Ep. 193 | Brett Crozier | USS Theodore Roosevelt Commanding Officer | SH-60 and F/A-18 Pilot

Brett Crozier is a retired Navy captain that commanded the USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Blue Ridge. He is also a naval aviator that is qualified to fly both the SH-60 Seahawk and F/A-18 platforms. Brett also authored his book Surf When You Can: Lessons in Life, Loyalty, and Leadership from a Maverick Navy Captain.

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00:00:00 Intro | Top Gun
00:02:36 Naval Academy
00:14:26 Flight School
00:18:49 Selecting Which Platform to Fly
00:26:00 Hardest Part of Helicopter Flight Training
00:30:42 Close Air Support Training
00:37:52 Deploying on a Destroyer
00:45:55 Transition to the F/A-18
00:58:28 9/11 Happened
01:05:23 Shift in Aviation Tech
01:14:22 Iraq Deployment
01:19:35 Difference in Pilots
01:24:33 Becoming a Carrier Captain
01:31:24 Life as a Ship Captain
01:34:59 Setting Sail January 2020
01:38:46 COVID Strikes