This is an awful show. I spent 27 years in the Navy (2+ in the crew of a carrier) so I know the dark side of Navy life — and of life in general.  But there’s no balance in this show. 5000+ stories, 10 hours of air time and the racist gets a half hour (episode 4)?! Even the cross-section of the crew in episode 1 was predominantly negative (knocked up girlfriends, drunks, unhappy first-tour sailors, etc.).

I’m not advocating sugar-coating real life, but this show is as real as a soap opera. The producers and editors are sending the message they want to send and it’s a negative message.  ‘Carrier’ will be a great recruiting tool - for the Air Force.

Brendan J. O’Donnell
Captain, USN (Retired)
CSC JDIS Project Manager
Pentagon OSD (PA&E)