" Landing on an aircraft carrier doesn 't make up for the loss of 2.5 million jobs in America , " said the senator , a much-decorated Vietnam War veteran .
" Landing on an aircraft carrier doesn 't make up for the loss of 2.7 million jobs in America , " Kerry said .
The captain , Michael J. Gansas , was notified yesterday by the city 's Department of Transportation that an agency hearing officer recommended that he be fired .