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024 P2: Could You Handle 5 Years Underwater? | David Albert, USN
Part 2 of Episode 24 of the Semper Try Podcast is here.
In this episode, I sit back down with Navy submariner David as we go deeper into what life is really like beneath the surface. From serving on the USS Ohio and USS West Virginia to spending over a decade at sea, this conversation pulls back the curtain on a world most people will never experience.
We talk about long patrols lasting 80 to 100+ days, what it’s like to have little to no contact with the outside world, and how most sailors onboard don’t even know where they are at any given time. David shares how he taught himself latitude and longitude just to stay grounded in a place designed to keep you in the dark.
We also get into:
• 13 years assigned to sea duty
• Nearly 5 years spent underwater
• The reality of “hot racking” and tight living conditions
• Submarine traditions like halfway night and earning your dolphins
• The truth about food on deployment
• The mental side of being confined with the same crew for months
This isn’t the version you see in movies.
This is the real experience.
Because most stories die unheard…
These won’t.
📩 Questions or guest ideas: [email protected]
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By sempertrypodcastPart 2 of Episode 24 of the Semper Try Podcast is here.
In this episode, I sit back down with Navy submariner David as we go deeper into what life is really like beneath the surface. From serving on the USS Ohio and USS West Virginia to spending over a decade at sea, this conversation pulls back the curtain on a world most people will never experience.
We talk about long patrols lasting 80 to 100+ days, what it’s like to have little to no contact with the outside world, and how most sailors onboard don’t even know where they are at any given time. David shares how he taught himself latitude and longitude just to stay grounded in a place designed to keep you in the dark.
We also get into:
• 13 years assigned to sea duty
• Nearly 5 years spent underwater
• The reality of “hot racking” and tight living conditions
• Submarine traditions like halfway night and earning your dolphins
• The truth about food on deployment
• The mental side of being confined with the same crew for months
This isn’t the version you see in movies.
This is the real experience.
Because most stories die unheard…
These won’t.
📩 Questions or guest ideas: [email protected]