| ▲ | sandworm101 9 days ago | |||||||||||||
It only seems wild in light of how the US relates to its military. For all the hype about life in the russian navy, you are still much more likely to see sailors suntanning on a russian ship than any USN boat. Look at this footage. Look at the guys on the helo deck. When russian sailors have time off, they take it seriously. | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | kstrauser 9 days ago | parent [-] | |||||||||||||
My ship celebrated July 4, 1994 off the coast of Mogadishu by holding a “steel beach picnic” on the flight deck. Everyone ran around under the noon equatorial sun in swimsuits while people grilled burgers, set up little inflatable pools to lounge in, played volleyball and soccer, and otherwise acted like we were at Ocean Beach on a hot day. At night we had fireworks (including rounds from the 5” guns) and the CIWS shot a stream of tracer bullets. It was glorious. The US Navy spends long hours working hard, but I promise you it plays hard when possible. | ||||||||||||||
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