{"id":120026,"date":"2022-09-12T19:09:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T19:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:53:07","slug":"heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, nature calls at the same time duty calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what happens to the waste of thousands of sailors who flush aboard Navy ships?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YVMA Productions, a YouTube channel, could bear the mystery no longer, so its camera crews set out to discover the answer for themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe discharge of sewage that has been produced aboard a carrier is one of the few duties on board a ship that requires the highest attention to detail,\u201d according to the narrator. \u201cThe sewage produced on board the ship cannot be held on the ship for an extended time. For this reason it must be discharged into the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Me4xmJ392pc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"What Happens After US Navy Sailors Flush The Toilet On An Aircraft Carrier\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the ocean is somewhat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenakedscientists.com\/articles\/science-features\/oceans-cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">self-cleansing<\/a>, the Navy cannot simply dump sailor excrement overboard and carry on with its mission. It must take the time to sanitize its \u201cblack water\u201d before returning it to nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMost of the sewage waste produced on an aircraft carrier comes from the toilets\u2019 urinals,\u201d the video continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After entering an integrated treatment system, a complex array of filtration and cleaning methods are applied, including the use of a bio-reactor and a sediment tank for processing. Only when the water is sterile is it pumped back into the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luckily, processing waste water in this fashion won\u2019t impact anyone\u2019s next trip to the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe regulations state that the sewage must first be cleansed before it may be discharged into the ocean, and the ship must be located at least four nautical miles away from the closest shore to comply with the regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But unfortunately, it\u2019s not all smooth sailing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a 2020&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/710\/705463.pdf\">Government Accountability Office watchdog report<\/a>, the sewage system pipes onboard the super carrier Gerald R. Ford were built too narrow to accommodate the amount of daily waste being flushed by crew of more than 4,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrequent clogging of the system,\u201d which is similar to those used on a commercial airliner, has necessitated unique fixes that include flushing the entire \u201csewage system on a regular basis\u201d with an acidic substance capable of unclogging, the report found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost per flush? A mere $400,000. What\u2019s worse, the carrier George H. W. Bush, commissioned in 2009, features the same sewage system and is experiencing similar issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High demand of sailors using heads throughout the mammoth ships, coupled with soaring costs and extensive hours devoted to unexpected maintenance, has raised doubts about whether the oft-congested plumbing is even sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talk about a crapshoot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":105231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-observation-post","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":16,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"4":{"categories":["off-duty","your-air-force","news","daily-news-roundup","newsletters","middle-column","home"],"primary_category":"off-duty"},"5":{"categories":["off-duty","news","your-army","daily-news-roundup","newsletters","middle-column","home"],"primary_category":"off-duty"},"6":{"categories":["off-duty","news","your-marine-corps","daily-news-roundup","newsletters","middle-column","home"],"primary_category":"off-duty"},"7":{"categories":["off-duty","news","your-navy","daily-news-roundup","newsletters","middle-column","home"],"primary_category":"off-duty"}}},"categories":[29,117,15,35,16,88],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3308,3492],"class_list":["post-120026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-middle-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-off-duty","category-your-military"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"TQDZQ2XHXNEDFM52ON5O5CDVUY","arc_canonical_url":"\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"observation-post","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship - Military Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Military Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-12T19:09:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T14:53:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sarah Sicard, J.D. Simkins\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sarah Sicard, J.D. Simkins\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2022-09-12T19:09:48+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T14:53:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 418,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Home\",\n\t                \"Middle Column\",\n\t                \"News\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Off Duty\",\n\t                \"Your Military\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship - Military Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2022-09-12T19:09:48+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T14:53:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Off Duty\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/off-duty\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"off-duty\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Military Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News About Your Military | Military Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Military Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/military-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/military-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Military Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/militarytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship - Military Times","description":"Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship","og_description":"Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/","og_site_name":"Military Times","article_published_time":"2022-09-12T19:09:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T14:53:07+00:00","author":"Sarah Sicard, J.D. Simkins","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sarah Sicard, J.D. Simkins","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship","datePublished":"2022-09-12T19:09:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T14:53:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/"},"wordCount":418,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png","articleSection":["Home","Middle Column","News","Newsletters","Off Duty","Your Military"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/","name":"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship - Military Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png","datePublished":"2022-09-12T19:09:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T14:53:07+00:00","description":"Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/12\/heres-what-happens-when-you-flush-a-toilet-on-a-navy-ship\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Off Duty","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/","ad_zone":"off-duty"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Here\u2019s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/","name":"Military Times","description":"Independent News About Your Military | Military Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#organization","name":"Military Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/military-logo-white.png","caption":"Military Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Military Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-1.16.15-PM.png.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120045,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120026\/revisions\/120045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120026"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=120026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}