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That would have to be MAA...Master at Arms or Joss

"mal de mer" ?

I believe the INS Viraat...formerly HMS Hermes(my old ship) has the record for longest serving

You are though.

Richard Bonce

Just a minor point...it appears he is not an officer but a Petty Officer ie senior rate...still hope they put him away if convicted. ;D I see the subject title has been modified ;D

Speaking of trolls. Welcome to ignore. Must be fun being an internet tough guy, and calling actual war fighters lazy. Anyways, done with you So when faced with someone who doesn't agree, always revert to insults and throwing out the "I've been there, you haven't" phrase when you don't know if...

And NavalMoose, if your opinion of me really mattered, I might be insulted Feathers are obviously ruffled.

Yes, in answer to your rhetorical questions Because if, as a "new" Veteran, I don't want to sit at a religious ceremony, that must mean I am lazy, against tradition and some sort of yuppie, right

What next....an app for the "new generation" so they can attend the ceremony via facebook on their phones?

Can nothing in this world just stay the same, maybe for the sake of continuity, or just because that's the way this ceremony is? If your knickers are in a twist about having to listen to a bit of religious speakings while at a ceremony to remember those who had fought and died so you can get...

"Racial Overtones"....cool name for a band ;D

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He's probably on Facebook, counting his "likes" right now, hopefully he will give us some more of his wisdom and experiences soon.

Hurricane Sandy has got nothing compared to this s@#t storm...lol

Ah, the future messdeck lawyer, do yourself and the CF a favour and get out now, you are just making a fool of yourself.

"Today a Private can listen to his IPode, talk on his Cell phone etc while in Uniform and  you can't say anything or you will get in trouble" Let me be the first to say that you are talking out of an area usually reserved for funny noises and bad smells.  No one in uniform is allowed to have...

I remember being on the bus in Halifax one very cold day and seeing a reserve Lt wearing an orange survival suit over his navy uniform, had to shake my head on that one.  He was the same Lt that fell in Halifax harbour when not hanging on properly on a RHIB and halting the entire exercise.

"The navy doesn't earn nearly as many medals as the army does" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the contrary, my SWASM, SSM, Former Yugo, and Peacekeeping...

Here in Ottawa where there are so many officers it is commonplace to see the bag over the shoulder, the glazed eyes on the cellphone, the headphones in or the open jacket on the bus.  I don't usually travel in uniform especially in summer when it's really hot.  I am also aware I should say...