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I remember some early 80s Gwynn Dyer documentary on NORTHAG in Germany. He's interviewing some RTR LCol and some of his bods in a Chieftain. Gwynn: How long do you thing you'll last in an NBCD combat environment? LCol with plummy accent: We have the best NBCD kit in NATO pip-pip non-answer...

My old man said the tank tread stretcher race was worse than the log.

More than one needle gun pierced a steamer’s hull beneath the vaps. . Oh, you meant the frigates.

You mean this one?

With Victoria-area schools balking at the police liaison program despite parent support, a section of roaming baby-killing MAGA fascists ( as I’m sure BCTF would interpret it) might be a bit much for the bleeding heart brigade.

I’ve just finished ‘Defeat into Victory’. The Slim/Stilwell relationship was fascinating.

Good thing they kept Slim.

You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone - Joni Mitchell

….and doesn’t turn out unwatchable dreck while they’re at it. Nah, furgedabowdit.

Two words: Lizzy May.

LPC: Ok, yeah, we’re a bit of a cult around JT. Saanich and the Gulf Islands: Hold my gluten-free non-alcohol half-pint.

That never existed. Complete fallacy. Now come and step in this nice bucket whilst I add the concrete.

We kept you on your game 😀. Never a bad thing to say about a ship’s LOG branch. The assorted ashore N and J staff are a different story. Example: Me on RIMPAC asking for the cruise engine change-out kit to be sent to Pearl. Esquimalt: “Can’t you use the USN’s kit?”

At least you kept the Eng in W Eng. Still wonder who dreamt up MarTech.

Two cruise engine changes on ALG during APOLLO was just that. FSR from Halifax and two riggers sent from Esquimalt. All other heavy maintenance including a top end rebuild of the DG set was MSE dept only. I’d like to think that we’re still capable of that level of work.

Slight correction. We had 4 Tribals in ‘96. Huron wasn’t parked until 2000.

The new car smell never existed. Walked on VAN for the first time in '93 or '94. Yep, smells like a steamer.

Ah, a new rank/appointment. The Lance-Warrant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sultan_(shore_establishment) Basically, the RN equivalent to engineering training establishments for the marine engineering branch in Halifax and Esquimalt but much more lavishly equipped. RCN engineers have (or were) attended for decades.