I’ve seen it too.
Overall it is a good series.
One of negatives I saw was they seem to highlight that a lot of enlisted personnel were on the lower side of society.
Some are from broken homes with abuse, drugs, etc. They push the myth that they are in the Navy because there were no jobs available where they came from. I’m sure that the case in some circumstances but they leave the viewer with the impression that it is the case with most enlisted personnel.
It’s worth watching.
Having spent many years in the Navy I can say that for a large percentage of enlisted it is true. Especially for the enlisted they seem to be concentrating on - E-3 and below who either didn't go to A school or who went with one of the less technical specialties. They haven't had any electronics techs. No reactor engineers. No operations specialists or intelligence specialists. None of the ratings that the better educated recruits would gravitate towards. The background for a lot of these would be a whole lot different than the flight deck folks.
I had to cut my viewing short last night. Did they find that guy who went overboard off the Princeton?
So far, I think they have done a very good job in pointing out the the Navy (and the military in general) has to take kids who come from very different backgrounds, some from broken homes, and then give them structure and order that they may never have had in their lives. In many ways, things may not have changed much from the days of Admiral Nelson’s navy.
Some of them don’t quite get it (yet?), but I believe that they will be personally benefit from the experience.
The ones that do “get it” take advantage of the opportunity, and move up the promotion ladder.
I am extremely impressed with the senior enlisted that have been highlighted so far, especially the USMC S Sgt (aircraft maintenance crew) and the CMC.
Many of them are. Young people from the upper side of society go to college and serve as officers.