Navy Diver Master Chief Sunday

Navy master diver and served nine more years beyond that achieving the rating of master chief boatswain s mate in 1971.

Navy diver master chief sunday. The navy diver is not a fighting man he is a salvage expert. Carl brashear first african american master diver in the u s navy to promote to master chief and beat the odds after a losing his leg in a tragic accident aboard ship while doing his duties. If it s in the way he moves it. If it is lost underwater he finds it.

Naval institute s oral history of master chief boatswain s mate carl m. He was the first african american to become a u s. Brashear he was quoted saying the following about the accident that occurred on march 23 1966. They succeed in getting brashear reinstated.

Navy master diver rising to the position in 1970 despite also having an amputated left leg. He eventually also earned the rank of master chief himself. This film is based on real life events of carl brashear the first black man to be accepted into the salvage divers school. In the 2000 film men of honor the character leslie william billy sunday portrayed by robert de niro is a u s.

Just as i started to leave the boat pulled on the pipe that had the mooring line tied to it. If he s lucky he will die young 200 feet beneath the waves for that is the closest he ll ever get to being a hero. Master chief petty officer e 9 also can be a command master chief cmc of the master chief petty officer of the navy mcpon which is assigned to the highest ranking enlisted person in the united states navy. In 1970 he became the first african american u s.

July 29 2006 a portrait of master chief boatswain s mate master diver carl m. Brashear joined the united states navy in 1948 at the age of 17. Sunday again trains brashear and aids him in his fight against the navy s bureaucracy and an antagonistic navy captain brashear s and sunday s former hoist executive officer in order to return to full active duty and fulfill his dream of becoming a master diver. Chief petty officer e 8.

Brashear sits next to his casket during a memorial service held at the base chapel aboard naval amphibious base little creek july 29. In april 1968 after a long struggle brashear was the first amputee diver to be recertified as a u s. Master diver united states navy the united states navy master diver is the highest warfare qualification obtainable by a member of u s. A master diver is an enlisted person who typically has the most experience and knowledge on all aspects of diving and underwater salvage.

Carl maxie brashear was a united states navy sailor.