Interview with Commanding Officer of future USS South Dakota (SSN 790)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 29, 2018) Interview package with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Craig Liddy, from House Springs, Missouri, commanding officer for the future Virginia Class attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN 790). (U.S. Army video from Staff Sgt. Alexander Henninger/Released) 181129-A-LJ797-588

[@jakefranklin89]

I work for one of the companies that might have built this boat. These guys live their entire lives preparing for the absolute worst case scenario. Every day, whether at shore or underway, they are performing drill after drill after drill FOREVER. A sub’s greatest enemy is not a torpedo or whatever, it’s the sea herself.

[@sianymariebelenguer813]

Thank you, I am learning, happy new year may 2022, bring you lots of love, peace, prosperity, joy.

[@adamkingsley5285]

The man literally has his name on his chest and you guys can't spell it right?

[@sianymariebelenguer813]

Thank you for this, thank you for your service

[@MM-wg2nl]

My dad was an army guy.. so it makes it weird that I route for the navy

[@TheRealist2022]

@Matthew M Not at all Matthew... All dad's want their kids to do better than they did hehehehe.

[@Travis0829]

Sounds like a Cool guy

[@lolok3078]

I miss this life.

[@myeflatley1150]

Please tell us why. What was positive about it? What was negative?

[@lolok3078]

Mye Flatley I miss the camaraderie. I also miss the lack of BS I used to deal with in contrast to the surface Navy.

[@myeflatley1150]

@@lolok3078 I was on the surface. I had nonstop spy action from everyone I turned to. It was unfriendly and sickening. I wonder if the subs would have been the same. I went out to Point Loma sub base last year, same thing as the surface, 41 years later!

[@TheRealist2022]

@@myeflatley1150 But that's just part of "life in a blue suit". I loved my time in the Andrew.

[@myeflatley1150]

@@TheRealist2022 Yes, that makes sense. I think Navy Intelligence is over concerned about themselves and not enough concerned about the success of the individual sailor. I wish I had had at least one stint in the subs. (I had asked.) I was so abused on the surface that I now receive VA compensation for what Navy Intel did when I was on the surface. There was no camaraderie for this sailor.

[@alfredogontijo8044]

À 16 anos peço a Deus todos os dias para ele mandar alguém que possa me ajudar a conseguir entrar para a usnavy, éo o meu maior sonho ser um marinheiro, infelizmente sei que é quase impossível para min pois sou muito pobre, brasileiro, não sei falar o inglês, é já tenho 33 anos,mais sei que para Jesus Cristo não existe impossível.