I spent 4.5 years on a Carrier, two West Pacs and one drydock overhaul in Bremerton Washington
Life on a carrier is rough at times, I wrote a letter while we were out at sea, to my mother explaining my mental health but I never sent it as it's too depressing, I still have it, wrote it in 1982 I believe.
Submarine duty must be rougher as space is very much more limited and they don't have access to fresh air and sunlight.
We had this joke about carrier duty:
"Just like jail but with a chance of drowning"
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