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I was lucky enough to spend 2 years on HMS Ark Royal, an aircraft carrier, in the late 80s. While on deployment in the Mediterranean, we had a 17 year old prospective Medical Assistant join us for 3 weeks. Hed just finished basic training and had several weeks to wait before his MA course started. This guy was 17 going on 12, very naive – in the nicest possible…. Continue reading Man Overboard – HMS Ark Royal 1987! 
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…. Continue reading Boys will be boys…! 
Xmas a time of good cheer and copious quantities of alcohol! Well that’s how ‘Jolly Jack’ does it. It’s New years eve 1984 – on board HMS Yarmouth on patrol in the South Atlantic. It’s rough weather and the ship is rocking and rolling. No matter! It’s Xmas – down to the mess for a few tinnies…. Continue reading Heard the one about the glaswegian and the scouser at Xmas….? | ||||||
