According to their uniforms, they are a lieutenant junior grade (O-2) and ensign (O-1). I imagine those are their actual ranks because they're consistent across their different uniforms. Their left out friend is an O-2.

Here's the ship:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_Paul_Jones_(DDG-53)
Wikipedia says the ships can carry an SH-60 Sea Hawk, which does indeed match the video.

The ship has a crew of 33 commissioned officers, 38 Chief Petty Officers, and 210 enlisted personnel. So this video is produced by about 1/8th of the ship's officers (assuming that John Paul Jones is an officer, as well).

>> ^Thumper:
This is weird are they really filming this while out to sea? I wonder how they got permission...


They're commissioned officers that probably live on the USS John Paul Jones, so they most likely just grabbed their DV camera and shot it. If they were enlisted servicemen, then they'd most likely have to do this on the downlow, but since they're officers the world is their oyster, baby.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'The Lonely Island' to 'The Lonely Island, John Paul Jones, Autotune, Shawtay' - edited by calvados

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Jimmy Page' to 'Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, 70s, 1973' - edited by rasch187

I am not sure, but I believe John Paul Jones produced one or more of their albumns.

These ladies rock!

From the Metafilter posting... In 1979 Paul McCartney asked a few friends, namely John Paul Jones, David Gilmour, Ronnie Lane, John Bonham, Kenney Jones, Hank Marvin and Pete Townshend to stop by the studio for a bit of a jam. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rockestra.