Any ex-RN on the BBS?

And no sailor jokes!

 

There's someone posts as pompeyred. I think he may have naval connections.

 

No good, majority of fish heads cant read or write anyway

 

still serving mate, 23 years so far. you think i would have grown up by now!

 

jax is ex fish head I think matey

 

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Yea I used to do that, few years ago tho!!

 

I know a lad who is on subs in Plymouth who supported the Reds when he lived up here. I don't know if he's on the BBS.

 

Ex merchant......reporting for duty skipper lol

 

36 too old for a career change? Perhaps a mid-life crisis!

 

No, you can join reserves up until age 50 (55 ex-service).

 

12 years man and boy, but back in the days when the ships were made of wood and the men of steel joined in 69. 2 Ark royal tours including its last one and the one after Sailor was on TV.
World trip on the Arethusa, I count myself as very very lucky. I joined and did 12 years without a shot fired in anger. Left on the Friday and the Falklands was invaded the week after.
I kept trying for HMS Sheffield for the local connection and had I signed on I would have got it as Master at Arms, when she was hit by the excocet it struck exactly where the MAA was at action stations, ....... there but for the grace of god.

 

Christ you never told me you were the joss! That's it I best keep quiet now

 

We were the good guys LOL........ honest.

 

I'm Ex-Navy, now working with Royal Fleet Auxiliary. We're currently recruiting - there is no age limit, you just need to pass a MCA medical. There are a few academic qualifications required and go through an interview. All trades are available - Deck, Marine Engineering and Systems Engineers as Officer, Deck, Motorman, Cook, Steward and Communications as Rating. Starting pay for rating is currently just under £20000. Rising to approx. £28000 within 2-3 years. Officer is dependent upon qualifications.

Look on RN website and search for RFA jobs

 

I remember when I was working in Hong Kong one Sunday evening I had just opened the bar wearing my big thing top and there was this shout of you reds, two or three lads walked into the bar saying they supported the reds turns out they were off a sub docked at stone cutters island ... That was a drunken evening ...