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CRCN will be playing World of Warships during fleet week this year. Wargaming will be in attendance.
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CRCN will be playing World of Warships during fleet week this year. Wargaming will be in attendance.
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Update, the kid is now on week one of NETP (do they still call it that?) and has put his name in to go on RIMPAC. They did a tour of HMCS St John's the other day and was blown away by the operations room. He's leaning towards NAVCOM or WENGTECH but Bos'un holds a bit of an appeal as well.
For a kid who 6 months ago had no intention to joining the Navy and is now thinking of a career and nudging his buddies from high school to consider giving it a shot, I think this is a win for the RCN and CAF.
Yup NETP. Or OSQAB and OSUT for us old salts
Glad he is enjoying it!
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I saw that, we will be in the same area.
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I think a navy has an advantage, all things considered, in “show the flag” sort of things.
In areas that a navy can go to, bringing a warship or two (even a small one) can be really exciting for the public, and “all” (huge air quotes there) it has to do is just…be there. Maybe do an open day like Fleet Week but just having an FFH or alongside would bring publicity.
In contrast, the Army can bring in their vehicles and guns but unless they’re going around shooting, it’s less impactful than a warship that you can go onboard. The Air Force is kind of in-between - people think planes are pretty cool but in general they need to be at airports, which are controlled areas. So you can’t just have an Aurora displayed in downtown Vancouver.
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You could display an Aurora in downtown Vancouver….I just don’t think it would be the kind of publicity we want…
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Well we’re already signed on to the P-8 - no need for that sort of spectacle
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Not ever, no…
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I'm thinking that landing an Aurora in downtown Vancouver might be a bit of a challenge.
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Sort of my point…
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Colin Parkinson
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I mean, the longer we keep Aurora's in service, the more likely they'll just decide they're landing in downtown Vancouver whether the pilots want to or not...
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I have to admit, when I was with the Army no one was interested in seeing where I worked.
When I am on a ship I get asked all the time by friends and family if I can bring them on board for a tour.
We used to do 1 night a season where we would bring the rugby club on board to the main cave and get 'ship wrecked' it was always a huge hit, and well attended.
There is something about a man-o-war that people find neat.
Even for me, I never miss the opportunity to visit another ship, and when in Norfolk the Wisconsin always gets a visit.
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Same. Most people want to see where we slept and how life goes on onboard ship.
On tours with the Aurora the public cares about the cockpit (obviously) then the galley
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The tac tube never gets any love…Same. Most people want to see where we slept and how life goes on onboard ship.
On tours with the Aurora the public cares about the cockpit (obviously) then the galley
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Well it’s either “we can’t show you anything fun”, or a barrage of nerds nerding out about stuff that the public generally doesn’t care about.
So I’m not surprised.
A few years ago I came across a newspaper article from the 1950s. It was describing an upcoming recruiting event that the local militia units were running. One of them was an engineer unit.
The line that jumped out: "At 2:00 the flamethrower will be demonstrated. The fire department will be on hand."
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Same. Most people want to see where we slept and how life goes on onboard ship.
On tours with the Aurora the public cares about the cockpit (obviously) then the galley
The galley is always popular. My Dad loved the MCR and hearing the engineering side of things.
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Normally you get your weekends off unless you are at sea or otherwise have duties to preform.
