So something that you may not know is that very rarely will an air craft carrier do a swim call. A swim call is when the ship stops completely and all propellers stop spinning so that we (the crew) can jump out of the hangar bay and swim to the fantail (very most stern part of the ship). When I was on West-Pac they promised a swim call but ultimately it was cancelled due to high seas, so when they spread word of a swim call this time around I didn’t get my hopes up. So the day that we were scheduled to actually swim the seas looked low and the sun was out and there appeared to be no reason to not have swim call. However this is the US Navy and untill we’re actually doing what we’re supposed to do I try not to count on it. As they say, “the contract is written in jello until it has already happened.”
The great news is that is actually happened!! I mean lets face it, would I be writing about this if I didn’t go swimming? Not a chance! So long story short I got to jump in and take a swim not only once but three times and I have to say, swimming in the middle of the ocean is really amazing. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures but soon I will and I will certainly post them. Until next time…
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Stephen, I do like to here about what’s going on.
What a great experience!
Awesome!!!!! Lowell is going to ask if you got to wrestle a shark… just so you know, that question IS coming :p