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A Navy Lark: May 2010
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Friday, 28 May 2010. So here I am fresh from a year in Gibraltar now just arrived at my next port of call - HMS Osprey, Portland. This is were I was to meet and marry Sue (29 years on and going strong). Many a happy night would be spent in the Flying Fish, Osprey's club - all establishments have something similar. On this evening I was eyeing up the local talent on bop night- Weymouth's finest would often visit. It was the Babysham girl! Thursday, 27 May 2010. Um, well, not quite.
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A Navy Lark: A first look...
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Friday, 28 May 2010. So here I am fresh from a year in Gibraltar now just arrived at my next port of call - HMS Osprey, Portland. This is were I was to meet and marry Sue (29 years on and going strong). Many a happy night would be spent in the Flying Fish, Osprey's club - all establishments have something similar. On this evening I was eyeing up the local talent on bop night- Weymouth's finest would often visit. It was the Babysham girl! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A Navy Lark: March 2007
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Saturday, 24 March 2007. Steaming towards Ascension Island from the UK. We have now settled into the routine. There are constant exercises - obviously, very necessary. An effective crew is one that has been well drilled. The aim is to practice for all eventualities - attack, fires, damage control, men overboard, aircraft ditches etc. As you can see, an awful lot can occur on board a Royal Navy ship. To their credit, my first aid team members, paid serious attention to my lectures a...
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A Navy Lark: September 2009
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Sunday, 20 September 2009. My last draft before leaving the branch was to Portsmouth. The NBCD (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence) School at HMS Phoenix. It was here that we instructed all branches in these cheery subjects. The clue is in the name! I was a Petty Officer by this time and my role was that of an instructor. My subjects were light rescue, first aid and the fun one - the medical effects of NBCD agents. We also taught decontamination procedures in the event of nuc...
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A Navy Lark: A Catalan Dip..
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Wednesday, 26 May 2010. Another day at Catalan Bay. I had just done a 12 hour night duty in the hospital, a quick dash to my flat, a fried breakfast and then off to spend the day dozing on the beach. Never a wise approach whilst on nights. So, having had a bottle of Rose, half a white, a few Calamaris and fries it was time for a quick doze in the sunshine. Could this be the end of Shiner (my naval nickname) then! Not, bloody likely! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A Navy Lark: April 2007
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Saturday, 28 April 2007. Promotion in the Royal Navy is, like civvie street, dependent on other people's views. The Navy operates within a divisional system with a divisional officer looking after a group of lower ranks ( a division ). Within this division will be a number of officers, non-commissioned officers(nco) and junior ratings. A chain of command exists within this setup and is, actually, a reasonable way of doing things. On joining the Leeds Castle in 82 I was the only med...
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A Navy Lark: May 2007
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Thursday, 24 May 2007. Boys will be boys! I am still serving on HMS Yarmouth. We are now acting as guard ship in the West Indies. So what is a guard ship? Basically the ship's duties are to patrol the islands and to respond to any requests for help, particularly in disaster areas. For example if an island was struck by a hurricane or tsunami we would provide search and rescue assistance, medical support and disaster relief. While I sit at the bar I notice that there are quite a few...
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A Navy Lark: A beach god!....
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Thursday, 27 May 2010. One last Catalan bay story. I was, of course, a bit of a beach god - rippling muscles, golden tanned body - the works! Um, well, not quite. In reality I was a bit on the thin side - not an ounce of fat on me. Being fair haired and fair skinned meant that the sun and I were not the best of bedfellows. In fact, we had a pretty poor relationship truth be told. So, a draft to Gibraltar for a year would pose a few sunny problems for me. Hi reader, My son has been ...
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A Navy Lark: Where the hell are we?
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Memoirs of a RN Medic. Tuesday, 2 February 2010. Where the hell are we? So here I am - at HMS Raleigh leadership school, some time during 1975, I think. Leadership school, does what it says in the title. Creates leaders of men - right then - here we go! 14 days of manly fun, marching, running, climbing, classroom leadership lectures, assault courses - fun, fun, fun! As these things often go - this fool was designated leader for my little group. Oh joy! To cut a long story short, we spent many cold, wet h...
