To: Coleus
The Navy made a documentary of the fire. Required viewing at Damage Control School and Surface Warfare Officer’s School. Hell on Earth is correct.
2 posted on
08/26/2007 1:49:34 PM PDT by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: neodad
I saw it in boot camp and both aviation fire fighting schools I went to.
9 posted on
08/26/2007 1:59:07 PM PDT by
magslinger
(Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors. And miss. R.A.Heinlein)
To: neodad
“The Navy made a documentary of the fire.”
Shortly after it was made, became mandatory viewing for ALL Navy personnel.
Your impression of the film was the same as mine. Shipboard fire is scary indeed.
15 posted on
08/26/2007 2:22:29 PM PDT by
EEDUDE
To: neodad
The Navy made a documentary of the fire. Required viewing at Damage Control School and Surface Warfare Officer’s School. Some observers have said that the casualties at the Pentagon on 9/11 had it not hit the navy section -- because every sailor is trained to fight fires, they were able to react in a heartbeat.
To: neodad
Yeah, I saw it in bootcamp in ‘88. Scary footage and injuries.
To: neodad
We were required to watch the film at Machinist Mate A School as well.
B-chan
Former MM3
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65)
22 posted on
08/26/2007 3:33:17 PM PDT by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: neodad
The Navy made a documentary of the fire. Required viewing at Damage Control School and Surface Warfare Officer’s School. Hell on Earth is correct.I remember watching it during basic and several other times during my Navy career. I think that everyone in the Navy called the ship the "USS Forrest Fire"
49 posted on
08/27/2007 10:36:08 AM PDT by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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