Hubby got back to me on the questions and I have pasted his answers below that he could get me:
Okay, I have watched the show last night, and I can answer some of the
questions...(I asked him how much they got to see out there and he said last night was the second episode. I don't know if that meant the second hour or the second night as PBS showed)
The leaky jets that the Marines have are because their maintenance
department SUCKS!! If you have a loose cap on a bottle, and there is
pressure in the bottle, it will leak. The Marines have modern F/A-18's,
they are the Alpha Plus. They have the latest technology like we have,
but as I said about their maintenance...well, they don't fly as much.
Tiger Cruise is a pain, for we have to move people out of racks and off
the ship early in order to accommodate them. Plus, the food has to be
paid for. It is a lot of planning. (A note that my husband did not
include: The food is paid for by the Tigers, not the military. When
somebody registers for the Tiger Cruise they pay a fee to cover the food
expenses. I think this year when the information was sent out it was
like $120 a person)
Randy Brock, the Marine that did the 2005 cruise, may not be the
smartest guy in the bunch. Do not worry about him....LOL!!
Man overboards happen, but nothing like that on this cruise...knock on wood. There are chem lights and there are little flashing lights that the person may be carrying that will activate on impact with water. If somebody missed a Manover board, then they probably went to Captain's Mast and got busted.
Can't tell you about the aviator that ran out of fuel over Baghdad since it was a different squadron and I wasn't on cruise in 2005, but likely he got a reprimand, a little something in his record and all is hunky dory now if he didn't have any prior incidents.
Haven't seen the Perth episode and haven't ported there, but I imagine it was a hooker. It is a port city and they like to target the young sailors. That is why I go with the Chief's Mess and we do tours and site seeing as a group - it keeps you away from trouble.
Okay, I have watched the show last night, and I can answer some of the
questions...(I asked him how much they got to see out there and he said last night was the second episode. I don't know if that meant the second hour or the second night as PBS showed)
The leaky jets that the Marines have are because their maintenance
department SUCKS!! If you have a loose cap on a bottle, and there is
pressure in the bottle, it will leak. The Marines have modern F/A-18's,
they are the Alpha Plus. They have the latest technology like we have,
but as I said about their maintenance...well, they don't fly as much.
Tiger Cruise is a pain, for we have to move people out of racks and off
the ship early in order to accommodate them. Plus, the food has to be
paid for. It is a lot of planning. (A note that my husband did not
include: The food is paid for by the Tigers, not the military. When
somebody registers for the Tiger Cruise they pay a fee to cover the food
expenses. I think this year when the information was sent out it was
like $120 a person)
Randy Brock, the Marine that did the 2005 cruise, may not be the
smartest guy in the bunch. Do not worry about him....LOL!!
Man overboards happen, but nothing like that on this cruise...knock on wood. There are chem lights and there are little flashing lights that the person may be carrying that will activate on impact with water. If somebody missed a Manover board, then they probably went to Captain's Mast and got busted.
Can't tell you about the aviator that ran out of fuel over Baghdad since it was a different squadron and I wasn't on cruise in 2005, but likely he got a reprimand, a little something in his record and all is hunky dory now if he didn't have any prior incidents.
Haven't seen the Perth episode and haven't ported there, but I imagine it was a hooker. It is a port city and they like to target the young sailors. That is why I go with the Chief's Mess and we do tours and site seeing as a group - it keeps you away from trouble.
