• Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    12 hours ago

    without ever seeing land

    Do you even see much daylight? I figured, especially on the bigger aircraft carriers, that you spend almost all your time below deck.

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      9 hours ago

      Eh, you can get to areas “outside” without much issue, not all the outside areas are the flight deck.

      That being said, these people are crammed in there doing work on a non normal rotation 24/7. It can not help that they are not doing anything worthwhile and also nothing really effective.

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        3 hours ago

        Your first point is correct. There are weather decks along the sides and aft of the ship, underneath the flight deck, where crew can be outside.

        But these sailors aren’t working 24/7 non-stop. Individuals have downtime to sleep, eat (obviously), and generally hang around playing video games, watching movies, reading, etc (this one is not so obvious). They would’ve had to bring an that stuff onboard before they left.

        Regardless, that’s like being stuck in your house for 9 months without ever touching grass. It’s just not sustainable psychologically.