I'm a female navy veteran, and became a shellback in the early 90s. I remember that day like it was yesterday. One of the greatest honors I had,defending my country.

I remember buying the DVD set of this at the Goodwill. I still have it.

@TheJd195555

3 ай бұрын

How many to the set?

@GD0759

3 ай бұрын

@@TheJd195555 I have it put up. I think 2 o 3 DVD's

@TheJd195555

3 ай бұрын

What is your utube channel? Thank you.

This pilot talking is the one who saw the UFO

@stephenrivera9883

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah CAPT(Ret) David Favor

@tallwalls76

3 жыл бұрын

It’s David M. Fravor. FRAVOR not favor

@lostmind4615

Жыл бұрын

Hes also the only one the landed on a pitching deck in a single pass. At night.

@rickjason215

Жыл бұрын

@@lostmind4615 He flew attack planes, before going to Top Gun and learn fighters. He had hundreds of hours of flight time over the guys in his command.

68-72 VietNam Service Medal, Navy Combat Action Ribbon Battle of Dong Hoi 7 Campaigns 3 Westpac Cruises LST1073,LPD 5 and DLG31 Signalman 3rd Class! Never got to many exotic ports to busy and never crossed the Equator to be a shellback! But I'm proud of my service!

@benscoles5085

3 ай бұрын

As You should be, Distinguished Accomplishments. Well Done, Thank You.

Thank you allies. Ex CPO Royal Navy

Back when the Navy uniforms looked like Navy uniforms. All you needed was the dixie cups.

@stephenmccandless5113

3 ай бұрын

Just like women, which would love to change the navy colors to PINK !

The salsa dancing Marine is very endearing. I hope he’s doing well now!

@tonyalston4838

Жыл бұрын

He could either be a Walmart greeter or mass murderer

Thank You !!! .... U.S. Marine Aviator 1972 -1978

I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE NAVY ESPECIALLY THE CORPSMEN AND NOW FOR ALL THE SAILORS.👍

@bonnford9164

2 ай бұрын

My son was ij the Navy for 21 years retired at CPO and instructor. The days are long especially when on a cruise the Navy works very hard in not in luxury conditions. They have mt respect forever.

I still remember MSGT Grabowski from the Carl Vinson 2003 westpac. Cool cat.

Old school destroyer Navy...Engine room watch team... N

I'd be willing to salute that red headed Ensign whenever she wanted!

@scallen3841

2 жыл бұрын

Yes mistress lol

@stephenmccandless5113

3 ай бұрын

I would NOT take orders from a woman!

Thank you Col. David Fravor for your commitment to your air wing.

@DowntownDeuce2

Жыл бұрын

THE NAVY HAS COLONELS NOW?!? YOU REALLY SHOULD LET THEM KNOW; THEY ARE UNAWARE OF IT. BUT YOU'RE THE EXPERT, NOT THEM.

@markoconnell804

Жыл бұрын

@@DowntownDeuce2 you are right - Commander.

That was my home from 04 to 08...💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@Dr__Money

Жыл бұрын

If you were there in November '04 then you were around when the UFO incident happened 0_0 Thanks for you service🙏

@Me-eb3wv

3 ай бұрын

@@Dr__MoneyWHAT? Drop the story man 😮

“I’m married, she’s married” lol. Rings don’t plug holes, especially in the military. Hahaha

@darealtundah

Жыл бұрын

WHAT? Sus

@joerhodes213

Ай бұрын

Cheating is a way of life in the military. Anyone that doesn't admit that is just fooling themselves.

I wish this was available somewhere online, but all I can find are bits and pieces like this.

Beautiful Presentation

"Shipmate!" I remember that voice. 😄

@Me-eb3wv

3 ай бұрын

Was u there 😮

@scottmwilhelms2437

3 ай бұрын

On the Nimitz no, my ships were the: Belleau Wood, George Washington and Eisenhower, but I remember Master Chief Penton from the first one. We believed he'd call that out across the hanger bay just to see which guilty sailor looked his way. 😂

Randy got moves

The statement that the army does not know how to use naval assets is absolutely freaking true. The statement of the targets are hard to find and disappear quickly is absolutely false. In the right asset you could follow the bad guys around for hours

Wonder if that is Admiral Dunleavy son? He was our CO on the Coral Sea and awesome CO… This coming from a Marine who was assigned to the MarDet 77-80

Damn.. I was in 6th or 8th grade when i used to see this xD im surprised this still airs lol

From pollywog to shellback 77 Cruze to Rio De Janeiro

I served on the Nimitz on the east coast did med and north alantics

18:53 that sure as hell wasn't happening when I was on a carrier! LOL

Dayum! Cleaning Stations on the Nimitz. Set tape zebra! Polish the same piece of brass for an hour ! lol That part, I dont miss!

Been there done that USS America cv-66 75 to 79

@stephenrivera9883

3 жыл бұрын

We where there but for some reason the Capt detoured elsewhere so I didn't get the chance to be a ShellBack

I was stationed on USS Chancellorsville CG-62 96-99. Was on her when she was an all-male crew and then when she became coed big difference.

I’d love to see the rest of the series

@bobmolloy1545

7 ай бұрын

it's so difficult to find the rest of the series. Used to be easy but they seem to be hiding them now-a-days

@dansprague2

22 күн бұрын

@@bobmolloy1545 The problem is they're on PBS site but they require flash, which doesn't work anymore.

18:30 two steppin at Billy Bob’s in the Fort Worth stockyards hooyah

Cmdr. Fravor is a superior human being. Period.

@rickjason215

Жыл бұрын

He also chased a UFO along with Dietrich.

@17:54+ Cmdr. David Fravor, of Tic-Tac UFO fame. THE pilot.....who chased one.

Com. David Fravor!!! Before or after he saw the tic-tac UFO??

Cafe Sevilla SD down town lol❤

where's the rest episodes 🤔

Holy shit the Shellback ceremony was pussied down fro my day in the mid 80’s. This wasn’t shit!

@devildoc225

Жыл бұрын

Anything remotely resembling the "old Navy", disappeared 7 March, 1994. The day women reported aboard combatant vessels in the Navy. Since then, it's been a steady diet of "EEO" training, non-stop. Do an "old" Shellback ceremony as a CO, or CMC, and your career ends. Anything REMOTELY considered hazing, your career ends. Anything "triggering", and your career ends. The military is one big "corporate" mess. That's the reality.

@jeffharder8706

Жыл бұрын

@@devildoc225 I got out back in ‘93 so I miss the good ol’ days lol

@garycamara9955

Жыл бұрын

I am a Shellback, 1968!

@gunndish

3 ай бұрын

You know that's right! Geez ... I crossed the line on Connie in '78 ... weren't no picnic!!!

It’s very tame Crossing the Line. I’m actually a Golden Shellback which is Equator and The IDL at the same time. I remember every single minute of it. The Captain and XO were Wogs and did the full participation. The clean up sucked.

where r they now in 2023?

What senior citizen chose the background music?

Yeah...I was '09/10 wespac when I went from pollywag ("Wag") to Shellback My name was "El Sancho Wag".🤣 '11/12 wespac, I made Golden Shellback🇺🇲

@RogerRamjet156

5 ай бұрын

WOG!!! From Shellback '83

*QUESTION - Does anyone know where I can watch the other episodes of this series for free? This is one episode of the series Caxrrxier from the Pxbxs channel? (NOTE: remove all the “x” letters from those two names to read this comment. I wrote it like that to prevent them from finding this video and removing it b/c four days ago has already been removed by pxbxs since they owe it. Pxbxs searches for and removes this content like crazy.* Also, a question, why did the owner of this channel only upload one episode of the series? And thanks for uploading this episode? 🙏

@iMatti00

3 жыл бұрын

colombiadude1 - Thank you but I don’t think that site lets you watch the videos. It looks like it does, but it doesn’t. At least as far as I can tell. There were 2-3 episodes in KZread but that was it. I just ended up buying it on Amazon Prime. 😞

@vinyltapelover

3 жыл бұрын

@@mudkipper1 " pirate bay . rocks". 5 yr xkodix userhere. Tor only or with a db acct?

@vinyltapelover

3 жыл бұрын

@@iMatti00 I lucked up and recorded this series to dvds when it first aired. I like to help others out trying to view it. At the pbs site, I got an error message that Adobe Flash Player is Blocked. I’m using Chrome on a pc, windwos 10. I googled searched and found a solution. It works and I am able to view all ten episodes. I am viewing/listening to the videos as I am typing. Be advised support for the Flash Player stops December 2020. So you are going to have hurry up to get your binge watching on. I had to go into Google settings to enable Flash Player. This is a cut and paste of what those instructions look like. I hope it helps. To instruct Chrome to allow Flash Player to run, perform the following steps. Open Chrome, from the Customize and Control Google Chrome menu (three dots in upper right corner or browser window) Select Settings Select Privacy and Security Select Site Settings Select Flash Move the slider next to "Block sites from running Flash (recommended)" to Ask first (this will add the website you are using to the Allowed list) Chrome will now allow you to click on the player to run the Flash content: Followed by this pop-up: (You will see the example when settings reading all this) Click Allow and Chrome will run the Flash content. When you close and reopen Chrome for a new browsing session you will see this reminder: DO NOT click on the Turn off button or you will have to start the whole process over again!

@iMatti00

3 жыл бұрын

@@vinyltapelover - Thanks for that information and all the detail. 🙏

USS BOHICA (CVAN-68) _plank owner_

Commander Fravor is in so many videos looking back - none of the civilians who watched Joe Rogan will get it....I guess he ended up being with a 3 letter agency int he end - Hooyah ;)

@johnneveu1718

3 жыл бұрын

That's my favorite part of the whole Navy UFO gun cam video situation: The pilot who filmed one of them is involved in a 10 hour PBS documentary series of him just being a normal military dude. He is clearly a humble dude and that makes the UFO thing crazier because he seems totally honest!

@prancer1803

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnneveu1718 I agree

37:30 It’s Jell-O!

Well I suppose it was either college or the military for them...

Kinda curious what happened to the guy who crossed the deck during landing.

@jasonmercado4261

2 жыл бұрын

Still curious lol? I know who it was

@gerchop9304

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmercado4261 tell me ese

@jasonmercado4261

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerchop9304 it was a chief of mine cause he said he needing to go to the bathroom

@tallwalls76

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmercado4261 before or after he talked to the Air Boss? (Snicker)

If you went through the Crossing the Line after the mid 90s and didn't "Kiss the Baby", go through the "Fashion Show", swam the garbage shoot and ran the gauntlet, then you're not a REAL Shellback. -QMC (SW) Retired.

@jeffharder8706

2 жыл бұрын

I totally concur!! I can’t even imagine what crossing the equator is like now

@scallen3841

2 жыл бұрын

I went through it in 1989

@scallen3841

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffharder8706 They hand you a certificate that says your a shellback, they don't have to earn it

@jeffharder8706

2 жыл бұрын

@@scallen3841 seriously? Jesus I heard the military was getting soft….that’s bullshit. We had a guy on my ship that swore up and down he was a shellback but he didn’t have his card or could prove it. He was terrified of the ceremony. We made him do it anyways. 😂

@scallen3841

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffharder8706 Lol I did it as a wig in 89 then in 90 we crossed the line again , and did the ceremony as a shellback . I still have my card and I got out in 92

Damb shame about those new Shellback rules..

That master chief runs his mouth too much.

@glennsoucy4359

3 ай бұрын

He's an ass clown

I always assumed fighter pilots were perfect and always landed first try on the carriers.

@charliesmith643

Жыл бұрын

Not at all. It takes a lot of training to stay sharp

@saenzperspectives

Жыл бұрын

Lol it’s fun to watch when you are onboard especially watching the newer pilots

Greesed in 77 shellac 78

BOLTER. Wave Off. HAWK.

Shellback initiation kind of weak...TM3 Billy Cole, USS Brumby FF 1044, initiated in Aug 1975, UNITAS Cruise....Pacific side and back up on Atlantic side....

lol so many people would face disciplinary action for their comments here today. We have become way too restrictive of speech

Landing crews on aircraft carriers should be given incentives. The more successful landings the more rewards you get.

@scallen3841

2 жыл бұрын

It's just a job

@BMK500

Жыл бұрын

they do, its called "hazardous duty" pay. Everyone on the flight line including the pilots automatically get it. when in a combat zone, the entire crew gets it

@hawkeye681

5 ай бұрын

The satisfaction of good landing grades comes after every line period during Foc’sle follies when the pilots with the best grades are recognized by his/her peers… For a Naval Aviator there is nothing better. It’s all about competence and competition. We did it for the challenge and thrill and serving the country in a pretty cool way. USN retired Former tailhooker.

Watching their shellback ceremony sucks big time. It is PC big time.

Watching this makes me think that Enlisted live crap lives, and Officers live good.

@riconeverlackin5122

3 жыл бұрын

Coming from a sailor it’s kinda true.

@jameslong2006

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly from this old salty dog they live the same life enlisted do with a tad bigger racks unless your a dept head they have their own full size bed fold out that turns into a couch. But the O1-O4 have racks with a few more inches than enlisted. Their food is better because the wardroom cooks for less than the enlisted main galley.

@GrowMasterGeneral

2 жыл бұрын

@@jameslong2006 I don't know what Navy you were in, but Officers' lives were vastly different than Enlisted lives. Officers get paid quite a bit more. An Ensign makes about as much as a Chief. On the ship, they get staterooms. And if they're 0-4 or above, they usually get a stateroom to themselves. Only junior officers had to share. And even then, it was like 4 max per room. Going on liberty, they always got off the boat first, had no curfew, and didn't have to have a liberty buddy. There weren't any Chiefs lined up as they got off the boat looking them up and down to make sure their civilian clothes weren't frayed or "inappropriate". I mean, do I need to keep going? I could write a book. I served on the Nimitz from 04-08 (yes, I'm actually in this documentary) and I couldn't help but feel like a black person in pre-civil rights era. That place was toxic. All the racism, sexism, etc. Officers lived a decent life. They had something resembling a normal job. Enlisted lived like abject slaves. All the working parties, cranking in the galley, getting treated like shit. It felt like a prison sentence with hard labor.

@johndeere8594

3 ай бұрын

If you want too live an officers life take your Ass to school. Quit complaining and do something about it.

that crossing the line ceremony was a pathetic joke, I crossed in 83 on a helicopter assault carrier (LHA-3 USS BELLEAU WOOD) and it was brutal by the end my hands and knees were a bloody mess from crawling on nonskid all day my ass and legs numb from getting beat with 3 foot pieces of fire hose the slop chute was 50 yards long and the royal baby's belly was covered in the foulest shit imaginable. but next time I crossed as a SHELLBACK and that made it all worthwhile lol

@jpyke231

3 ай бұрын

I was right there with you on the Wood. I wouldn't trade that for anything.

That's the lamest crossing the line ceremony I've seen.

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So funny watching the girl pilot trying to act like one of the guys. She even tried to act like them by chewing gum the way they did. Haha. David took the flight because she wouldn't have been able to land again. Btw for those who don't know David happens to be the pilot that filmed the UFO that the pentagon released. Small world...🤭🤣

I am tired of WOMEN in the armed forces being in the forefront ..Anyone who complains about my comment, just doesn't understand what the government is doing to us all!! Protection and security is a mans duty, and womans role is to be the cornerstone of the family unit ! I was in the navy during VN, and I NEVER received respect for it by any woman for 30 years. Men have been mutilated killed, and terrorized in keeping our country free (until recently) ! I don't see 90% of woman respecting this FACT ! God help us if women were given a replacement role in the service. It's bad enough that the government wants to replace the armed forces with illegal aliens (no English), they also want to make us all subservient to them ! The armed service has a tremendously vital role in preserving our freedom. The democrats (NWO) want us gone! This reminds me of the academy cadets forced to wear high heels a few years ago ' which was an insult to ALL veterans !

@glennsoucy4359

3 ай бұрын

Get over it!

@user-nn7mb4ip4l

Ай бұрын

I Agree 100%

@user-nn7mb4ip4l

Ай бұрын

​@glennsoucy4359 pipe down Smoke mouth...Women DONT BELONG IN THE MILITARY!!!

@user-nn7mb4ip4l

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry,Today's U.S NAVY is Pathetic. THANK GOD for the UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS!!!

Клоуны/ с этими мы справимся🏁

What's with all the women???