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The Buffer is the Chief Bos'n Mate (CBM), typically one of the senior NCM's in the ship.  Oversees all deck activities such as towing, anchoring, replenishment, boat work, etc. At least on a minor warship, would coordinate the watch on deck and supervise cleaning stations and ship's husbandry...

I think water side security for the olympics is likely tasking for the Navy. Similar to what occurred for APEC in Vancouver a few years ago.  Given that the RHIBs of a PSU are faster still then the ORCA and controlled by the PSU commander, they would be more effective as the small vessels. It is...

Two things. First, these ships will not likely have an exclusive arctic role. In truth, they are offshore patrol ships that will be ice-capable. That means that most of the role would be offshore fishery patrols, east and west coast where it is too expensive for a CPF and too difficult for a...

I think this is exactly the problem. To a lot of people the military in general, not just the Navy, is hard to sell when they make more and work less without having to go away from home for months at a time. I think very few people really want the lifestyle that comes with it. The afteraffects...

Ack. The point is, I don't think you need to have a formalized midlife refit for MWS like the KIN. Although I agree that they are more sophisticated than the ships they replace, they don't need to go through a full refit to continue to operate in their current role, well past a 20 year life span.

The adults would need to give some serious consideration as to where to set priorities. The drop of the mid-life refit leads one to think that the KIN class would not remain in service past 2015 or so but how many mid life refits did the PB's or gate boats have in their 40+ years? The real...

This is an interesting question. The Orca is a far more capable vessel than the YAG that preceeded it and could be used in operational activities like this. Some of the talk I had heard was that if the ORCA was to be employed in an operational role (in contrast to training), it would require at...

I'm not sure that joining the military at all, outside of a reserve unit, is advisable if you want to stay in Ontario. You probably should have checked with your family to see if they were okay with it before you started the process. A lot of us joined up for some adventure and the opportunity...

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