Currently I am watching "Carrier". http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Carrier/70098521?trkid=199891 It is a documentary that was aired on PBS. Filmed during a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of ground troops, this in-depth documentary takes an insider's tour of the U.S.S. Nimitz, one of America's most storied aircraft carriers. I find it very fascinating and makes me think I missed a calling in life.
I wonder if I would have been able to hack the Navy? I truly enjoyed the episode that was about religion/ministry on an aircraft carrier. Perhaps that would have been one of the ways I could have fulfilled my calling. I am enjoying the documentary and I wonder sometimes how some of these seamen/aviators appreciate how they are portrayed by the documenter/director/editor. There are definitely a few sailors that appear to be complete boneheads. I catch myself thinking "wow" too bad these guys/girls are in another countries navy. They appear dumb and their point of views are really embarrassin, that is my opinion. I guess in the end that is what is so good about this documentary. It does not hide idiocy or the lack of professionalism that exists on a naval ship. Mistakes, blemishes and the appearance of the lack of intelligence is laid out for all to see.
Having had my say about the above I have to add that there are more things to admire. Commitment, patriotism and the ability and necessity to obey authority are really edited well. Humor and Irony are a constant. Men and Women that have disdain for the navy are equally portrayed to those that love the life of a seamen. I recommend this series. If you can catch it on PBS it really is in my opinion worth watching.