it's over.
I would also recommend the channels Practical Engineering and Real Engineering for content somewhat similar to Destin's! Hope your kids enjoy it - I wish TH-cam was a thing when I was growing up as I honestly think it would have helped me decide what I wanted to do for a living!
Yeah indeed, war instruments are truly adding to the development and improvement of the human race
An alien spaceship lands on earth for the first time ever.
As soon as he opens his gates, first thing he hears, in deep Alabaman accent:
"How's it going? My name is Destin, what's your name"
😂😂😂
😂😂👌
"hey man how's the going" 🤣
@BadGoy your mom is fake. And so does your life.
BadGoy you’re joking
as the parent of two young men in the Navy it is greatly appreciated when we can get a greater understanding of what our men and women in uniform are getting themselves into. One of my Sons is at Naval nuclear school right now to learn how to operate a reactor on a sub, so this helps me understand what his life is going to be like when he is away and unable to share with those who worry about them.
My oldest son was a Nuke Machinist Mate 1st class on two subs, a SSN and a SSBN. I was in Intelligence, IS2nd class, our second son was a DCman on a surface ship and dad was in anti-submarine warfare. So, yeah , we’re a Navy family.
Your son is training to be what I was, more than half a century ago - a submarine nuclear reactor operator. Even today I try to keep up through these vids with how the modern generation is working out. Obliviously, some of the systems and missions have changed over the years, but the people part remains the same and is well represented in this video.
Your son will be challenged, but assuming he gets though nuke school, sub school and earns his dolphins aboard his first boat, he (and you!) will have the satisfaction of knowing he is the 'best of the best' in service to his country. He will also have the self-confidence to handle anything he faces in the civilian world, once he leaves the Navy.
Good job, mom, on raising a man that can hack it!
I love the fact that the US military has understood the impacts of youtube and creators enough to actually involve and invite Destin. Sure you could argue this is propaganda like, and that's probably what motivated the Navy, but still what a cool video/experience. Now if only we could get our politicians to understand the internet as well as the military does.
You might be surprised. A year ago, Destin published a video about the future of warfare and Multi-Domain Operations. In it, he has an interview with Gen. Brown, who mentions social media (propaganda, although he doesn't use that word) as a part of the "human domain".
Was anxiously looking for the propaganda comment. Now I don’t have to post one.
I mean, Navy propaganda is the reason why we have the gem "In the Navy" by the Village People. 🤷♀️
politicians have people who understand Internet.
Military created the internet, so it stands to reason they understand it. Also tens of thousands in their ranks of young people, are in the Military and young people are the lifeblood of the military. It's in their best interests to understand the internet if they did not it would eat them alive.
I spent 14 years as a Nuke Electrician Submariner... It was great to see the submarine force presented in such a positive and entertaining way. Thank you.
Cool job as a sparky myself that’s works in automation/PLCs, I’ve often wondered what it would be like to work on big ships or subs. You still in the electrician game?
legend!
I too was a nuke electrician. I on the other hand hated it.
@@erichlf why ?
Nuc Machinist Mate here. MM1 (DV).
I really appreciate how unlike most submarine videos you focused on the people rather than the technology. I think we often forget the amazing people who make up the crew.
These people have something different!!!!! The calm, intelligence, maturity, the interactions its so beautifull
"We're in a ship that sinks on purpose." Sums up how different this is beautifully.
2020: This ship and everyone inside of it is racist because it has an American flag which is a racist flag. Also this submarin is misogynist because there are more males than females.
@@Karen-pl8kd go home
@That other Guy I'm just saying that's what some crazy people are saying in 2020 cuz hey, everything is racist these days.
@@Karen-pl8kd you didn't have to say that. We all know what's going on :/
@@Karen-pl8kd Black lives matter, but so do white, yellow, and brown lives.
I love the fact that Destin gets as excited in a nuclear submarine as he gets about weedwhacker stringas and laminar flow and everything else
incorrect. there is no greater excitement than for laminar flow. all other things are secondary
"She's here to make sure I don't have an OPSEC issues while on board."
Nice way of saying she's there to make sure you don't do any spy type stuff.
She's there to smack him with that hammer if he gets out of line.
@@rjz2 Loose lips sink ships.
She's not there because they see him as a potential threat. Think about what he's doing here, he's interacting with dozens of people and moving throughout multiple levels and rooms within a nuclear submarine. There's all sorts of OPSEC issues involved with this. One of the submariners could easily slip up and say something they weren't supposed to, or Destin could film something he wasn't supposed to, or he could be in the vicinity of someone talking about something that they don't want us to hear. She is really the second line of defense for all of this, and the individual OPSEC training that each submariner has taken would be the first line of defense. By the time the Navy gets a hold of the video to review it for OPSEC, there should be little to nothing that they have to cut out before the video is released. All of these layers eliminates or dramatically reduces the potential for human error.
Probably helps in other ways than what are obvious. I bet submariners are naturally skeptical of strangers roaming around their top secret boat, the presense of someone that has full control of what is within opsec limits will assure the crew that its ok to show and tell stuff without having to double check constantly.
@@olaruud9366 oh definitely. You can feel the skepticism through the video. If there wasn't someone there to verify that this person is cool, nobody would talk to him.
To the XO instantly being like "Do NOT disturb the sleeping crew" massive respect. The common sense of the XO keeping the Captain in place lol
But later they walked through that same berthing area. 😅
@@man4YAWEH454unless it’s an emergency, nobody comes into our bunk rooms besides the division
I don't think that was the XO considering they said the XO was asleep when putting his bags away
To be clear though, Destin says "you don't wanna wake them up?" and chief says "you don't wanna go to that head (bathroom)." Walking through the berthing isn't a big deal, and I'm sure they would've gone and checked it out if it looked presentable lol. Also not to nitpick but that was a senior chief on the left and a junior grade on the right, not the CO or XO
That wasn't the XO, that was the RC Div LCPO, enlisted, E-8
I love how Sean Connery in his Red October role is on the wall in the Crews Mess
All these guys probably know every line of dialog in that movie lol
"One ping only, please."
That sub is stationed at OMSI in Portland Oregon, they do tours of it too, it’s so cool!!!
22:15
The boats not in Oregon 🤦🏽♂️
"Fast attack nuclear submarine" has to be up there with the most badass sounding military toys.
I was always more of a fan of the Nuclear Ballistic submarine. I hear they have the really big firecrackers...
"Boomer" sounds pretty cool too....
@MrGriff305 I would say they are certainly on the leader-board for the most deadly weapons "systems" ever made. As far as the most "deadly" or lethal goes; that would be hard to say because of all of the classified military information from around the world. After all, no one wants to reveal their entire hand because then MAD doctrine loses a lot of its teeth.
As a side note; as far as Nuclear "weapons" go, I have always been a fan of Atomic Annie; aka the US military's M65 atomic cannon. There is just something crazy awesome about the concept of an artillery piece where the people would load it, and then run for cover before remotely setting it off. It makes me wonder how much crazy stuff we could have developed nowadays if society wasn't so concerned about "safety" and making absolutely sure no one could "accidentally" hurt themselves, due to their own stupidity. Although, as the whole Tide detergent pods eating thing proves; you just can't fix stupid.
Wonder how long it is until they're parked of the coast of Oregon to send a few cruise missiles Portland's way?
There are many of fans of the F.A.N.S. 😄
Love how the senior enlisted objected to entering the sleeping quarters. Looking out for his guys. Sure he was in a tough spot.
The "COB" Chief of the Boat has no problem correcting a LTJG about proper respect for his men.
My father was COB in WW2 I knew he was going to let his boys sleep
We walk through forward and aft crews berthing all the time to get to the head. Having him go in there to see middle level head would probably be no big deal.
Yep. Good chief. Shut that down quick.
JG: "If we go in..."
Chief: *head shake* "No."
@@ChuckFinley88 Eh. They're on 8s or 5&Dimes trying to sleep. I wouldn't need a JG giving a tour walking through. Just a courtesy the chief was smart enough to catch.
The people involved in this are incredibly inspiring
22:00 They really have a "Sean Connery / Hunt for Red October" framed picture on the wall... amazing!
That is the best!
@@davidbeck429 Das boot :p
I saw that pic of Capt. Ramius.
Nice catch
lol I was wondering if anyone else saw this. I spit out my water I was drinking when I saw it.
"This: Is the USS Toledo, a US Navy Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Nuclear Submarine" Thought this was gonna be a wild Doug DeMuro video
Let's check out its quirks and features!
@@HaraldSangvik And them I'm going to take it for a drive and give it a Doug - what?, oh.....sorry, if I took it for a drive, I'd wind up in jail.
I see you are a man of culture.
Odd that you wouldn't find a USS Toledo as part of the Ohio class...
Holy Toledo! It's a nuclear sub!
These people are the best and most gracious people I have ever had the privilege to work for and with. I was not a submariner, but worked as a mechanic in a nuclear power plant for 32 + years working with retired USN folks was exceptionally special.
Wowza..Incredible ❤
instant respect for the fact that you where allowed to record on board an ACTIVE NUCLEAR SUB
You'll also notice that there is absolutely NOTHING that is even remotely classified in it as well.
@@michellekillinger9324 Frankly, I'm surprised that he was allowed to show faces and names. I've always known the government to be very cagey about that sort of thing.
@@michellekillinger9324 ? lol he wasnt allowed to film half the sub
@@michellekillinger9324 a bunch of the screens were blurred out as well
I served on 2 ballistic missile submarines. We gave occasional tours. We kept our gauges covered while in port so no parameters were viewed. Also NOBODY not crew was allowed into or past the reactor compartment. Typically nobody that is not on the access list is allowed aboard so tours have to be set up. No guest is ever not escorted the entire tour of the boat. This video blurred some things and the entire film was obviously reviewed by Gov't personnel before release. We were not allowed to take photos without permission and none in engineering spaces
I'm constantly reminded when seeing these crazy career fields that it's just ordinary people with a drive to do extraordinary things.
@Ascended Master truly inspirational.
The whole intro from landing on the ice to boarding the sub felt like a COD intro mission
IT WAS LIKE BEING SWALLOWED UP WHOLE WOW IT LOOK FUN TO VISIT THOE
Yes. MW3 specifically...
Shut up virgin
dude 1:09 is indistinguishable from COD
They would cut the 2 month clearing process in Cod :P
What this video doesn’t show is the smells of the submarine.
Thankfully!
Only we know bro! Only we know
So how does it smell? Sweaty?
@@vincentlaw1415 I would imagine it smells like a kindergarten classroom with a small touch of fish
@@vincentlaw1415 Kinda yeah. I got to go on an Aircraft carrier with my dad when I was a kid and I remember the smell being kinda unique. The ship didn't smell bad or anything. But it definitely smelled different. I think the smell is partially caused by being surrounded by metal and that smell you get when you touch metal is everywhere. Maybe that's it. I really don't know. I'd imagine that a sub smells like that, but 100x more concentrated.
My grandfather served on US NAVY subs during ww2 rescuing downed pilots and ships, before he passed the NAVY gave him the honor of going to the depths one last time R.I.P grandpa ward
he was on the USS Blackfish for most of it i cant find much info on him just tales from my old mother if you know anything please email me i would would to know his history
How fast can a nuclear submarine dive ? If it was attacked by a ship can it dive fast enough to avoid a hit. 🔥
@@captainscentsible1811 it can dive very fast with a hole on the side.
@@johnmaraventano8347 …….John take advantage of the foia (freedom of information act). You can pull his entire military records. And no, they aren’t classified.
God Bless Him, One of the Greatest Generation !
This is unbelievable to me!
I was one of those reactor operators you couldn't go see work.
I'm shocked they have you this access! This is incredible honestly.
Feel proud brother - you got GAME!
I personally couldn't imagine joining the Navy as a submarine Nuke, sounds hellish
awildmoose
Well yeah, your antlers wouldn’t fit down the hatch for starters.
Worked on nuke reactors a few times. You get over it fairly quickly
@@hangarrat he'd have to go in the winter after molting the antlers.
@@hangarrat Pretty much why most would prefer staying on the carriers, plenty of space to roam around 😁
I absolutely loved this series inside a sub but something i really loved was in the ward room they had a photo of Sean Connery as the captain from Red October pinned up.
Around 22:30-23:00 you can see it
That’s not Sean Connery, that’s
CPT. Marco Ramius 😂
Yes, I noticed that too....
Capt.Remeus. Russian Navy. See the pic and plaque. great movie .The Hunt for the Red October.
That's not the wardroom, that's crew's mess
Took the words from me. Came here to say this. Great series and loved the cameo.
"Be careful, Ryan. Most things in here don't react well to bullets."
The reason submariners are so enthusiastically working learning and teaching others, is mostly because they realize that anyone one of them could make a mistake that would result in the death of all of them. Being on a submarine is the ultimate "team", we will all come home, or fail to return together. We will all share the same fate. When your shipmates know what they are doing, you tend to sleep better, hundreds of feet below the surface. MM1(SS) SSBN-617 Blue!
EM1(SS) SSBN617 Gold. 80-83.
@@krazedkathooman MM1 (SS) SSBN 617 Blue 84-87
Beautifully put!
@@braddawson4496 I got defied from armed forces because it was before nine eleven when they let more people enlist
Glad you guys got to send though 😢
And I think its also the fact that so much engineering is involved. These people are all smart. It doesn’t take a genius to shoot people in combat on land. Naval warfare is so much more sophisticated.
These NAVY recruting ads getting smarter and smarter
@Micheal Ellis You win one internet.
lol i never even thought about that
I think he says that they didn't ask him to do it, invite him, or tell him what to say. I think Destin just likes the Navy.
"Recruiting." You've already failed. 🤣
@@edrevugh4049 they have cool tech, awesome machines and procedures for just about everything - plenty of stuff you can learn from that will make you smarter.
As a GA pilot with acrophobia before I flew (which helped quite a bit) being in the tight quarters I know a sub has, would take a claustrophobic individual some doing to get used to! Our great respect and thanks for their service down below! Just being under the ice could be quite an ordeal but it's astonishing how a sub can burst up through the ice! I'm sure the crew is so busy, that they have little time to be concerned with tight quarters, but I would still think it would take some mental adjustments!
I wondered how the sub knows where the ice is the thinnest so they COULD break through it, but today, there are sensors on EVERYTHING so I'm sure they know! We thank the crew of the sub for their service and thank you for your video!
Just as a sub has a fathometer (a type of downward-sensing sonar) to measure depth under the keel, they also have upward sensing sonar to sense the depth of ice below the sea surface, and that system is to find 'leads' or polynas' (areas of thinner ice pack) that can be surfaced through. - One-time nuclear submariner here who has BTDT. BTW, I'd always wanted to fly, and much later in life soloed and earned my private pilot's license. I found the learning process for that to be akin to getting qualified in submarines!
@@robertparker9896 As an acrophobic, and aviation pilot, I never had a problem at all looking down, which you do a lot while VFR flying, but the mind can fool you sometimes, I went up in a glider with a friend and was nervous the whole time, not trusting those warm air thermals and wishing for an engine in the glider!
I have been a "water-baby" since my earliest years and enjoy all instances of being in the water and lived right by the ocean for many years. I really enjoyed SCUBA diving and dived in Monterey Bay, CA area a lot. BUT, it's silly I know, but I was afraid to go out off shore very far because I KNEW about the drop-off into the Monterey Trench and I can't explain it, but I was nervous to get out over that while in the water! I guess James Cameron will never invite me to go to the depths in his submersible.
@@robertparker9896 Thanks for that info, Robert, I read that the Arctic ice can be 15' thick! Seems like that would be difficult to break through for the sub! Do they get a running speed and crash into it, or would that wreck the part of the sub that breaks through, I guess its called the "sail" -- must be quite strong! And is it more difficult to keep the sub warm at 30 below zero than at however cold the ocean is where you travel; I suppose there is sensor on the outside of the sub somewhere telling you what the water temp is -- correct? I was expecting to see close quarters but there is a bit more room than I expected in some areas! Thanks for your input.
@@mjleger4555 Pre-surface procedure under ice is to 'map' out depth of ice pack above and find a region larger than the boat itself that is < 5 or 6 feet thick, then 'hover' under that spot 20 feet or so and blow all main ballast tanks. the 'sail is built strong enough to take the hit. Then the crew breaks out ice axes, saws, and snow shovels to dig their way out of the boat!
Nuke plant means plenty of A/C to handle either warm or cold water surroundings.
@@robertparker9896 Thanks -- a crash into and through the ice, wow! I forgot that a nuke sub can make it's own power! I saw a video a couple of years ago, with the sailors on the ice with their ice axes, chain-saws and shovels cutting the ice away from their submarine! Looked like hard work, but one way to keep warm in the Arctic cold!
They have a picture of Sean Connery from "Red October" 21:54 on the wall and you don,t ask about it??
He’s not Russian, he is Lithuanian by birth 😜🤣. That’s pretty sweet meta though. I wonder if one of the seawolfs has a picture of Gerald Butler on the bulkhead.
I busted out laughing when I saw that picture.
When?
One Bing Only!!!
@@wahyutriwibowo1803 21:55
This is what TH-cam was made for - an amazingly interesting person getting opportunities to see amazingly interesting things!
22:07 obviously this crew Knows how the greatest submarine captain of all time is (Sean Connery in the picture frame)
I love how classy the guys are, 22:00 there is a picture of Sean Connery from the best sub movie “ The Hunt for the Red October” in the background,
His name is Captain Ramius. Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius.
I appreciate this video. My Grandfather born in 1922, passed away 2016 at 94 years old. He worked on designing and building the submarines. The ones today, he made.
Jim 😂👋
As a submariner this is really cool to watch. Thank you for taking an interest in what we do and exposing a larger audience to the silent service
Hey, I’m looking at joining the navy (maybe as a bosun’s mate) what made you choose subs over boats?
Silent service sounds like a great band name 😂
@@maxturnbull5628 I think you mean boats over ships.
@@theeuglyduckling9476 true 😅
@@maxturnbull5628 Life as a submariner is one of intrigue, challenge and heartache. It is a difficult job, but the rewards outweigh the challenges. The bonds that you build, and the knowledge that you retain will stay with you forever. My experience was excellent. You should definitely research life as a submariner before making a decision.
I like how Dustin interacted with all the personnel on the sub. He showed humility and spoke to everyone he came across. He is an excellent people person, which is something you can't fake.
A friend of mine from college was on a fast attack sub, he never revealed anything they did no matter how many times I tried. 😁 But he said it was the best place to work, everyone was there because they were highly motivated for the over all success of the mission.
Once asked a friend what he did in his section of the army. His response started with, "Well, our cover story is that we listen to foreign transmissions for defence information."
We laughed & left it at that, since we knew he wouldn't say any more.
As a ex submariner i can confirm. The whole idea behind a sub is that you aren't there and you haven't been there either.
@Divyansh Singh Well ASIS, yes. He was Australian.
And this was 30 odd years ago.
@Will.J Undoubtedly.
@@DutchBane Oceanographic and bathythermal research
Hi, im not from the US but still want to thank you guys, i work in an environment that needs skill and talent but its nothing compared to your jobs, hi from Australia
As an old Navy Nuke Electrician who left the Navy in '92 it is nice to see allot has not changed. Intense training, tight officer/enlisted relations, and us Nukes are still safe from visitors aft of the reactor compartment .😉
Wire biters forever !
ET2 Radioman here. ()
ETN here, lol nice! Wish I was on this boat, was on Annapolis and relations were not so good, COB was a tool... think I boarded this one in port to borrow parts for an underway once actually
Former Reactor Operator here from USS Hammerhead (we’ve all be shaving with her remains since ‘95) - was always bummed that we could show our visiting parents, etc. everything about the boat EXCEPT what we did. Classification I understand but there wasn’t so much going on back aft that my mother couldn’t take a peek. I think they just didn’t want people meeting us cranky Nukes
Thomas J. Scharmann I’m an aspiring Nuke. Any tips?
@@jedidr4918 attitude is everything.
It's always nice to see units/ships where people seem to genuinely like and respect their command and vice versa. That's not always the case in the military sadly, but when it is it's a beautiful and highly effective thing.
You think they'll tell their real feelings on camera and the Navy would let them? Submarines are run like a cult
@@JimNortonsAlcoholism Are you speaking from experience? IMO, you're wrong. Some submarines have losers. I'd bet my last dollar on the Toledo, I can see it in the COB's eyes. I'd serve on her in a heartbeat.
@@tomdix5167 You are so naive.
@@OLD-AND-UGLEE did you? Because he is spitting straight facts.
LOL
"They" screened which of us could interact (dine, escort, spend time in crews lounge) with "dignitaries". Almost exclusively only the HOORAH GO NAVY dig'it Sailors were allowed near "dignitaries". So us Nukes weren't allowed, we didn't sugarcoat. Lead to our CO getting ripped by the US Army Senior Enlisted in South Korea.
These guys deserve alot of respect, when I was in the Navy back in the50's and 60's you had to be a different breed to want duty on a Sub because it was a whole different way of life.
You got that right, I was in when you were and did a walk through on a Sub and it didn't take long that was not the duty I wanted, it's a whole different story today, these guys have it made today and wish them the Best.
Captain Castellano was my XO on the USS PASADENA! He was a great officer. Stoked to see him as a CO. What a cool video.
1:28 this shot looks like a COD campaign scene
thank you! that's exactly what I thought! I had to scroll through the comments to see if I was the only one.
no wonder I randomly got nostalgia.
Graphics are not as good...
*"When you get down...the seconds step... They rotate!"*
*Hold E to go down*
Did anyone else notice the picture of Sean Connery in 'The Hunt for the Red October' in the background?
Time stamp please
@@desmundlighten3603 22:15 pic of Sean Connery
I was so delighted when I came across that.
Yep, I was wondering why 'Captain Ramius' was on the wall.
Some say, they're still hunting him to this day
I spent 23 years as a submariner. Unfortunately, this video cannot go to the Engine Room where all the magic happens. Good video. The COB presented a very accurate explanation of what he does. The CO and XO seem to have an excellent view of their roles. When you have such a great leadership triad, that expertise is passed down to every level. I'm sure the Toledo is a very good boat to serve aboard. Well done.
Are other triads better, worse, or different? Hard to say the vibe onboard the Toledo is casual, but maybe there is a lot of mutual respect from the enlisted to the captain?
Subs are known for their casualness. The way they interact would never be torated in an organization like the Marine Corps lol.
Hey, one thing I always wondered, that "aooga" dive-alarm that sounds before they dive the boat. Is that just WW2-Nostalgia, or does it serve an actual purpose?
@@luzernerschutze7564 The Diving Alarm signifies to everyone on board that the ship is submerging. There are certain inspections that must be completed after submerging.
@@IanMDent Cool, thanks for the quick reply!
Went on one of these in 2018 when I was in the DEP for the navy. I was hesitant and they wanted me to see if it could be a fit. I’m 6’4”, never hit my head so many times in an hour. Didn’t end up doing that. Respect to these guys.
>Guy's title is Master Chief
"What do you play on Xbox?"
"Madden"
Lost opportunity, right there...
the game of chiefs
Kinda makes sense.
Your average guy who can go outside on green grass and play football anytime, wants to fantasize about shooting aliens.
A guy who lives in a claustrophobic tube doing stealth missions in a nuclear sub, wants to escape by playing football.
@@feral107 also, what are you going to do, replay the campaign for the 29th time or play 4 player split screen again?
We need to make Madden better for our country, EA you are on notice.
"This submarine sunk a train." Sold. I must find out about this.
Awesome book. Great story about the train.
USS Barb, commanded by Eugene Fluckey
@@kurtstudt5127 it is a great book, he was a very witty and funny writer along with being a genius sub commander.
It was a sub doing surveillance off the coast of Japan and they noticed that the train went by same time everyday. So the commander waited till nightfall and sent men with the boats scuttle charges to rig the bridge. Next day boom train went swimming. All of us former submariners know the story. Aircraft carriers may take all the glory from ww2 but subs inflicted over half the supply losses for the Japanese. It was an honor and a privilege to serve aboard a submarine one I’ll definitely never forget.
@@thepatriot8544 Scuttle charges? Correct me if I'm wrong - but aren't those intended to blow out parts of your own sub in case you need to sink it to prevent the enemy from recovering it? If so, that's some crazy improvisation.
I had the pleasure of serving on this boat. I left before this event. Fun seeing a lot of the people I served with doing great things!
I have a question since you have some experience. Wouldn’t this be a bad thing since a civilian with a camera and posting this on the World Wide Web? I mean wouldn’t it make it so much easier for countries like China to reverse engineer what they see?
@@tickytock2853 I mean, the video passed OPSEC, and he didn't really go into any technical detail that any naval power wouldn't already know
@@tickytock2853 It takes a lot more than some quick camera glances to reverse engineer something like a nuclear submarine. The sub would basically have to be physically ripped apart.
@@tickytock2853 the sub is a los Angeles class, which is the oldest type of attack subs in the us navy, its bascially looking at 40 year old car, all the shiny new stuff is on the modern subs.
These subs are going to be retired soon they are that old, and the russians and chinese are making far more advanced subs nowa days with their latest class of attack subs
I did ONE patrol on the Toledo (TAD aka Temporary Duty) as a junior sonarman back in 1997 or 98. This video even showed my old rack. The top bunk when they opened the door at 4:48. Had a great time onboard. Was an awesome experience.
Wow, really? That is amazing that you worked on this ship. Mad respect to you!
Destin 2040:
Onboard the Dragon Capsule in Space
Could be even earlier than 2040
Destin 2025:
Onboard the Dragon Capsule in a Space
friggin ace thought
21:54 - Did anyone catch the Hunt for the Red October picture wish Sean Connery? That is SOOOO FUNNY!
I was looking to see if anyone else noticed that. Seemed to be on a picture of what I presume is a Typhoon class sub in dry dock.
Yeah. Nice touch.
I did!
And the mud hens soda machine!!
Hahaha, I thought it was that Iranian general, Solimani 😁
A few comments from a former submarine officer. The captain’s comments about under ice operations can not be emphasized enough. You have an inherently dangerous activity of operating a ship underwater and then you put it under ice. Under ice is not were you want to be. I was surprised to hear the captain spends significant time in the chiefs quarters. That is highly unusual. Training is a constant. You are either being trained or training someone else. Think about the workplace you work at and imagine if every person who worked there changed jobs about every 3-4 years and someone new came in. I don’t know about the statement that everyone loves their job, but I will say my experience was that overall they were a great group of guys (women weren’t on subs when I was in) and I was always amazed how well we generally got along. It’s hard work and a lot of hours. We hear about the basketball players that are “in the bubble” and how “tough” this is for them. The personnel serving on board our boats as you read this are really the ones in the bubble - and we don’t pay them millions of dollars to do it.
''I was surprised to hear the captain spends significant time in the chiefs quarters. That is highly unusual''
see my comment above.
@@SuperSetright There are no comment of you above this if sort by Top. I could sort by New but judge by timestamp, maybe it got buried by probably 1k other comments.
It shows aswell, CO doesn't look like he's had a proper sleep in about 3 weeks.
@@lachyt5247 I caught that too.
Lachy T LOL, proper sleep on a submarine. That’s a good one.
This video is exactly what I needed today. It's so positive and uplifting, it's impossible not to feel good after watching it
LTCDR Castellano (CO) was my Engineering Officer when I served on the USS Pasadena (2009-2014). The submarine community is so small. Nice to see they gave him command of a ship! Hoo-yah!
He seemed like a truly great guy. I can only imagine how much knowledge someone like him could share.
CDR Castellano, Commanding Officer USS Toledo, SSN 769
As an Army vet(helicopters), I always wondered why my father was SO attached to his dolphins. You can feel the pride that these sailors have. Good stuff.
Having earned dolphins is a unique and amazing achievement. Every submariner has an attachment to their fish that only others can fully understand. There is a comrade re on submarines that doesn't exist anywhere else. The gap between officer, chief, and enlisted is not as large.
@@fasfan I believe that. Even in the Army there is a huge difference in how our air crews (being a mix of officers and enlisted crew chiefs) worked, trained, and socialized. It was far more like a small family than the rest of the Army where the separation of officers and enlisted was strictly enforced.
A Month in the Life of Destin:
Get overly obsessed by weed whackers
Fall in love with sea turtles
Go on an attack nuclear submarine
As you do.....
Next month:
International Space Station
2025:
Mars
SNATCH BLOCK
Never forget when I flew with the air force twice
When you invest a lot of points in intelligence and charisma
@@NonnoNao You're not supposed to be proud of the times you were intercepted for busting the adiz.
Wow... I'm just a normal guy from a small country that doesn't even have access to the sea, but these videos are amazing. Thanks for them, you're such a nice guy
I was a sailor. Honestly, everybody respected the Submariners. They are a different breed. They are the best of the best, full stop.
either the best of the best or the dumbest of the dumb to end up with that gig
@@zach6867 Dumb doesn't last long on a sub.
Thank you. TM3 USS PUFFER
Mike .Keyes sure they do, there’s no getting off for a few months
Mike .Keyes i mean no disrespect to submariners, most of them that ive talked to say that they were dumb for signing up in the first place. Its not for everyone.
In ten years: „Hey, it‘s me, Destin and I am currently on board the ISS!“
If iss still exist that time
@@rjmb4687 it won't: the ISS program is due to end soon unfortunately
@@franksanteugini1071 2024 if i remember right
On board the SFSS (Space Force Space Station), Sponsored by TRUMP INTERNATIONAL
😀😃✌
Ah, back to the nuclear sub after a quick sea turtle intermission. I love this channel so much.
This was a great video. I was a First Class Machinist Mate, MM1(SS) working in the engineroom and also served as an Engineering Laboratory Technician (ELT). My duties were to operate the steam plant that drove the submarine through the water. That was the MM part of my duties, but the ELT part is what I loved. That was collecting water samples from the steam plant and the nuclear reactor to make sure the systems operated properly. I also added chemicals to make those systems operate safely. I also conducted radiation surveys throughout the boat and measured the radiation levels to make sure our environment remained safe to live in. We monitored each person onboard to make sure they were not getting over exposed to radiation. We did these activities at sea and in port. I loved my time on the boat, the USS Flying Fish SSN 673, for four years. My biggest regret was to leave the Navy and miss opportunities of living underwater for weeks and months at a time. I've been out of the Navy for 41 years. I still miss it. This video was excellent and brought back so many memories.
Wow, this brings back memories. Spent 30 years in the Navy. 3 years on a 688, seven subs total. Two missile boats and five fast attacks. Fast Attacks are the best in my opinion. Love this series!
Thank you for your service! You're amazing! I just reached out to my local recruiter and I cant wait to be at BCT!
figures you'd say that being FATAFU!
Tell your sea stories, please!! Now that's a series I would watch.
When you love your job, it's not longer a job.
My opinion: A job is a task you get paid to do. A career is a hobby you're paid to do.
Well said. My career now is total retirement and I'm loving it.
Couldn't have said it better myself! I am a mechanic and that is both my hobby and full time job and I love it!!
Not many people have nuke subs at home to mess with for fun
@@romoalex yeah, I'm trying to join and go for CTN. They told me I could go be a nuke if I wanted to. So they keep asking me to do it haha
@@dannyp204 watch my SECF video lol. I turned down nuke flat out. I had my ear on the ground about nuke career path and almost threw up
My favorite part:
"Do you want to go in and take a look at their bathroom? "
"Yeah........No?"
"No, you don't want to."
i mean obviously yea, but out of respect for these men sleeping glad he said no.
Officer said leave my bois alone.
This is why the USA is a superpower, bcos of brave people like these. 👍🇺🇸
Hello Chinese Intelligence office worker who is forced to watch this even though they edited out everything sensitive.
At least he'll be entertained!
@@DFX2KX He might even get smarter every day. ;P
They probably bought all the blueprints from Israel like 20 years ago. They good.
They will find out that this is a propaganda puff piece from the Navy.
你好!
Left my boat in 1999 and this made me home sick. - I love how from a single frame can can tell where you are at. this is a strange blending of my two lives.
I feel you man. I departed Jan 07 off 759. I want to tour one again just to go down into the machinery room and take a deep breath.
@@charlesbeers166 My dad was stationed on the jeff city. He retired off of that boat in 99. I served on the Toledo from APR 14 to OCT 18.
Thank you for your service to your country.
@@charlesbeers166 Dude. I got off the Jeff City in 06 not in the best of circumstances, MM1 Baker down to MM3. I was wondering if that was you from another post here.
This sub has more wood paneling than a 1980's Ford Station Wagon.
Hey man, wood is lighter than metal, it also looks nicer and is stronger than plastics or Styrofoam
@@thelegacyshow4248 but its flamable
@@churblesfurbles It depends, some woods can be made flame retardant with special coatings
@@churblesfurbles take a lighter to a piece of wood, then take a lighter to a piece of plastic and then tell me which is more flammable.
Wood can also help absorb sound.
Cant wait for the space station smarter everyday video to come out
Hello Florence
How are you doing today?
Ever 😂
22:00 The picture of Sean Connery on "The Hunt for Red October" xD
There's a story there I suspect and I hope we get to hear it.
I noticed that too. That’s fun
yeah... busted out laughing when i saw it :D
Dying with laughter that point
h'one pihg ohnly.
...most important machinery on board: Coffee machine behind the captain
Amen....lol
Coffee machine in the engine room
...is what you meant to say
Yep... I saw that! Hahahahaha
Captain needs the coffee most
But the Brits and the Canadians are the first to ask for the tea
24:31 “Here in the arctic, just bought this new nuclear submarine here, fun to cruise under the arctic ice but you know what I value more than materialistic things?... Gnawledge “
loooooooll
As so many have said, Thank you for sharing some insight into life on a boat! I served for 4 years on Daniel Webster 626 Gold and to this day it is one of the smartest and proudest things of my life. I truly admired everyone I shared time with on and off the boat! It is a brotherhood you never quite understand until there is some time to reflect and grasp what is you did. This series does a great service to the men, and now, women who give up so much to do this job! I immediately sent a link to my in-laws as their grandson embarks into his life in the Navy and onto a sub.
One quick observation..it seems the navy or this crew now adopted the term "ship" rather than as all formers bubble heads will call it..a boat! For me it was strange to hear.
Love that Comment: "We are on a ship that sinks on purpose"
That comment almost made me sick. As a retired submariner, I still avoid using that word, when referring to a submarine. They don't "sink," they submerge.
And as submariners we always ask "why would you board a ship that isn't designed to come back up?"
Justin Libby-Perry like when we say it’s “controlled crash” when a plane lands.
@@tmxband Not the same thing. A controlled crash isn't an intended event. It's an emergency situation. Submarines do not sink. They submerge.
Should that be boat.
22:04 Looks like Captain Ramius is keeping a watchful eye over the sailors.
glad i wasnt the only one to notice =D
Well Done Comrade
I noticed it too... RIP Tom Clancy.
One ping only
I was going to write that. Haha! Weird to see the pic of a movie character on a nuclear submarine.
I'm really curious about the Navy's psychological screening. It's seems that everyone has the same temperament and I'm pretty sure it's not by accident.
Na we are all just crazy
I'm sure anyone who decides to go onboard a submarine has to accept that what they are about to do can be very dangerous to a lot of people, including themselves, if they mess around. It's like how even the most laziest or most carefree person becomes very serious during times of crisis or a natural disaster. I'm sure they all have very distinct personalities and mindsets off the boat, but when you're on a submarine, there's no room to mess about. Or they're all crazy like @Keith P said
They do some screening tests but as long as you don't say something like "I love burning small animals alive" you get a pass, as far as I know. We just tighten up appropriately when there are riders on board. The last thing you want is the COB chewing you butt because you made the submarine force look like a bunch of buttholes.
Me: I want to volunteer for submarines
Navy : Are you crazy?
Me: Could be
Navy: You are in!
Actually when I was in boot camp they took the people who volunteered for subs (3 of us out of 150) and put us in a small room for about half an hour. If we didn't freak out we were good to go. I fell asleep.
Every once in a while there would be that one that freaked when the hatches shut.
Oh and RCLPO. You guys did nothing but pull your rods.
Once everyone gets to the right level of sleep-deprived, oxygen-low, cut off from the normal world, they all blend together.
I got to spend a day aboard the USS Georgia years ago. Amazing experience and I was most impressed by the men on board. I am thankful for all of those who serve.
Hey I just wanted to let you know that the US Navy Boot camp in Great Lakes IL, is actually using your videos to teach the new recruits about their Submarines!!
I wish they did that for me I just graduated
I believe that was the intention of the navy to let him do this.
Are they? Submarines were avoided like the plague when I went through.
I only learned about them a little bit in A-school, and of course more substantially in BESS.
smartereveryday would like his reparations
Oh wow my dad went there back in 68 lol
What a nice chief, didn't want to wake his people up. My chiefs would have flipped on all the lights and told us to get out to give this man a tour of our beds
What an A hole haha
LIGHTS LIGHTS LIGHTS!!!!
@winner trump they're?
@winner trump Your grammar was off and you didn't swear up a storm..... whos the real sailor?
@winner trump people can say "bed" and be in the navy. 🤡