In about 2 months I am leaving to boot camp. As a result, I've been brushing up on materials needed and things "needed to know" for boot camp. With that, naturally I'd watch movies that are related with Navy/war type subjected movies. These movies have got me thinking about some situation. I don't ask these questions out of fear but out of curiosity, have any of you fellow sailors had any close calls or battle situations? What I mean by "close calls" is, some type of failure with a system (engine, computer, etc.) where there could of been major damages or loss of life. I know talking about these types of situation can be disturbing to some people, but in all the posts I've personally read, not one that I encountered had some sort of "problems" out at sea.
We, new sailors, know that while working, it's not all ice cream and rainbows. So I ask all the vets to share some experiences to educate us, and let our imagination to start thinking "realistically".
Any stories would be appreciated, thank you.