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I should further add that young kids today have a reasonable chance of living to be 100 years old with a 60 year working life. The OP shouldn't feel pressed at a young age into something that may not be to their liking. If they choose to take a year (or two or three) to figure some things...

While it is has been some decades since I was there, first year engineering is a grind. It is dull and is intended to just give the necessary basics in math and science. Engineering programs get MUCH more interesting as you progress. Also, the field of engineering is diverse (mechanical...

I will offer my perspective. As I have said, much of my work is on large construction sites with various historic - waste hazards. The construction workers show up to do a job. They don't care so much about their appearance but they certainly don't go for extremes of dyed hair, ear rings...

Some of my work is at large construction sites. If there is a chemical hazard at that site (e.g. remediation of historic waste), workers may be required to wear respirators, SCBA or similar. No beards are permitted. So it is one thing to tell a group of soldiers or sailors they have to be...

My knowledge is pretty stale and may be outdated. I will offer what I can. As I said above, ship's engineering departments need to comply with Naval Engineering Manual (NEM). I don't have a copy of that. Someone needs to flip that open and look at the first page. My guess is that it is...

I don't have much to add to this discussion except that I was trained to be a ship's engineering officer. There were two primary documents that guided operation of the ship's engineering department: one was fleet-wide (Naval Engineering Manual) and the other was ship-specific (Engineering...

Ship's telephone salvaged from one of the the old steamer-class ships. Exactly as removed from the ship. Last I used it (~15 years ago), it worked although the current draw is relatively high for modern telephone systems. All components original. Asking $100.

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?