I’m on a huge navy ship. I’m a man in the military. I think it’s WW2. It’s evening and I can see the sun set reflecting off the ocean water. The water is calm. All the sudden, 3-5 men including me are overboard. I don’t know if I was Air Force who landed on the navy ship or if I was navy. I don’t know how we got in the water or what happened to the ship. I just remember telling the other men to follow me and swim to a ship that was about half a mile from us. I couldn’t tell if it was a US. War ship or another countries. All I knew is that we didn’t have anything but ourselves and the ocean. No raft, nothing. We would die if we didn’t at least try to make it. I then woke up from the dream.
Dreams about military settings, like being on a navy ship during WW2, can represent feelings of duty, discipline, and the pressures of responsibilities in your waking life. The calmness of the ocean and the sunset may symbolize a moment of reflection or a transitional phase, suggesting you are at a point of contemplation about your life direction.
Falling overboard with the other men could represent feelings of losing control or being thrown into an uncertain situation. It may point to fears about being unprepared to face challenges or feeling isolated in a struggle. The urgency to swim to safety indicates a desire for survival or finding solutions to problems you’re currently facing.
The uncertainty about whether you are in the Air Force or the Navy might highlight a sense of confusion regarding your identity or role, possibly related to your career or personal life. The lack of resources—having nothing but yourselves—could symbolize a feeling of vulnerability or being in a situation where you must rely on your own instincts and abilities to navigate challenges.
Overall, this dream may reflect an inner conflict about taking risks, handling pressure, and the need for collaboration and support during difficult times. It could also be encouraging you to actively pursue solutions instead of waiting for conditions to improve on their own. Reflecting on the relationships in your life and your current situations may help in understanding what this dream signifies for you personally.