That raises a good question as to whether the QL5 MarTech course or whatever it’s referred to now is enough of a foundation piece for the machinist specialist course. At one point, the entry requirement was, IIRC, 85% on the QL5 fitting/machine shop phase. So the guys ( not sure if a gal has...
I‘ve heard the same. Those having released just five years ago wouldn’t recognize the trade. Out west there Is an astonishingly small number of legacy guys left.
My old CERA (and by old I mean a paltry five years older than me 😀) is convinced that the rot set in when machinery was placed...
There’s argument to be had that the ‘stoker mafia’ disappeared when the last fire was pulled on a Y-100 plant and the MSE dept ceased being more than a third of the crew, and I don’t think the mafia ever made it past the water front. If a name is mentioned as to who put in the last kick to the...
There’s talk of certain aspects of amalgamation being rolled back, but the train has been rolling down the single set of rails for so long that the remaining brain trust is flummoxed as to a COA.
We had our ERA’s party at the Esquimalt C&POs last Friday. The number of serving members who show up in uniform keeps dropping as more and more Martechs have no relation to prior training standards, certification boards etc or ever being referred to as an artificer. Now, i’m not one for...
IIRC this was done during Op Friction in 90/91 with PRO. Not sure about ATH or TER. The RN have been doing it for years with their forward deployed T23’s and MCM vessels in the Gulf, and more recently with River B2‘s all over the Pacific.
Loads of potential maintenance options too outside of...
That happened to me a few weeks back, until her heels got caught in the steps…..
I actually know the area well, walking the dog there a few times a week. A bear was in the same area last month. This isn’t exactly the sticks, with suburban sprawl surrounding it and getting denser by the month...
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