I Almost Drowned in 2004. My BM3 Yelled At Me For Lunch.

Two safety failures in one afternoon on USS Hue City. The Navy's response was yelling at me for taking lunch.

In 2004 I was an undesignated seaman waiting for OS A-school. Deck division almost killed me when a boatswain's chair knot failed and my safety vest didn't inflate. This is what happened next, and why the chow line is the part you have to understand to know what deck division actually is.

What's covered:
USS Hue City 2004 and the undesignated system
The boatswain's chair, two equipment failures, the fall
Why the safety vest didn't inflate
Why I didn't go to medical
The BM3 chow line moment
Mess crank as the escape hatch
OS A-school orders

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00:00 Cold Open
00:13 What You'll Learn
00:32 USS Hue City, 2004
00:55 Undesignated
01:23 Deck Division Culture
01:47 The Assignment
02:08 The Rigging
02:19 The Fall
02:44 The Vest Failure
03:02 Swimming Out
03:19 Shower, Not Medical
03:41 The Chow Line
04:11 What Deck Actually Is
04:38 The Escape Hatch
05:04 OS A-School Orders
05:27 The Takeaway

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