We kept you on your game 😀. Never a bad thing to say about a ship’s LOG branch. The assorted ashore N and J staff are a different story. Example: Me on RIMPAC asking for the cruise engine change-out kit to be sent to Pearl. Esquimalt: “Can’t you use the USN’s kit?”
Two cruise engine changes on ALG during APOLLO was just that. FSR from Halifax and two riggers sent from Esquimalt. All other heavy maintenance including a top end rebuild of the DG set was MSE dept only. I’d like to think that we’re still capable of that level of work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sultan_(shore_establishment)
Basically, the RN equivalent to engineering training establishments for the marine engineering branch in Halifax and Esquimalt but much more lavishly equipped. RCN engineers have (or were) attended for decades.
There’s long MSE Division precedence for this and similar situations.
During my time on 280s (1996-2011) we usually had one LT(N) AHOD and two SLT Phase 6 MSEO trainees. For the most part, the subbies were fresh out of HMS Sultan’s applications phase and were new to ships. Rank aside, they...
Agreed regarding badges. Some are even used to flog ice cream in the most unlikely places.....👹
https://www.derrynow.com/news/derry-news/674872/derry-ice-cream-shop-owner-apologises-for-logos-resemblance-to-parachute-regiment-insignia.html
It was the only good thing about the first generation duds that weren't green. The shirt buttons fell off after every wash, and the blue pants (actual blue, not black) changed colour to a fetching shade of aubergine.
We did on the first post-CF work dress iteration of NCDs. Pic is ‘89-90 vintage. Trade badges lasted a few years only and then came off, never to reappear. I don’t recall the reason why.
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