Recent content by Oldgateboatdriver

Embedding people from one organization to the other is always a good idea: it provides a different perspective on things and both sides can learn a few things of value to bring back to their own organization. IIRC, we embedded RCN personnel with the CG in the Arctic in the lead up to the entry...

R.I.P. May you enjoy many ends with Sandra!

The Coast Guard doesn't even have a Cost Guard way. The sailors come from the various merchant academy or directly from the ranks of merchant seaman. The officers come either from one of the various Marine officers colleges of Canada, which produce merchant seamen, or from the Coast Guard...

Correct. And since it is recorded and projected on a monitor, there is no need for eyepieces through which to peer. Did the Korean's perhaps retain one attack periscope as backup?

No.

But it would suddenly deprive the Coast Guard of a large source of recruits.

Welcome to Canada. Land of the all-singing, all-dancing ship and where perfect is the enemy of good-enough.

Which is one of the reasons why there is one aspect I don't like in his plan: Making them commissioned vessels (HMCS) instead of tenders. That requires, by Rules, that it be under a Commanding Officer instead of an OIC. This, in turn means minimum Minor Warship Command certificate instead of a...

And he doesn't mean the ship. :)

I think they are called "airplanes".

See first part of my handle: "Old". I am pretty medieval. P.S.: You do know that Hearts of Oak you quote refers to the wonderful year ... of 1759.

I was thinking more along the lines of "Tunes of Glory", right Jock! :)

Additional here: I would want to see the "Orca" replacements used for Naval Reserve Units be a different version of the ones used for training in support of Venture. They should forego the large bridge with a double navigation facility for a smaller one with a single set of navigation gear...

It would make anyone closing our shores think twice.

The Americans picked Argentia when dealing with the UK because it is ice free, just like St. John's. St-Pierre et Miquelon, anyone? :giggle: