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Yes, the NCSM Ville De Quebec is considered a bilingual unit, with French being considered it's primary language. While in harbour, all daily routine pipes are SUPPOSED to be made in french, and emergency pipes in english. However, there are instances when a new QM/BM has no knowledge of the proper translation for the pipe they are supposed to make (or their GAF levels are seriously low), and the pipe will be made in english.
At sea, however, the only pipes that are made in french are the wakey wakey, hands to lunch and hands to supper pipes. Everything else is done in english.
This is the way that our XO and our Coxn want it, so as proper members of the crew, we are to oblige, or catch the wrath of crap coming our way if we don't...
Yes, the NCSM Ville De Quebec is considered a bilingual unit, with French being considered it's primary language. While in harbour, all daily routine pipes are SUPPOSED to be made in french, and emergency pipes in english. However, there are instances when a new QM/BM has no knowledge of the proper translation for the pipe they are supposed to make (or their GAF levels are seriously low), and the pipe will be made in english.
At sea, however, the only pipes that are made in french are the wakey wakey, hands to lunch and hands to supper pipes. Everything else is done in english.
This is the way that our XO and our Coxn want it, so as proper members of the crew, we are to oblige, or catch the wrath of crap coming our way if we don't...
