[af_vet_rr]

It just bugs me how lost they seem.

That's because they are lost - a lot of them came from crappy homes and little moral guidance in their background - That's why you see so many baptisms, etc., in the military.

I asked a friend who knows quite a bit about this series (which by the way was done by Mel Gibson's company, if anybody was curious). Over 1500 hours of film was shot. The DoD had their say in cutting out a lot of stuff, as did the individuals. Some of those shown on camera screwing around were shown because they separated from the Navy before the series was shown (it filmed back in 2004/2005) and they signed off on what was shown (i.e. they didn't care).

That said, many of the officers and NCOs and lower ranks were promoted through normal promotion cycles (including the Captain of the Nimitz who is now a Rear Admiral). Some of the younger enlisted folks who seemed a bit more driven are now in college (the young lady who came from a bad home and who kept talking about her Christianity and her promise to her grandmother is now in college).

One thing that surprised me, although I guess it shouldn't, since it was Mel Gibson's company, is how much of the religious side of the military they showed.

One thing that made me laugh my butt off was the atheists saying the Christians were running the ship and the Christians saying the atheists were running the ship.

[Abigail Adams]

Another good show last night. Wow, watching those jets trying to land on the pitching deck, in the dark no less, was very nerve-wracking! I guess it made for good practice for the pilots, though. I was kinda surprised they dedicated a whole episode to faith, but it was interesting. I wonder what happened to the sailor who was done with the navy and just disappeared, instead of celebrating with his buddies?