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.Support the showhttps://patreon.com/formeractionguyshttps://jcramergraphics.com/https://ANGLICOshop.com/Brett's Sitehttps://surfwhenyoucan.com/00:00:00 Intro | Top Gun00:02:36 Naval Academy00:14:26 Flight School00:18:49 Selecting Which Platform to Fly00:26:00 Hardest Part of Helicopter Flight Training00:30:42 Close Air Support Training00:37:52 Deploying on a Destroyer00:45:55 Transition to the F/A-1800:58:28 9/11 Happened01:05:23 Shift in Aviation Tech01:14:22 Iraq Deployment01:19:35 Difference in Pilots01:24:33 Becoming a Carrier Captain01:31:24 Life as a Ship Captain01:34:59 Setting Sail January 202001:38:46 COVID Strikes