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Two or three decades ago, I knew a LOT about these things. I am not sure how relevant my information may be. Regardless, I would be cautious of discussing such things on an open forum.

I can assure you that in industry if you are a senior manager and not pulling your weight, it is out the door with you. In the last two years (or so) three vice-presidents that I know of have been let go from my organization (an organization of several thousand people bloated with...

Can someone please clarify if this was an NCM or officer course? Thank you.

This has been a really useful discussion. Anecdote and some thread drift. I was OOD on 'active service' in the Middle East. The ship's duty watch was about 120 individuals including armed soldiers. As OOD, someone notified me that divers were going into the water about 100 m from the...

When I was OOD on 'active service' deployment to the Middle East, I don't recall getting ANY training in this area at all.

Thread drift alert. I joined the Navy mostly so I could travel. In my short career, I crossed the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Med covering about 40,000 sea miles. I travelled up and down the east and west coasts of Canada and the US. Port visits included California, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji...

Or maybe more like these guys: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60669763 Wanted: multilingual former soldiers willing to covertly head into Ukraine for the handsome sum of up to $2,000 (£1,523) per day - plus bonus - to help rescue families from an increasingly grim conflict. It sounds...

Yup. Casualties in the engine room during electrical blackout. Those with high-vis clothing are spotted, recovered and get medical treatment first.

Sorry to belabour this point but requirements for safety clothing should not be decided by a show of hands, a vote or someone's opinion. Safety clothing is based on a rigorous and documented assessment of hazards and how to mitigate those hazards to assure the safety of workers. Yeah, I am...

Thank you. PS: Since leaving the Navy, I have worked for a number of large engineering and construction companies. I have spent time at oil & gas facilities, underground mines, construction sites, etc. Having the appropriate clothing (which is a sub-set of PPE) is part of the requirements...

If you will pardon some drift as we discuss operational clothing...... When I was in the Navy, we started in the horrid green 'work dress' then migrated to dark trousers and a blue shirt. Better, but still horrible. I was in the ship's engineering department and that clothing was entirely...

Back on page 52 of this thread I indicated I was considering going to a counter-protest on 6 Feb (someone flagged me for 'trolling' but that is beside the point). I went to one of the counter-protests in Ottawa yesterday. My observations: Starting with a small group of about 20, it grew to...

I live in Ottawa and am fed up with the inaction in resolving this situation. A counter-protest is planned for Saturday. I may go. Are any veterans' groups supporting this counter-protest? Anyone here thinking of going?

As teenager, seeing the midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Roxy Theatre in downtown Toronto was..... enlightening. Sail on, Mr Meatloaf.

Please allow me to add my two cents. Sure, Jagmeet made a huge error in judgement. He broke the rules. He knows better and should have done the right thing. This has become a tempest in a teacup, properly so. I am confident the right thing will be done in the end. But this incident...

While I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist, is addressing and resolving the cause of your depression an option? If you can get to the point of no longer requiring supplements, the issue becomes moot.

I have sailed with padres onboard. They were all generally likeable fellows who seemed to be able to carve out a role for themselves: addressing and solving personal issues (mostly related to problems at home while the ship is deployed) was their strong suit. For action/emergency stations, I...

Hmmm, you raise and interesting point. Not to take this too far off topic (it is related to Navy recruiting) but you allude to the idea that in the civilian workplace, former military service is a bit embarrassing. So instead of listing military service on a CV as a sign of pride, service...

I was part of a large cohort that started their education and careers in the Navy, then left at about age 30. This was in the mid-1990's (a time of limited opportunity, force reduction programs, etc.). Of my cohort that left, they went on to all kinds of different professions: engineering...

Just for reference, I work for a large, multi-national engineering and construction company. All employees (40,000+) are mandated to be vaccinated.