If you are single, Xmas in the Navy can be good fun, even when you are working.
Here’s an example….
Continue reading Xmas fun. Ho, ho, ho….
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Whilst working on the wards in Plymouth in 1975 I became very adept at “laying out” the deceased. No idea why – just didn’t seem to bother me that much. I was often called upon to help on other wards when I was on night duty……. Continue reading Spooked – a case of mistaken identity Every month or so, can’t remember exactly, there would be a new class of nurses arrive for training. This was quite an event for most of the male staff at the hospital – probably a slightly scary one for the new nurses!….. Continue reading New arrivals……. As we all know. Haslar and Stonehouse are no longer Naval hospitals. They were centres that offered the highest levels of care and cleanliness to it’s service and civilian patients a like…. Continue reading Hospital closures 
So, what makes a hero? Is it a member of the public who takes on a bank robber, a man who saves a child from a burning house or a soldeir who storms a machine gun nest? Who knows – I’m sure we all have our views….. Continue reading Heroes…………………….. 
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….. Continue reading First Aid….. A Royal Navy medic from Huddersfield has been doing her bit to help improve the lives of children in western Africa. Medical Assistant Michelle Taylor, currently attached to the Royal Naval Hospital, Gibraltar, has just returned from Exercise Gambian Roller, a short-term training team detachment….. Continue reading Royal Navy Medic helps kids in Africa We’ve just taken up position with the task force in the Total Exclusion Zone (TEZ) in the South Atlantic. There she is – HMS Hermes, the task force’s flagship. Sort of gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling knowing she’s close and that you are now part of the ring of ship’s around her……. Continue reading A warm, fuzzy feeling……. | ||||||