No, no, no.... they take off assisted by a catapult. Steam driven on the Nimitz class, electromagnetic on the new Ford class. They are THROWN into the sky.
Yeah, there must be some translation issues there. They mention some "rubber" to explain how it works, maybe in Korean that's the same word for slingshot, which would be fitting.
Lol and there is no rubber involved. Those are high tension steel arresting cables. Lol rubber would shoot them backwards into the ocean, if it didn't snap.
It amazes me the thing that most impresses them about the US military is the availability of good food for everyone. More than the bombers, aircraft carriers, or training - its the buffet.
Inttroverted Monk true! My Father-in-law was a navy chef for 20 years. I grew up on a resort island for billionaires to visit and “relax” at. I grew up with some of the finest food available but my father-in-law’s food tops anything I’ve ever had.
There is a story about Boris Yeltsin visiting the US in the 1980s. He was the 2nd highest ranking official in the USSR at the time. Part of the tour was to visit an American supermarket. He was so amazed by all the food he did not believe it was real. He told the tour guides that this was just show for and he was not fooled by American propaganda. He asked to be brought to a different super market one that was not planned for the tour. When he visited the 2nd super market it had all the same foods and fully stocked shelves. In that moment he abandoned communism. He later wrote about it in his memoirs. A few short years later Boris Yeltsin would become the President of Russia and dismantle communism. The cold war was essentially won with a super market.
Someone i know worked on cruise ships and he said "Americans first words to us are "where is the buffet" " so it would be unnatural for any part of the us military to not have more food than oil available
Well... the coast guard might just have the second largest navy if you might call it that, but it isnt much of it, though im sure we could just slap some armor and some guns to the ships and call it a day
@@sjonnieplayfull5859 Most of the landing craft in WW II were operated by the Coast Guard. The ONLY Medal of Honor ever given to a Coast guardsman/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Albert_Munro /was given to a man landing and taking marines off Guadalcanal. In WW II my father was draft exempt (he worked for the railroads) but in 1944 when the Coast Guard asked for replacements for the men they were training for the landings on Japans Home Islands he stepped forward. He never talked about it. I just got his WW II medals. I was Navy but the Coast Guard has my respect.
Someone needs to send these guys to San Diego to visit the Midway. A retired aircraft carrier turned into a museum. You can walk through the entirety of the ship. Its awesome.
"Three Carriers are enough to start a war." Thing is... Carriers are never alone. And they can be anywhere in the world in about 8-10 days. A carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, usually an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers or frigates, and a carrier air wing of 65 to 70 aircraft. A carrier strike group also, on occasion, includes submarines, attached logistics ships and a supply ship. Trust me, KJU don't want no smoke. That's why he hasn't popped off his bottle rocket yet.
"Three carriers are enough to start a war" And against North Korea, also enough to end it. Then go start a war against a comparable power Then end that one too
@@machinist7230 I'm fairly confident they still all carry nukes; it only makes sense. I was stationed aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt from '85 to '89. It was always "cannot confirm nor deny presence", which always sounds like "we have them, but don't want to admit it".
I'd be more thrilled with them visiting Two actual U.S. bases (Ft Hood being one, Norforlk being the other), and one active (Patrolling) Nimitz Class Carrier for 3 days each! Being around the soldiers, facilities, and equipment would be an eye opener!
@@hotshotstevennonofyourbiz7200 Only to China, to be honest. The only route is: Pyongyang - Beijing. By the way... are you laughing at North Korea's Gracious Leader, by the way?
Watching this makes me want to see them experiencing the awe of a carrier in person. Not even as a bragging thing, just because its a legitimately amazing experience to be on a massive floating airport.
I've toured the USS Midway Museum Ship in San Diego. Its 100-ft shorter than the current Nimitz class, but is still enormous in its own right. Its impossible to understand the size of it without actually being on it. And walking on the flight deck or the hanger deck seals the deal.
@@Carrack090 One can always count on Americans to boast about their military strength. Sure why not you get what you pay for and the US spends a higher percentage of their GDP than any other developed nation. So, do you have free healthcare? Affordable higher education? Didn´t think so. It´s a matter of priorities. And for these N-Korean soldiers "Ice cream" was "unimaginable". never even see a photo of an aircraft carrier. And in NK the sight of one aircraft carrier was considered "an emergency". So yeah the US has overwhelming military power: 1) No need to rub it in 2) Never underestimate an indoctrinated adversary (in war), defending his country, especially if it´s not in your region (Vietnam, Afganistan, Syria..)
I served on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower between 2011-2017... Trust me there's sooooooo much more these guys would get a kick out of if they toured a carrier in person. It really helps give a sense of the true size of the ship. When I first arrived on board it took nearly 6 months before I knew how to get everywhere on the ship without getting lost. Are you aware it is powered by Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors? Btw, just started watching these videos and I enjoy the commentary you guys give, keep up the good work!
I served in VFA-83 as an AO from 2018 till last month and deployed on Mighty Ike in 2020 and 2021, now "Iron" Ike, with VFA-83. I was only able to figure out the essential spaces for squadron personnel and rarely got the opportunity to truly explore the ship. I know there is so much more to it than I know already. The squadron spaces alone, the steel (not elastic) arresting cables, and the non-skid (not rubber) flight deck and hangar deck, would blow their minds
I visited the Kittyhawk when it was tied up in Alameda. Stepping from the dock to the deck I was immediately struck by how much more stable and solid the deck was. It felt like being on the roof of a building.
It would be easy if they can just find an active duty sailor and ask if they can give these 2 a tour. But i'm pretty sure they need special permission to film on a ship from the higher ups.
@@DavidGarcia-kw4sf Ya... they just always seem so enthralled with the Flight Carriers. Whether it's the price of them or the size of them or what every one has for dinner :) I'd love for them to see one in service.
Just go to SD and take a tour of the Midway. Smaller aircraft carrier but similar enough. They could even look across the bay and see the ones still in service.
@Samuel Prince Absolutely not😂. Except for unique combat related missions, every aircraft that takes off and lands on a carrier is Navy owned and operated.
@Samuel Prince Yeah gotta agree with Valsgarde. The aircraft on Carriers are completely the Navy's. US Navy and Marine Corps. combined would be the 2nd largest "Air Force" in the world if they were considered as one.
@Samuel Prince "The carrier is typically manned and operated by the navy, while the aircraft are flown by the airforce." Dude, give a warning before you make someone facepalm so hard.
@Samuel Prince Dude, give a warning before you make someone facepalm so hard. The Airforce is it's own thing, the Navy has it's own planes, and so does the Army. lol
Having done a few deployments on aircraft carriers, it is nice to see the awe on their faces. I have been out of the Navy for over a decade now, and this video reminds me of how amazing it is to see aircraft landing and taking off from a ship, which I kinda took for granted after the first 6 month deployment. While it might not be in the forefront of every sailors mind at all times, one of the reasons we were out there was to protect the freedom of America and to show the world that we can protect ourselves. I only wish that more people from oppressed countries like North Korea could have the option of becoming Americans and being treated as a human instead of a robot. I believe, after visiting 15+ countries, that America, even with all its faults, is one of the best places in the world to live. I am glad that at least these two young men were able to escape the oppression of North Korea.
@@SarcastSempervirens I agree that, ideally, North and South Korea should probably become one free country again. Until that happens though, I hope that those that escape North Korea can find a better home here in the USA, or elsewhere in the world where freedom is important.
@@georgelugenalt200 Are you referring to a particular event that happened in 2020? If you are referring to the pandemic, I don't see how that has anything to do with the freedom of the United States, or any other country for that matter. I know that there are freer nations in the world, but Americans have much more freedom than North Koreans.
I mean, it's kind true. Like the adage goes, "He a little confused, but he got the spirit." I'll be honest though, I think there was an error in translation. There seem to be weird goofs all over the video, but I don't mind.
I know nothing of aviation, military or civilian, so would you mind explaining what that string really is? I'd be much-obliged. Oh, and thank you for your service:)
@@jpeopolis He's referring to the "arresting cable" which is a long way from being a string. The "rubber band" is the steam catapult used to launch the planes.
"because the plane has to brake very quickly, an elastic string is tied to the tail" ... OMG..I died laughing. That explanation is the best worst thing I've heard in quite some time!
Some dude posted a picture of his father, an US Navy sub commander and he was having a BBQ on the sub deck while surfaced. He stated that he'll never be as cool as his dad.
If you gentlemen ever come to California, look me up. I will gladly take you to see the USS Midway in San Diego. Afterwards, we can go to Convoy Street and get some real Korean food.
@@joshuakevinserdan9331 It all depends on where you go. Everything in big cities costs a lot more and I've heard our taxes ate confusing bc nothing is its actual price lmao
These men are fantastic and it has been both a joy to hear from their experiences but also heartbreaking. So glad to know they are now free. Those big smiles say a lot!
02:30 For anyone interested in the actual details, there's more to it than that. On takeoff, the aircraft are attached to a sliding mechanism in the deck powered by steam that catapults them forward to greatly enhance their acceleration (it's just called the steam catapult). They do certainly apply engine power for a bit before taking off, but a substantial portion of the takeoff velocity is provided by the steam catapult mechanism itself, which brings them up to well over 100 knots using 15-40 or so tons of force (varies by ship model). The arresting cables are used only for landing, to quickly slow the aircraft down. There are three or four of them, and the goal is to _not_ get either the first or last. Not because any of them do a better job, but because hitting the first or last cable means you're not very precise in landing.
I feel so horrible for the people of North Korea. Especially the military, most of them have no real idea what the American military would do to them. I hope one day the korean people can be reunited
@DutchGreen Gaming That doesn't extend now to Korea. Only a handful of aging families remain. The population at large in South Korea wants nothing to do with the North.
@@WintersFinalstand I remeber Giulio Andreotti's famous words: "German people says I don't love them. But this insn't true. I love German Peolple. I love Germany. I love Germany so much, in fact, that only one Germany isn't enought, for me. I wanto two of them." :D LMAO
@@TroIIingThemSoftly Replies I have gotten are not all South koreans. But the response has been universal thus far. No desire to reunite. They are very aware that reunification would incur massive economic loss. Plus they know what is to the North of them. A horrific dictator served by dangerous soldiers. They are more reactive to the threat of war. And I got my responses by living in their hemisphere and interacting with Koreans on a fairly regular basis. Most of them told me their views by way of help of a translator. I however, can only boil down so much to a youtube comment. So if it sounds a generalization, that is why. In addition, the S. Korea of today is very distant from the Korea of the past. If anything they are probably antagonized by the North now, in recent times.
@ correct! The engineering of the plane is also incredible as well! I heard from an aeronautical engineer that gave a talk at Nellis AFB that with the breakthroughs in new material sciences that have been made since its creation we could upgrade it so it wouldn’t even need to take off empty or collapse itself from compression! It also would be able to fly much farther and faster, with better fuel economy to boot!
Having seen them perform many times during fleet week in san francisco, they're amazing to see in action, especially when you're on top of twin peaks with one flying just below so close you can see the rivey lines and pilot's face!
The facial expressions when they realized they have been lied to their entire life. Secretly thinking they are glad the defected before having to face any of that under different circumstances.
@@canadiangopnik7007 I don’t believe any accusations made against them, and Even if it was true it’s no other nations business to go declaring war and sanctions on them. America should mind it’s own business.
@@admiralkipper4540 yeah, no, i mean war is improbable because of china and russia and they shouldn't be allowed to exist the kims are dictators who basically are starving their own population so that they can keep their life style of opulence
They are truly masterpieces of engineering. HMS Queen Elizabeth is currently at sea, forming the centre of a formidable carrier strike group against a fleet of Her Majesty's Canadian ships (worry not, just an exercise called JW2020). Rest assured there will be plenty more pictures and videos to come.
you guys must be joking the F-35 is not a masterpiece of engineering and neither is the HMS QE early 21st century overpriced piles of garbage is the best name for these
@ British jets have been operational for a couple years. Israeli F35s were not spotted by Russian air defense systems in all of their air raids. The only disappointing aspect is that the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force may never purchase 138 of them.
@ F35 is actually good plane, look it up. it just bad pr reporting. easy things to check out is the red flag combat sim result which 20 : 1 kill against the current modern peer, it might be not as good f-22 in one on one but it's a really good team multirole capabilities plane. alot of country in fact lining up for them ps: alot of this kind of thing happen due disinformation prob from enemy state and media trying to be a sensation then it become fake knowledge to internet. check f15 that has zero to 100s kill ratio on air to air fight has multiple same problem early on. I give you a just a bit info best just look up it capabilities from multiple source and you realize how good it was
@@rootstriker8209 Well, You're right there. You do have a lot of self serving parasites in your government. The good people of America need to remove them if they want to be free again it's just a pity that these parasites have the whip hand.
Would be cool if these guys or the others reacted to spaceflight/recent space missions and maybe the ISS. Interesting to know their perspective on space and beyond too.
@@cheating_lemon ye, I did mean them as well, the double booster landing is one on my favourite vids. But also showing them space stuff like the telescopes and long range sats as well as previous missions like the moon and current spacewalks on the ISS, quite a lot for them to 'react' to.
@Jax Taylor bro no one is taking the notion of these two flying off a carrier would make their day. Not saying it will ever happen or if they are a VIP. I know for a fact only for pre-planned events when a US carrier is docked in home ports is the only time non-personnel ever have a chance to get on such a vessel.
The strength of the aircraft carrier is the strike group, not individual aircraft carrier on its own. If you showed anyone the strike group they’ll immediately realize fighting the US is guaranteed defeat
Yeah its like we have 12 of them I think. A lot but not to many right, wrong. Each individual aircraft carrier has a FLEET around it; destroyers, refueler, subs, etc. It realy is a show of the US global reach at it's fine.
@@nezhokojo1641 currently China isn't concerned with building a fleet because they know its gonna take decades just to match what the US has. Thats why they invested in long range anti-ship missiles and building military islands all over the south China sea. Area denial. US won't sail ships into the range of those missiles until we either take them out or get better anti missile defenses for our ships.
I think this is really cool. That's just goes to show how we can all get along. When governments don't get in the way we're all just people wanting the same thing family safety and to live happy.
I have several times said that North Korea could never afford to invade South Korea these days, because the moment their soldiers saw what South Korea was actually like they would either desert or change sides.
@@alanlight7740 You could interchange basically any modern country with SK, that's now bad NK treats its people. Not anything against SK, BTW, it's great. I wish we'd dealt with COVID like they did. We'd basically be normal right now.
It's not an elastic string. It's a series of steel cables stretched across the deck that catch a hook. Keep an eye on the internet, US bases in Korea may have air shows. Contact PA ahead of time to make sure they know who you are and clear you before getting to the gate. Osan Air Power Day.
That’s privilege. In some places in the world, food is valued more than money, aka it’s easier to get money or products rather than food. That why Kim jong Un is fat. He not only gets food whenever he wants, he gets however much he wants. While he and his party let his people starve.
But only as long as they are the old dark brown bag MREs. 😆 Nothing beats cold "Ham and Chicken" loaf liberally sprinkled through with bits of what I can only presume was bone(?), and slathered in some form of aspic; a "fruit cake" that wasn't half bad, but could be used as a candle; dehydrated "pork/beef" patties with dehydrated ketchup, and grey chocolate.
@@nicholassorrenson5073 Wanna have nightmare? I used to read their internal Military/Police reports on Cannibalism incidents in the early to mid 1990s. It got so bad people were literally eating Kudzu.
NK military: "We're going to war with the US!" NK soldiers who know better: "Yeah, no. We'll join the US and enjoy some real food before we come back and take over." Seriously, the NK soldiers seem pretty chill and enjoy seeing all the things that we have. Hopefully a program can be had with SK/US relations that those who defect from NK military and be able to join SK ranks while getting education for learning multiple languages, including English.
That's because they're the ones with which the brainwashing didn't stick and they got out. I don't think you'd get that same reaction with most of those that are still there. You have to remember that most don't even know what's really going on in the world because KJU limits what information they receive. It's like a darker version of The Trueman Show.
@ANIMALS RIGHT FOR (lSLAM) their knowledge would be very limited, probably just enough to do that and give POWs orders where to go and what to do. And probably only officers would get even that little.
SK officially accepts all NK defectors as citizens automatically. So im pretty sure they can join the army as i believe that they have mandatory service (not sure whether its applicable to defectors since im making an assumption)
This is so weird. I grew up in Hampton Roads, so I was always around military craft of all types. I remember as a kid getting to go on a Nimitz class carrier for the first time, and thinking it was *smaller* than I expected.
Landing and stopping is done with a steel cable with a breaking system under the deck and manned to adjust tolerances and weights. When the plane lands it has full power going in the engines in case if misses the cable and has to take back off and do a go around. There are 3 cables that the pilot aims for. If one cable should snap, then the force is so great that if anyone is standing around it will literally cut them in half.
Yeah, they're not sitting ducks. They have a whole group of ships whose entire function is to protect it, even if that means sacrificing itself to take a hit meant for the carrier, but really, they have their own defenses on top of the carrier group's umbra.
@@rylian21 True! They also do scenarios where they take hits. Like sometimes the training is to purposely lose to see if they can come up with different battle strategies. They do it with air battles to. It best to practice the worst possibilities! Some people just don't understand. Like just because they practice fighting fires on them doesn't mean a fire will happen.
Those guys are pretty cool and no different than us American's. The only thing that makes Country's dislike each other is our Government's. Everyone pretty much wants the same thing in life !!
Fascinating reactions, but please do two things. First, get someone who knows the correct technical terms to edit the captions, and second, show these lads "Top Gun".
Wow, you guys are so lovely. It makes me happy to think you can be or do anything you want with your lives now. I look forward to watching you grow as young men with bright futures. Good luck from New Zealand.
I am in awe of the courage you gentlemen had to escape NK, as I stood on the line 96-97. I think that is why I enjoy watching your and other videos from people who have escaped. I say welcome, you are truly free, pursue your dreams, share your story, and hopefully one day, all of NK will be free from tyranny.
Love watching them and hearing about their time in the NK service. It brings a lot of insight into such a different culture. Especially a culture of a place that most can't ever visit. Thanks for sharing 💖
You should show them "cities at sea: how air craft carriers work", gives a more in depth look at just how massive carriers are, and how threatening they can be
That would be some huge tail hook and I wonder how bouncy the landing would be because you'd have to have 'elastic string' (rubber cable) about the the thickness of a truck.
It is not an “elastic string” that the aircraft’s hook catches. Metal cables and there are mechanisms below the deck involved. Don’t know what rubber thing the narrator is talking about. There is a catapult mechanism that launches them. No secret. Probably improved since Vietnam era. Most dangerous place on a carrier is the flight deck. Hopefully cable construction has improved. Nets around a carrier are there to catch crew blow off or who jump away when a cable broke. Won’t go into the gorie things. The jet he road in is one of the Navy’s “Blue Angels”, a air team that participates in air shows at mostly Navy bases. Ex was on the now retired “Enterprise”. Probably a lot of improvements on the newer carriers.
Them getting excited about the ice cream reminds me of a story told by an ice cream maker manufacturer. During WWII, every US carrier would have one of their ice cream makers, but the smaller ships wouldn't. So, during the Pacific campaign the carriers made it known that if a ship recovered one of their downed pilots, the ship would get a huge drum of ice cream as thanks. You can imagine the effect this had on how quickly pilots were recovered! Eventually they had to be told to calm it down after two destroyers nearly collided in a race to recover a pilot.
This is my old ship. I was one of the guys that wore a green shirt on the flight deck. Yellow shirts handle the aircraft taxi, chain and chalk, Purple shirts fuel the aircraft, Green shirts control the catapults and arresting gear (the cables that catch the hook hanging off the back of the aircraft), The catapults that shoot the aircraft off the deck are steam powered and very loud. White shirts are QA they usually make sure everything on the flight deck is safe and productive. Red shirts handle ordinance (they move bombs around). And for the life of me i can't remember what the blue shirts do. Yes we were fed very well. Every new guy out of boot camp has to work in the galley for a month i think, that may have changed. I personally served pie the whole time. Strawberry rhubarb, cherry or apple. After that i worked some of the hardest days of my life, not only on the flight deck where the hours are long but the work under deck is often much more difficult. That being said i also saw parts of the world i would not have seen otherwise and wouldn't change it for anything. In hindsight I wish i would have stayed in longer.
There were a number of factual errors by the narrator. Navy plane are launched from decks by a catapult powered by steam or an electromagnetic ram. Navy planes have a tail hook that catches an arresting wire when they land. There is nothing elastic or rubber in the systems. We currently have 13 aircraft carriers which is more than all the other world navies combined.
elastic doesnt mean rubber or plastic...it means stretchable and absorbing. how it unspools after the catch could be misinterpreted as stretchy. so poor choice of word based on common definition in the u.s., but not incorrect really.
I'd given anything just to know what the US is hiding up their sleeve. I feel like China and Russia know damn well that there's more than meets the eye themselves. It's why they're trying to stall and expand their economies rather than take any meaningful military action. What they know of our military demonstrates a clear and monstrous advantage. What they don't know could end any potential war just as it begins.
@Avery Bullock basically any of the gulf states and most of the southern east coast states, not to mention the landlocked states connected to said coastal states. BBQ is quite popular all around the states, but these few states take the cake.
Cmon theres gotta be someone with navy connections to get these two guys on an aircraft carrier for a day. Don't know which will blow there minds more, the flight deck or the mess?
Well failing the American ones you could try getting them onto our new British one, HMS Queen Elizabeth for a visit instead, her carrier strike-group's headed their direction next year anyway after all...
@@taskforcealto never mind a fully-loaded British SA-80A3 lol, good rifles those (problems the earlier ones had have been fixed now) but got some serious weight to them
Show them some of the safety films from aircraft carriers. Deck crew being "sucked" into A-6 inlets or EA-6 is always good. The Forrestal incident gives an idea of the hazards.
Our family was in Hawaii on vacation when the Abraham Lincoln docked as we were waiting for the Pearl Harbor memorial tour. It was the first time my kids had ever seen a carrier up close and personal and they were completely blown away by its immense size. Seeing one up close from dockside is the only way to fully appreciate just how ginormous they truly are! Maybe we should just schedule an up close and personal dockside tour for a few thousand (well guarded) NK soldiers and then remind them that we have 11 of them and 5 even bigger ones currently under construction. As Teddy Roosevelt said, “speak softly and carry a big stick!” 😆
"I couldn't imagine aircraft taking off and landing from a ship". They were told it was called an Aircraft Carrier, right? They think it just drove aircraft around for sightseeing missions lol?
You have to consider the culture of giving things fantastic names and descriptions in North Korea. Hell they think (thought?) North Korea having a larger number of subs as some decisive factor w/o realizing that most of their sub fleet was subpar 25 years ago when/if they were new!!! Hell one of their national treasures is an old U.S. ship that was stranded there. They claim it as a "War prize"! lol
@@Forced2DoThis1 Ahhh, true. Hard to consider how much context really matters in such a simple phrase. That's a culture that we, thankfully, can't begin to really comprehend.
It's old AF and was on some _"Most Amazing [insert thing here]"_ show. I remember seeing it on TV years ago. Trust me, the Navy has plenty of money to air _actual_ TV commercials, which it often does.
and to think, this is JUST the navy, there is like the whole actual Air Force waiting and the Army just chilling, and now we could probably beat NK with just drone strikes because they wouldnt know what the hell was attacking them
If there is anyone reading this from the ROK AF then give these young men a ride! I'm certain the NKPA monitors this site and I'm certain they'll be apprehensive after seeing the strength of the South!
@@josephbernard7705 No shit. My birthing compartment was right below the 3 wire. Back in the day when A7s were still in use, their lack of decent speed brakes make it sound like someone was throwing a UPS truck on the roof every 10 minutes. I'm surprised I got any sleep during flight ops.
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No, no, no.... they take off assisted by a catapult. Steam driven on the Nimitz class, electromagnetic on the new Ford class. They are THROWN into the sky.
Just like a paper airplane LOL
Yeah, there must be some translation issues there. They mention some "rubber" to explain how it works, maybe in Korean that's the same word for slingshot, which would be fitting.
Lol and there is no rubber involved. Those are high tension steel arresting cables. Lol rubber would shoot them backwards into the ocean, if it didn't snap.
@Boomstick LOL!
@GravityToy If N.K. had any, they WOULD be powered by rubber bands...
It amazes me the thing that most impresses them about the US military is the availability of good food for everyone.
More than the bombers, aircraft carriers, or training - its the buffet.
Buffet does not do the spread justice, more like a 5 star meal everyday.
Inttroverted Monk true! My Father-in-law was a navy chef for 20 years. I grew up on a resort island for billionaires to visit and “relax” at. I grew up with some of the finest food available but my father-in-law’s food tops anything I’ve ever had.
There is a story about Boris Yeltsin visiting the US in the 1980s. He was the 2nd highest ranking official in the USSR at the time. Part of the tour was to visit an American supermarket. He was so amazed by all the food he did not believe it was real. He told the tour guides that this was just show for and he was not fooled by American propaganda. He asked to be brought to a different super market one that was not planned for the tour. When he visited the 2nd super market it had all the same foods and fully stocked shelves. In that moment he abandoned communism. He later wrote about it in his memoirs. A few short years later Boris Yeltsin would become the President of Russia and dismantle communism.
The cold war was essentially won with a super market.
Someone i know worked on cruise ships and he said "Americans first words to us are "where is the buffet" " so it would be unnatural for any part of the us military to not have more food than oil available
@@Novusod nice story, thx
It's so amazing how appreciative these guy's are with the bowl of soup makes u really realize how good we have it.
And they don't even realize that the corn and vegetables in that soup probably came from the US.
You’re so right…
tbf, corn soup is actually delicious if you make it right.
strange that the US doesnt try to liberate the citizens of NK,... you know, the kind of people who could really fucking use some help...
The simple fact that the U.S. Navy is the second strongest Air Force in the world confuses many people.
And the US Marines have the Third Most Powerful Air Force!
Or the U.S. Army has the second largest Navy.
Well... the coast guard might just have the second largest navy if you might call it that, but it isnt much of it, though im sure we could just slap some armor and some guns to the ships and call it a day
@@u.s.s.laffeydd-7245 when it comes to landing grunts on a beach, we will need you, just like hundreds of times before in 41-45. *Salutes*
@@sjonnieplayfull5859 Most of the landing craft in WW II were operated by the Coast Guard. The ONLY Medal of Honor ever given to a Coast guardsman/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Albert_Munro /was given to a man landing and taking marines off Guadalcanal.
In WW II my father was draft exempt (he worked for the railroads) but in 1944 when the Coast Guard asked for replacements for the men they were training for the landings on Japans Home Islands he stepped forward. He never talked about it. I just got his WW II medals. I was Navy but the Coast Guard has my respect.
Someone needs to send these guys to San Diego to visit the Midway. A retired aircraft carrier turned into a museum. You can walk through the entirety of the ship. Its awesome.
Then explain to them it’s smaller than a modern carrier lol.
@@CircleWilliams true. Its still impressive as hell to walk around.
As someone who lives in San Diego, they ABSOLUTELY should it is actually a really fun experience!
Agreed!! We visit at least once a year and every time we go it’s still SO COOL!! The flight simulators are awesome too 👍🏼
@@TenkataSenetai San Diego, the weather will be fair and mild again today.
"Three Carriers are enough to start a war."
Thing is... Carriers are never alone. And they can be anywhere in the world in about 8-10 days.
A carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, usually an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers or frigates, and a carrier air wing of 65 to 70 aircraft. A carrier strike group also, on occasion, includes submarines, attached logistics ships and a supply ship.
Trust me, KJU don't want no smoke. That's why he hasn't popped off his bottle rocket yet.
And until 1992, they ALL had nuclear weapons aboard.
"Three carriers are enough to start a war"
And against North Korea, also enough to end it.
Then go start a war against a comparable power
Then end that one too
@@machinist7230 I'm fairly confident they still all carry nukes; it only makes sense. I was stationed aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt from '85 to '89. It was always "cannot confirm nor deny presence", which always sounds like "we have them, but don't want to admit it".
@@MrSpleenface A single carrier strike group could annihilate N. Korea's entire operational inventory inside of a month.
yeah, a carrier has a comparable air wing to many countries. 60 modern multirole fighter aircraft is A LOT
Who else Wants nothing more but to see these two guys ride in the backseat of a Jet fighter Pulling 6 G's
Me. DIMPLE should ask the ROKAF and make a special episode with them flying in the back seat of a fighter for the first time.
A ride in a fast EV on the street would be plenty!
I NEED IT. NOW.
With the blue angels!
I'd be more thrilled with them visiting Two actual U.S. bases (Ft Hood being one, Norforlk being the other), and one active (Patrolling) Nimitz Class Carrier for 3 days each! Being around the soldiers, facilities, and equipment would be an eye opener!
"I've never had the chance to ride *the* plane in North Korea"
North Korea only has one plane confirmed
they have an airline
with about one dozen or so planes
but can only travel to russia n china lol
Thats one of north korea's greatest secret lol.
@@hotshotstevennonofyourbiz7200 Only to China, to be honest. The only route is: Pyongyang - Beijing. By the way... are you laughing at North Korea's Gracious Leader, by the way?
thats one to many, buckle up.
Jokes aside they have one or none at all due to funding
Watching this makes me want to see them experiencing the awe of a carrier in person. Not even as a bragging thing, just because its a legitimately amazing experience to be on a massive floating airport.
They need to go to San DIego when one of them are in port.
I've toured the USS Midway Museum Ship in San Diego. Its 100-ft shorter than the current Nimitz class, but is still enormous in its own right. Its impossible to understand the size of it without actually being on it. And walking on the flight deck or the hanger deck seals the deal.
@vd6070 That's be a huge pr win video for us in Korea.
Everything tastes better when it's hunger flavored.. only corn soup for the soldiers, wow, really happy they escaped
Corn soup can be quite delicious. But as the sole dish for a meal? Yeah, no.
@@lairdcummings9092 the corn soup is for the generals if it has actual corn. one corn kennel was made into soup for the rest of the soldiers
This sounds like it's just a snack to keep them awake. Corn soup is actually good and it's a favorite in Japan
@@米空軍パイロット corn soup in nk doesn't have actual corn unless you are a general.
It’s corn flour soup, not even real corn
1 carrier is enough to start a war.
3 carriers is enough to end one.
Especially when you remember they don't travel alone.
Give me 1 carrier and a good logiatics plan and the war will end just as well.
One carrier and its group is all you’d ever need.
"North korea believes 3 carriers are enough to start a war" ...no. by the time you spot those 3 carriers the war has ended.
@@Carrack090 One can always count on Americans to boast about their military strength. Sure why not you get what you pay for and the US spends a higher percentage of their GDP than any other developed nation. So, do you have free healthcare? Affordable higher education? Didn´t think so. It´s a matter of priorities. And for these N-Korean soldiers "Ice cream" was "unimaginable". never even see a photo of an aircraft carrier. And in NK the sight of one aircraft carrier was considered "an emergency". So yeah the US has overwhelming military power:
1) No need to rub it in
2) Never underestimate an indoctrinated adversary (in war), defending his country, especially if it´s not in your region (Vietnam, Afganistan, Syria..)
I served on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower between 2011-2017... Trust me there's sooooooo much more these guys would get a kick out of if they toured a carrier in person. It really helps give a sense of the true size of the ship. When I first arrived on board it took nearly 6 months before I knew how to get everywhere on the ship without getting lost. Are you aware it is powered by Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors? Btw, just started watching these videos and I enjoy the commentary you guys give, keep up the good work!
I served in VFA-83 as an AO from 2018 till last month and deployed on Mighty Ike in 2020 and 2021, now "Iron" Ike, with VFA-83. I was only able to figure out the essential spaces for squadron personnel and rarely got the opportunity to truly explore the ship. I know there is so much more to it than I know already. The squadron spaces alone, the steel (not elastic) arresting cables, and the non-skid (not rubber) flight deck and hangar deck, would blow their minds
I visited the Kittyhawk when it was tied up in Alameda. Stepping from the dock to the deck I was immediately struck by how much more stable and solid the deck was. It felt like being on the roof of a building.
Somebody get these guys a walk through on a Flight Carrier. They would go nuts!
It would be easy if they can just find an active duty sailor and ask if they can give these 2 a tour. But i'm pretty sure they need special permission to film on a ship from the higher ups.
They can visit the Intrepid in NYC
There are also several battleships they could tour, such as the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, VA.
@@DavidGarcia-kw4sf Ya... they just always seem so enthralled with the Flight Carriers. Whether it's the price of them or the size of them or what every one has for dinner :) I'd love for them to see one in service.
Just go to SD and take a tour of the Midway. Smaller aircraft carrier but similar enough. They could even look across the bay and see the ones still in service.
Lol I love them at the end.
"Oh that's the Navy?" having just realized that's not the US's air force... lmao
@Samuel Prince Absolutely not😂. Except for unique combat related missions, every aircraft that takes off and lands on a carrier is Navy owned and operated.
@Samuel Prince Yeah gotta agree with Valsgarde. The aircraft on Carriers are completely the Navy's. US Navy and Marine Corps. combined would be the 2nd largest "Air Force" in the world if they were considered as one.
@Samuel Prince "The carrier is typically manned and operated by the navy, while the aircraft are flown by the airforce."
Dude, give a warning before you make someone facepalm so hard.
@Samuel Prince Dude, give a warning before you make someone facepalm so hard.
The Airforce is it's own thing, the Navy has it's own planes, and so does the Army.
lol
@Samuel Prince What in the hell are you talking about???
Having done a few deployments on aircraft carriers, it is nice to see the awe on their faces. I have been out of the Navy for over a decade now, and this video reminds me of how amazing it is to see aircraft landing and taking off from a ship, which I kinda took for granted after the first 6 month deployment. While it might not be in the forefront of every sailors mind at all times, one of the reasons we were out there was to protect the freedom of America and to show the world that we can protect ourselves. I only wish that more people from oppressed countries like North Korea could have the option of becoming Americans and being treated as a human instead of a robot. I believe, after visiting 15+ countries, that America, even with all its faults, is one of the best places in the world to live. I am glad that at least these two young men were able to escape the oppression of North Korea.
I hope they don't have the option to "become Americans" but to be North Koreans in a country made for people, not dictators.
@@SarcastSempervirens I agree that, ideally, North and South Korea should probably become one free country again. Until that happens though, I hope that those that escape North Korea can find a better home here in the USA, or elsewhere in the world where freedom is important.
@@wally837 yo, you made this comment a year ago. How have you changed as a person since then?
@@wally837 You still think the USA stands for freedom after what has happened here since 2020?
@@georgelugenalt200 Are you referring to a particular event that happened in 2020? If you are referring to the pandemic, I don't see how that has anything to do with the freedom of the United States, or any other country for that matter. I know that there are freer nations in the world, but Americans have much more freedom than North Koreans.
“Elastic string is attached to the tail...” As a retired Navy Aviation Mechanic and Shooter, I had to laugh at that one LOL!
I mean, it's kind true. Like the adage goes, "He a little confused, but he got the spirit."
I'll be honest though, I think there was an error in translation. There seem to be weird goofs all over the video, but I don't mind.
@@physical_insanity You could be right... still makes the vid far more entertaining nonetheless!
@Brad Tharpe And the rubber band to launch them.
I know nothing of aviation, military or civilian, so would you mind explaining what that string really is? I'd be much-obliged. Oh, and thank you for your service:)
@@jpeopolis He's referring to the "arresting cable" which is a long way from being a string. The "rubber band" is the steam catapult used to launch the planes.
"because the plane has to brake very quickly, an elastic string is tied to the tail" ... OMG..I died laughing. That explanation is the best worst thing I've heard in quite some time!
The best worst layman's explanation ever.
I think it might be a translation issue
Iroquois Plissken so steel cable translates to elastic string😂🤣 They need to update their dictionary!
Mark D nobody uses a dictionary to translate anymore grandpa....it’s called google translate
Iroquois Plissken google translate is inaccurate, child.
Have they seen the blue angels stunt show yet? I think that'd blow their minds
There was a clip of the Blue Angels in the video, but they didn't realize those were stunt planes, rather than the fighters we send into combat.
you know the ships American when they're out on the deck having a barbecue
Some dude posted a picture of his father, an US Navy sub commander and he was having a BBQ on the sub deck while surfaced. He stated that he'll never be as cool as his dad.
Few of us ever are...even if we are.
They had BBQ's on HMS Invincible on the way to falklands war in 82
@@Steelninja77 But Argentina bailed when Thatcher told them she'd send in the Gurkhas.
Nobdy wants to fight the Gurkhas. They don't play... lol
they're
If you gentlemen ever come to California, look me up. I will gladly take you to see the USS Midway in San Diego. Afterwards, we can go to Convoy Street and get some real Korean food.
Ahhh… The beautiful, majestic, incredible, etc. etc. … U.S.S. Midway!
I'd like to take you on that but I'm afraid that I'm too poor to even go to the US.
@@joshuakevinserdan9331 It all depends on where you go. Everything in big cities costs a lot more and I've heard our taxes ate confusing bc nothing is its actual price lmao
I live in SD and that’s my favorite attraction in all of SD
They gotta see the Missouri/Iowa too!
These men are fantastic and it has been both a joy to hear from their experiences but also heartbreaking. So glad to know they are now free. Those big smiles say a lot!
These 2 guys must have back problems...
because they carry this channel 😂
@King Lurch tf
They are both South Korean....it is a con job!
NK's strategy of secretly taking over the world by youtube personalities is coming along better than any other strategy so far.
The Officer lady is pretty cool too!
Don't forget the NK Secret Service guy too.
"Much bigger than a submarine." "Moving island."
Not wrong.
Rubber and elastic though, not correct.
A big island. No, a BIG island.
@@lairdcummings9092 HAHAHAHA
I always thought of them as a floating city
@@michaelkiddle3149 also not wrong.
02:30 For anyone interested in the actual details, there's more to it than that. On takeoff, the aircraft are attached to a sliding mechanism in the deck powered by steam that catapults them forward to greatly enhance their acceleration (it's just called the steam catapult). They do certainly apply engine power for a bit before taking off, but a substantial portion of the takeoff velocity is provided by the steam catapult mechanism itself, which brings them up to well over 100 knots using 15-40 or so tons of force (varies by ship model).
The arresting cables are used only for landing, to quickly slow the aircraft down. There are three or four of them, and the goal is to _not_ get either the first or last. Not because any of them do a better job, but because hitting the first or last cable means you're not very precise in landing.
they use the same catapult on Montazumas revenge. knots berry farm CA.
I feel so horrible for the people of North Korea. Especially the military, most of them have no real idea what the American military would do to them. I hope one day the korean people can be reunited
After the example of west and east germany...the south koreans don't want to be reunited, and I know this from having spoken with them in person.
@DutchGreen Gaming That doesn't extend now to Korea. Only a handful of aging families remain. The population at large in South Korea wants nothing to do with the North.
@@WintersFinalstand I remeber Giulio Andreotti's famous words: "German people says I don't love them. But this insn't true. I love German Peolple. I love Germany. I love Germany so much, in fact, that only one Germany isn't enought, for me. I wanto two of them." :D LMAO
@@WintersFinalstand You've spoken to all Koreans? Impressive.
@@TroIIingThemSoftly Replies I have gotten are not all South koreans. But the response has been universal thus far. No desire to reunite. They are very aware that reunification would incur massive economic loss. Plus they know what is to the North of them. A horrific dictator served by dangerous soldiers. They are more reactive to the threat of war. And I got my responses by living in their hemisphere and interacting with Koreans on a fairly regular basis. Most of them told me their views by way of help of a translator. I however, can only boil down so much to a youtube comment. So if it sounds a generalization, that is why. In addition, the S. Korea of today is very distant from the Korea of the past. If anything they are probably antagonized by the North now, in recent times.
You guys should show them the A-10 "Warthog" or the SR-71 "Black Bird" 😉👍👍
Sr71 is old sr72 is "being developed"
@ facts ;)
@@gunfuego big facts
@ correct! The engineering of the plane is also incredible as well! I heard from an aeronautical engineer that gave a talk at Nellis AFB that with the breakthroughs in new material sciences that have been made since its creation we could upgrade it so it wouldn’t even need to take off empty or collapse itself from compression! It also would be able to fly much farther and faster, with better fuel economy to boot!
They are worthy of seeing the holy BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT in a friendly manner.
They are under its magnificent wings of freedom.
I'd like to see...N Korian's react to Blue Angels.
Having seen them perform many times during fleet week in san francisco, they're amazing to see in action, especially when you're on top of twin peaks with one flying just below so close you can see the rivey lines and pilot's face!
Blue Angels are boring
North Koreans at a Monster Truck show or NASCAR race, cause 'Murica
Web crawler nah
The facial expressions when they realized they have been lied to their entire life. Secretly thinking they are glad the defected before having to face any of that under different circumstances.
The western powers have no reason to fight NK, they want to be left alone
@@admiralkipper4540 unless you include the countless continuous human rights violations
@@canadiangopnik7007 I don’t believe any accusations made against them, and Even if it was true it’s no other nations business to go declaring war and sanctions on them. America should mind it’s own business.
@@admiralkipper4540 yeah, no, i mean war is improbable because of china and russia and they shouldn't be allowed to exist the kims are dictators who basically are starving their own population so that they can keep their life style of opulence
Pretty sure they realized that as soon as they safely made it into SK.
Have they seen the F-35b hovering? Should show them the USS America and the HMS Queen Elizabeth with F-35b's onboard.
They are truly masterpieces of engineering. HMS Queen Elizabeth is currently at sea, forming the centre of a formidable carrier strike group against a fleet of Her Majesty's Canadian ships (worry not, just an exercise called JW2020). Rest assured there will be plenty more pictures and videos to come.
you guys must be joking
the F-35 is not a masterpiece of engineering and neither is the HMS QE
early 21st century overpriced piles of garbage is the best name for these
Yeah, the QE is always good for a laugh
@ British jets have been operational for a couple years. Israeli F35s were not spotted by Russian air defense systems in all of their air raids. The only disappointing aspect is that the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force may never purchase 138 of them.
@ F35 is actually good plane, look it up. it just bad pr reporting.
easy things to check out is the red flag combat sim result which 20 : 1 kill against the current modern peer, it might be not as good f-22 in one on one but it's a really good team multirole capabilities plane. alot of country in fact lining up for them
ps: alot of this kind of thing happen due disinformation prob from enemy state and media trying to be a sensation then it become fake knowledge to internet. check f15 that has zero to 100s kill ratio on air to air fight has multiple same problem early on. I give you a just a bit info best just look up it capabilities from multiple source and you realize how good it was
The look on their faces when they absolutely knew we would pulverize them into dust is priceless
Didn't work the first time in Korea or Vietnam or the Gulf wars 1 & 2. America can't win a war.
@@Kit_Bear
You're confusing justifying a police action just to enrich a bunch of traitors as fight a war for survival. Those are not the same thing
@@rootstriker8209 Well, You're right there. You do have a lot of self serving parasites in your government. The good people of America need to remove them if they want to be free again it's just a pity that these parasites have the whip hand.
Would be cool if these guys or the others reacted to spaceflight/recent space missions and maybe the ISS. Interesting to know their perspective on space and beyond too.
Agreed. This would be so interesting
now what about showing them SpaceX falcon 9 landing on "of course i still love you".
@@cheating_lemon ye, I did mean them as well, the double booster landing is one on my favourite vids. But also showing them space stuff like the telescopes and long range sats as well as previous missions like the moon and current spacewalks on the ISS, quite a lot for them to 'react' to.
@@HiveFleetX i bet they will be so overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff ..they cant believe that these things even exist.
How long they been out of N.Korea? I think its hard to not notice space rockets
Petition to make the ROKAF invite these two guys for a maiden flight on the FA-50.
@Jax Taylor Viktor Belenko got to visit an aircraft carrier. He was VERY impressed by the team work of her crew.
that would be great, and to keep their reaction +1
@Jax Taylor they took the risk to escape, give them some credit. They are still young, and are finally able to indulge in entertainment.
@Jax Taylor bro no one is taking the notion of these two flying off a carrier would make their day. Not saying it will ever happen or if they are a VIP. I know for a fact only for pre-planned events when a US carrier is docked in home ports is the only time non-personnel ever have a chance to get on such a vessel.
@@imerupp Then how the hell did those RUclipsrs get on one?
Bwahahaha a B-52 on an aircraft carrier....love to meet the pilot who performed that miracle......USAF VET HERE....
The strength of the aircraft carrier is the strike group, not individual aircraft carrier on its own. If you showed anyone the strike group they’ll immediately realize fighting the US is guaranteed defeat
Yeah its like we have 12 of them I think. A lot but not to many right, wrong. Each individual aircraft carrier has a FLEET around it; destroyers, refueler, subs, etc. It realy is a show of the US global reach at it's fine.
@@cheeseninja1115 not TOO many. really. Its finest. (English at its finest!)
@@cheeseninja1115 the US is currently building more as we speak. And some have already been built. If I'm not mistaken.
@@rackley6102 Yeah, they have to keep innovating and creating more because of China amassing their own fleet.
@@nezhokojo1641 currently China isn't concerned with building a fleet because they know its gonna take decades just to match what the US has. Thats why they invested in long range anti-ship missiles and building military islands all over the south China sea. Area denial. US won't sail ships into the range of those missiles until we either take them out or get better anti missile defenses for our ships.
Always enjoy listening to these guys' stories😁
I think this is really cool. That's just goes to show how we can all get along. When governments don't get in the way we're all just people wanting the same thing family safety and to live happy.
Line the DMZ with Dairy Queens, they will never go further south.
Dunkin Doughnuts or a Greggs, their troops will be fat as fuck and going nowhere in minutes.
I have several times said that North Korea could never afford to invade South Korea these days, because the moment their soldiers saw what South Korea was actually like they would either desert or change sides.
@@alanlight7740 You could interchange basically any modern country with SK, that's now bad NK treats its people. Not anything against SK, BTW, it's great. I wish we'd dealt with COVID like they did. We'd basically be normal right now.
ok that made me laugh out loud for real
....but we WANT the soldiers to defect! lol
There's a joy to seeing these guys experience the West in all its strange, weird glory.
I hope you are in a better place now!!! Thank you for sharing your stories....
It's not an elastic string. It's a series of steel cables stretched across the deck that catch a hook.
Keep an eye on the internet, US bases in Korea may have air shows. Contact PA ahead of time to make sure they know who you are and clear you before getting to the gate.
Osan Air Power Day.
They’re most impressed about the food.
Of course.
That’s privilege. In some places in the world, food is valued more than money, aka it’s easier to get money or products rather than food. That why Kim jong Un is fat. He not only gets food whenever he wants, he gets however much he wants. While he and his party let his people starve.
You would be to if you spent most of your life starving.
@@deedeeschway9566 In some indigenous tribes, having food is considered wealthy, therefore being fat itself is akin to us wearing jewelries.
Haha having Dude Perfect represent the US -- actually, accurate
These two men deserve a trip to Ben & Jerry's to try every flavor of ice cream imaginable.
Ben and Jerry are both commies. Maybe Baskin-Robbins instead.
@@Anon54387 Tell me you're American without telling me you're American XD
@@Anon54387 Yep, they are probably done and over with that lifestyle.
Out of all the videos, y’all picked a “Dude Perfect” one?
fr
Fax
But dude, the video is perfect
And what's wrong with it?
@@jamescarlo4380 Makes it more about the dude perfect guys instead of the carrier and planes
Really enjoy watching these guys.
I wanna see them try MREs
Up you go
They did a US MRE review/mukbang on their own channel, with eng subs
But only as long as they are the old dark brown bag MREs. 😆 Nothing beats cold "Ham and Chicken" loaf liberally sprinkled through with bits of what I can only presume was bone(?), and slathered in some form of aspic; a "fruit cake" that wasn't half bad, but could be used as a candle; dehydrated "pork/beef" patties with dehydrated ketchup, and grey chocolate.
To them any thing is better than corn soup
@@nicholassorrenson5073 Wanna have nightmare? I used to read their internal Military/Police reports on Cannibalism incidents in the early to mid 1990s.
It got so bad people were literally eating Kudzu.
NK military: "We're going to war with the US!"
NK soldiers who know better: "Yeah, no. We'll join the US and enjoy some real food before we come back and take over."
Seriously, the NK soldiers seem pretty chill and enjoy seeing all the things that we have. Hopefully a program can be had with SK/US relations that those who defect from NK military and be able to join SK ranks while getting education for learning multiple languages, including English.
That's because they're the ones with which the brainwashing didn't stick and they got out. I don't think you'd get that same reaction with most of those that are still there. You have to remember that most don't even know what's really going on in the world because KJU limits what information they receive. It's like a darker version of The Trueman Show.
The South Koreans do allow North Korean defectors to serve in their military, just so you know
@ANIMALS RIGHT FOR (lSLAM) their knowledge would be very limited, probably just enough to do that and give POWs orders where to go and what to do.
And probably only officers would get even that little.
SK officially accepts all NK defectors as citizens automatically. So im pretty sure they can join the army as i believe that they have mandatory service (not sure whether its applicable to defectors since im making an assumption)
@@mqegg KJU defecting to SK 😅
This is so weird. I grew up in Hampton Roads, so I was always around military craft of all types. I remember as a kid getting to go on a Nimitz class carrier for the first time, and thinking it was *smaller* than I expected.
Landing and stopping is done with a steel cable with a breaking system under the deck and manned to adjust tolerances and weights. When the plane lands it has full power going in the engines in case if misses the cable and has to take back off and do a go around. There are 3 cables that the pilot aims for. If one cable should snap, then the force is so great that if anyone is standing around it will literally cut them in half.
Show them the Warthog, let them see what a flying cannon looks like.
Or an AC-130, a flying tank.
Or the SR-71, the most beautiful machine ever made, and the fastest plane, built over fifty years ago
Or the b-2 as I like to call them the flying doritos
Screw that - just show them one of the South Korean military display days, esp the parts where the attack helicopters are at work.
Flying cannon? More like flying BRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTT!!!!
2:39 It's nice to see them show appreciation to the inventors not just in the technology alone.
I wish someone would explain things to them properly, they must finish more confused than when they started.
Right?
Guy explaining needs educated prior to explaining.
The need to see an entire Blue Angels Show! America Baby! Whoo!
"Who on earth is this guy?"
Loved that reaction to The Blue Angels LOL
Other countries: Aircraft carrier sinks
US: casually does BBQ on aircraft carrier
Yeah, they're not sitting ducks. They have a whole group of ships whose entire function is to protect it, even if that means sacrificing itself to take a hit meant for the carrier, but really, they have their own defenses on top of the carrier group's umbra.
@Pekoko big kusa Anti-torpedo torpedoes were successfully tested on the George H.W. Bush in 2013.
@Pekoko big kusa The ATTs are still in the testing phase in the latest update, i believe the G.H.W.B. is still the only one to have used them.
@Pekoko big kusa It scored hits in a training exercise. It would take an incredible amount of damage to actually sink a supercarrier.
@@rylian21 True! They also do scenarios where they take hits. Like sometimes the training is to purposely lose to see if they can come up with different battle strategies. They do it with air battles to. It best to practice the worst possibilities! Some people just don't understand. Like just because they practice fighting fires on them doesn't mean a fire will happen.
Lots of military videos lately. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching these.
The more you watch the more the algorithm will supply.
are they prepping us for some kind of October Surprise?
These guys are adorable. Its funny to watch the suprise and awe on their faces.
These guys should watch "The Final Countdown" and then tell them it was made in 1980. Great Air Craft Carrier based movie.
I just watched that again last week. Never gets old.
"splash the zeros"!
The look on the face of the captured pilot after being brought on the flight deck is hysterical
Yes, one of the best movies showing the capability of a modern aircraft carrier.
The most realistic Navy film there is (other than The Last Detail) haha. I mean yes it's a sci-fi film, but I mean that's the real Navy in that film!
"3 aircraft carriers is enough to start a war"
I think you mean "end a war"
Those guys are pretty cool and no different than us American's. The only thing that makes Country's dislike each other is our Government's. Everyone pretty much wants the same thing in life !!
Fascinating reactions, but please do two things. First, get someone who knows the correct technical terms to edit the captions, and second, show these lads "Top Gun".
Wow, you guys are so lovely. It makes me happy to think you can be or do anything you want with your lives now. I look forward to watching you grow as young men with bright futures. Good luck from New Zealand.
I am in awe of the courage you gentlemen had to escape NK, as I stood on the line 96-97. I think that is why I enjoy watching your and other videos from people who have escaped. I say welcome, you are truly free, pursue your dreams, share your story, and hopefully one day, all of NK will be free from tyranny.
Love watching them and hearing about their time in the NK service. It brings a lot of insight into such a different culture. Especially a culture of a place that most can't ever visit. Thanks for sharing 💖
You should show them "cities at sea: how air craft carriers work", gives a more in depth look at just how massive carriers are, and how threatening they can be
I love these guys. I share their vids among my army vet friends. They love them too
Yall should react to the Green Berets, Force Recon, Raiders, 75th Rangers or other Special operations
Yea, I want to see an "elastic string" catch an F-18
That would be some huge tail hook and I wonder how bouncy the landing would be because you'd have to have 'elastic string' (rubber cable) about the the thickness of a truck.
Want to see, how it throw the plane in the sea when it goes back.
Dude Perfect on a carrier. Love it.
It would be so cool if these guys got an invite from the US Navy lol
It is not an “elastic string” that the aircraft’s hook catches. Metal cables and there are mechanisms below the deck involved. Don’t know what rubber thing the narrator is talking about. There is a catapult mechanism that launches them. No secret. Probably improved since Vietnam era. Most dangerous place on a carrier is the flight deck. Hopefully cable construction has improved. Nets around a carrier are there to catch crew blow off or who jump away when a cable broke. Won’t go into the gorie things. The jet he road in is one of the Navy’s “Blue Angels”, a air team that participates in air shows at mostly Navy bases. Ex was on the now retired “Enterprise”. Probably a lot of improvements on the newer carriers.
I laughed way hard at the "elastic string" caption
I think it was lost in translation.
Them getting excited about the ice cream reminds me of a story told by an ice cream maker manufacturer.
During WWII, every US carrier would have one of their ice cream makers, but the smaller ships wouldn't.
So, during the Pacific campaign the carriers made it known that if a ship recovered one of their downed pilots, the ship would get a huge drum of ice cream as thanks.
You can imagine the effect this had on how quickly pilots were recovered! Eventually they had to be told to calm it down after two destroyers nearly collided in a race to recover a pilot.
I love how it was translated as "I didn't get to ride on *the* airplane". Hilarious implication
The genuine admiration of the science and mechanics making such a fortress of war possible is pretty moving.
This is my old ship. I was one of the guys that wore a green shirt on the flight deck.
Yellow shirts handle the aircraft taxi, chain and chalk,
Purple shirts fuel the aircraft,
Green shirts control the catapults and arresting gear (the cables that catch the hook hanging off the back of the aircraft), The catapults that shoot the aircraft off the deck are steam powered and very loud.
White shirts are QA they usually make sure everything on the flight deck is safe and productive.
Red shirts handle ordinance (they move bombs around).
And for the life of me i can't remember what the blue shirts do.
Yes we were fed very well. Every new guy out of boot camp has to work in the galley for a month i think, that may have changed. I personally served pie the whole time. Strawberry rhubarb, cherry or apple. After that i worked some of the hardest days of my life, not only on the flight deck where the hours are long but the work under deck is often much more difficult. That being said i also saw parts of the world i would not have seen otherwise and wouldn't change it for anything. In hindsight I wish i would have stayed in longer.
They reacted to an episode of Dude Perfect😂
Honestly, Dude Perfect should be shown this video and pony up to show these guys a bit more of the world.
There were a number of factual errors by the narrator. Navy plane are launched from decks by a catapult powered by steam or an electromagnetic ram. Navy planes have a tail hook that catches an arresting wire when they land. There is nothing elastic or rubber in the systems. We currently have 13 aircraft carriers which is more than all the other world navies combined.
Tell them!!!
elastic doesnt mean rubber or plastic...it means stretchable and absorbing. how it unspools after the catch could be misinterpreted as stretchy. so poor choice of word based on common definition in the u.s., but not incorrect really.
@Otium Borealis translation error maybe
Also not to mention that statistically the US Navy"s air power IS greater than the US Air Force.
@@foreignmilk they are steel cables connected to a hydraulic system that absorbs the momentum from the plane
understand that this really is old tech.. the most deadly weapons are classified and not available on a your tube video.
I'd given anything just to know what the US is hiding up their sleeve. I feel like China and Russia know damn well that there's more than meets the eye themselves.
It's why they're trying to stall and expand their economies rather than take any meaningful military action. What they know of our military demonstrates a clear and monstrous advantage. What they don't know could end any potential war just as it begins.
This was really old tech in a really old video.
By their reaction to a steam catapult we can surmiset that the Kims banned Gundam the same way Marcos banned all giant robot shows.
Now feed them some real US BBQ....
@Avery Bullock I would say start with North Carolina first. Then go from there...
They had the army veteran lady, Kim Jong-Ah, try BBQ, the other video
@Avery Bullock basically any of the gulf states and most of the southern east coast states, not to mention the landlocked states connected to said coastal states. BBQ is quite popular all around the states, but these few states take the cake.
That pilot is a Blue Angel
Cmon theres gotta be someone with navy connections to get these two guys on an aircraft carrier for a day. Don't know which will blow there minds more, the flight deck or the mess?
Well failing the American ones you could try getting them onto our new British one, HMS Queen Elizabeth for a visit instead, her carrier strike-group's headed their direction next year anyway after all...
Jax Taylor I was mostly being tongue in cheek, these two defectors might get picked up by the MP's just for driving by a US military installation. Lol
I want these guys to come train with us!
Thank u for ur service I'm not even American but great respect
Can I ask u something??
We would have to feed them for weeks to get the strength to hold a m4
@@taskforcealto never mind a fully-loaded British SA-80A3 lol, good rifles those (problems the earlier ones had have been fixed now) but got some serious weight to them
@RS Gaming, sure.
Show them some of the safety films from aircraft carriers. Deck crew being "sucked" into A-6 inlets or EA-6 is always good. The Forrestal incident gives an idea of the hazards.
Our family was in Hawaii on vacation when the Abraham Lincoln docked as we were waiting for the Pearl Harbor memorial tour. It was the first time my kids had ever seen a carrier up close and personal and they were completely blown away by its immense size. Seeing one up close from dockside is the only way to fully appreciate just how ginormous they truly are!
Maybe we should just schedule an up close and personal dockside tour for a few thousand (well guarded) NK soldiers and then remind them that we have 11 of them and 5 even bigger ones currently under construction. As Teddy Roosevelt said, “speak softly and carry a big stick!” 😆
"I couldn't imagine aircraft taking off and landing from a ship".
They were told it was called an Aircraft Carrier, right? They think it just drove aircraft around for sightseeing missions lol?
You have to consider the culture of giving things fantastic names and descriptions in North Korea. Hell they think (thought?) North Korea having a larger number of subs as some decisive factor w/o realizing that most of their sub fleet was subpar 25 years ago when/if they were new!!! Hell one of their national treasures is an old U.S. ship that was stranded there. They claim it as a "War prize"! lol
Maybe they just thought they MOVED aircraft and fuel, maintenance crew around to our different bases.
@@Forced2DoThis1 Ahhh, true. Hard to consider how much context really matters in such a simple phrase. That's a culture that we, thankfully, can't begin to really comprehend.
They should check out one of the big carriers.
I think it would be *amazing* for them to be able to be able to experience, first hand, an aircraft carrier! I wish I could make it happen!
So the thing everyone needs to realize is this is just a Navy recruitment video. Nobody is going to admit it, but it is.
Yeah, but who cares?
So was Top Gun. Still a good film though
@@talltroll7092 talk to me goose
It's old AF and was on some _"Most Amazing [insert thing here]"_ show. I remember seeing it on TV years ago. Trust me, the Navy has plenty of money to air _actual_ TV commercials, which it often does.
I kinds want to invite these guys to Pesicola just so they can see the blue angles up close.
They would show them dude perfect 😂 doesn’t get more American than that
1:33 North Korean's think three aircraft carriers are enough to start a war! Damn....wait until you see the 16 others 🤣
I don't think you're around to see the 16 others by that point.
and to think, this is JUST the navy, there is like the whole actual Air Force waiting and the Army just chilling, and now we could probably beat NK with just drone strikes because they wouldnt know what the hell was attacking them
Good good to see you guys.
“No it’s for ice cream” that definitely was just food dude😂
I would love to see their reaction to the United States Marine Corp boot camp crucible, the full video.
Pretty sure that's basically life in NK.
Rocking the 90s movie and rock star hair cut. Good job
Thanks to whoever said he looks like a rockstar. He’s not being himself anymore.
Or, plot twist, his exposure to freedom has let him finally be himself.
@@Gottaculat lol yeah no he tied his hair up because he didn’t want to get those comments smh shame on those people
He wears the sunglasses to hide his identity to protect his family in the north.... and his name is an alias. It was in a video on his own channel
@@Userhandle7384 true indeed.
If there is anyone reading this from the ROK AF then give these young men a ride! I'm certain the NKPA monitors this site and I'm certain they'll be apprehensive after seeing the strength of the South!
Those 2 seem really genuine. It's great to see.
" An elastic string " slows them down. More like 1.5 inch thick steel cable ....
Why can't we just call it the 3 wire or the 1 wire cause if u did work on the roof u know that's what all the pilots are catching all the time lol
@@josephbernard7705 No shit. My birthing compartment was right below the 3 wire. Back in the day when A7s were still in use, their lack of decent speed brakes make it sound like someone was throwing a UPS truck on the roof every 10 minutes. I'm surprised I got any sleep during flight ops.