Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "The Drydock - Episode 059" video.

  1. British Invasion tour minus the Beatles & Stones? 🙄
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  2. You're kinda nitpicking. Its not like there is a ton of B-25's still flying to film.
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  3. Rather limited airline routes go to Long Beach.
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  4.  @TheDiablotak  I just checked the website. That is very limited service. The service is mostly regional. Maybe 1 flight a day to JFK? No major airport East of Austin, Texas.
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  5. Actually the riverfront is quiet in that regard.
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  6. While in Philadelphia, give the Navy Yard a visit as well. https://navyyard.org
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  7. Added point on swimming. Part of the reason for bell bottom pants uniforms is based on the ability to undress with shoes on in the water. Your pants could be then used as a ad hoc PFD. For a example of the swimming qualification, see here. https://youtu.be/7dTU_bVLMOw
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  8. As to the swimming question? Swimming qualification is mandatory basic training for enlisted and officers. And based my experience, many recruits enter as non swimmers. While it may be a common skill in the UK, not so in the USA. Few schools have pools. Public pools are generally open a few weeks in Summer. And private swim clubs cater to few. As fewer people are in Boy Scouts or YMCA today. Formal training for new sailors in swimming may not occur till they hit the pool at Great Lakes NTC. And the pool of advanced swimming skills for SEAL BUDS school is even worse in number. A common critisim of SEALS is the lack of diversity. As many Non White trainnies lack swimming skills, Black and Latino SEALS are rare even in 2019.
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  9.  @mbryson2899  Exactly. I would say most kids today are not trained in swimming. Most use pools for splashing and getting a tan.
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  10.  @kyle857  On what point do you differ? 🤔
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  11. Great anchor chain fails https://youtu.be/25Us_VcMb8g
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  12. The Alabama is a South Dakota class.
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