Ditto Bone Daddy. I spent 6 years in the Naval Reserve and around 12 years in the National Guard. My active duty time in the Navy was on the USS INTREPED CVS-11 Air Craft Carrier. We were then a anti submarine Carrier. Today my Ship is located in New York and is now a Museum Ship.

If needed could be put back into commission pronto. Was upgraded the last time it was in dry docks. On it's sea trial the Intrepid did 47 knots, with a tall rooster tail of water kicking up on the stern back side. A nautical knot is 1 I/8 miles per hour. The Intrepid had four huge steam driven turbine engines with four huge screws in the water. I was a third class machinist mate and first throttle man in the main engine room. The Turbines were powered by 800 degree Super Heated Steam.

This Carrier had a total of around 5000 men and a small battalion of Marines for security, law enforcement etc. Two assigned Marines guarded the Captain twenty four hours a day on the ship and off the ship. The Captain could approach you if he wished. But you could not approach him, those Marines would draw down on you and give one command to halt. Officer's Country or God's Country was forward of the ship. No one went up there unless you had proper clearance.

We had a Marine Red Line Brigg and anyone that ever went there. Found out real fast once was enough. Only a harden criminal mined fool would want to return to that hell hole. LOL Cheers