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Imagine if some meglomaniac got a hold of one of these...

No

Exactly, where's your sense of adventure?

This is the problem. There is nothing wrong with Heart of Oak, but some "Good Idea Fairy" who wants some bubbles filled is pushing this, possibly under the veil of some perceived slight or insult. The insult is to sensible people that have better things to think about. Not 1 minute of...

Yawn....please show us on the doll where a 260 odd year old British victory hurt you

Yuck...

Wow....

When I did my JLC back in 1994, when we went out into the field to do our tasks, we had to sing "Heart of Oak" as we marched out. Not one Francophone complained...lol

So now historical facts are offensive...got it...lol

"Come, cheer up, my (insert gender neutral term here) 'tis to glory we steer...."

I don't see New France or even France mentioned in Heart of Oak's lyrics...maybe I misunderstood your post

I don't consider saluting a superior officer a "tradition"...maybe I'm alone on this one.

Lol, I think I probably did, but my story is another example

"Fortunately we learn from our lessons, and all our previous BOIs on fires, collisions and allisions are widely available..." While this may be true and we also learn from our allies and partners, there are times when we don't. One of the "lessons learned" from HMS Illustrious's gearbox...

Yes, I believe there was even a cartoon in the local paper of a matelot returning home to find his wife in bed, not alone...lol. I was happily single at the time.

In 1986 while in the Royal Navy aboard HMS Illustrious, I was present for the forward gearbox explosion and fire at about 0030. As part of the Standing Sea Fire Party (SSFP) and in particular ventilation party, my first job was to get 2 drums of AFFF down one of the foam tubes leading to the...

Those are usually the best stories

Thank you for the info, I was in the navy in the "pre-flair" era...lol