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And yet no mention of Apocalypse Now? Or Catch-22?

For submarine movies, I vote for Das Boot. Hunt for Red October is simultaneously extremely good and extremely bad.

I will point out that serving in a submarine is not an option for those that enjoy fresh air, outdoor exercise, looking at nature (the occasional whale, seabird, sunrise/sunset and the stars) and the occasional BBQ. There was a 'jogging track' around Protecteur: 5 laps = 1 mile...

WSP is a Quebec-headquartered engineering, consulting and construction company with 73,000 employees worldwide and revenues of $CAD14.4B.

I am with PF. I grew up poor and in a crappy family. I joined for the education, training, travel and adventure. From my perspective, poor kids don't think about a pension in 30 years: their focus is much shorter term. There may also be some correlation that kids from rougher...

I think this is a bit of a bold choice and I congratulate the selection committee for making this selection. Ms Anderson has been dealing with an extraordinarily difficult situation and is worthy of this acknowledgement and our respect.

I have nothing much to add to this and haven't lived in a military facility for decades but all this smells like a lack of leadership. If unsupervised kids are running around in a building disturbing others who need their rest, they need to be reined in and learn to live in a group setting...

While perhaps this is a slight drift, I think it's related. I volunteer at a large seniors and veterans long term care facility. (Volunteering there is immensely rewarding, but that is a different topic.) Right now, some of the recreation activities for veterans seem to be a bit behind the...

(And no one ever mentions the 'Gulf War' of 1990-1991.)

And bit by bit the root problems with recruiting are being uncovered :)

And with that single, insightful comment, the problem of recruiting for submarines has been identified :)

As regards recruiting, many decades ago when I was being courted (as an MSEO in training) to switch to subs, I heard lots of stories about the initiation process for new submariners. The rumour was that those without the submariner qualification (their dolphins) could be ridiculed, humiliated...

Billions are spent on environmental remediation for risks that are imperceptibly low. Remediation of historic contaminated sites should be based on actual hazards to health not theoretical harm. In general, remediation criteria are so low as to be difficult and expensive to meet. Money...

Hello, I recently spent some time uncovering the history of one of my ancestors. There are two vital steps to follow: 1. Request the personnel file from Library and Archives Canada...

I would speculate contract requirements, terms and conditions have become more elaborate, complex and difficult to meet. Here is an oversimplified version: the old contract said to produce trousers based on existing specifications for trousers. The new contract says to produce trousers...

At the end of their life, it costs hundreds of millions of dollars to decommission a nuclear facility. Those costs would also apply to nuclear powered submarines. The decommissioning process can last for decades.

PS: I would also add that young people today have a reasonable chance of living to be 100 years old. You can train to be an MSEO, complete your obligations, go work on a PhD bringing lots of hands on experience and still have 30 or 40 years of working career ahead of you. The idea of...

MARE/MS training is a lot of work and involves a lot of time away and a lot of time onboard a ship. Shipboard life can be a challenge (that is a whole other thread). If you are not 100% committed to this path, you will likely find it not to your liking. That's the best advice I can offer.

It's been two days and no one has answered so I will speak up. I am a former Navy Marine Systems Engineer but long out of uniform. So whatever I say is likely outdated. I can't respond to the specifics of your questions but here are some general thoughts: 1. Marine Systems Engineering...

Pardon me while I share an anecdote. Although quite dated I think it may be illustrative. I was a very junior MARE/MS going through the training process. At some point, an effort was made to convince a few of us trainees that the submarine fleet (Oberons at the time) was the way to go...