men of honors
... disappointment he is assigned a position which is given to many African Americans that were enlisted in the U.S. Navy, as the sip cook. But Karl has other ideas in mind. As the crew of the ship is in a stand point, the Caucasian crew members are enjoying themselves with a nice dip in the ocean. Carl and the African American crew members are not permitted to participate in the event with the Caucasians. Carl does not care of the consequences of not following the rules. He jumps in the water along with the other Caucasian crew members. In doing this act, Carl enrages many of the crew members, which leads to one of the Caucasian crew members to swim after him to stop Carl’s foolishness. As the Captain witnesses the incident, he learns Carl’s ability to out swim the pursuer The Captains assigns Carl Brashear, the first African America, to be an active member on deck of the U.S.S. Hoit. Taking into account, he acquires a new motivation in life to be a U.S Navy Master Diver. After many letters and a recommendation from one of the officers he gains the respect to become a navy diver. H...