Size for one. 6000 crew versus 120 and 1000ft long versus 330ft. The rumors back then said that if you went to a carrier, watch out for gangs because they recreated their 'hoods' onboard. A carrier is so big, there are parts that don't get visited very often so they fester.
Second - it's a whole lot easier to get pushed off the fantail of a carrier, than it is to be shoved out the escape trunk of a submarine! [ROFL1]

