Feb. 2025: HCMS Ottawa Skipper Relieved

[OldSolduer]

I have no idea what the CJOC rules are currently, and a lot of the things below I've never seen, though some I have, but here are some things that could conceivably exist:

Normally there is no drinking at sea, but on special occasions a CO can authorize a single beer or two while at sea (say they were celebrating Canada day at sea and were having a BBQ on the flight deck). CJOC could have put in a rule for the deployment that under zero circumstances will there be drinking at sea.

CJOC could say max 2 beers per day in foreign port even when off-duty.

CJOC could say that no local contractors are allowed on board without special approval (say you wanted to bring a local band on board or a local food vendor for an event on the flight deck when in foreign port).

CJOC could say no overnight leave in a foreign port; everyone back-aboard by midnight.

CJOC could say that the provided for morale wifi cannot be used to download or stream pirated media... or that other stuff...

CJOC could say no drinking at all in a foreign port, or no going ashore if you drank anything at all aboard.

CJOC could say no going into eating establishments; patios only (think COVID restrictions).

Etc.

So in effect you're saying ships at sea and units deployed are micromanaged and over supervised.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Ummmm….

 

[Furniture]

So in effect you're saying ships at sea and units deployed are micromanaged and over supervised.

With good COs, yes.. With poor COs, not so much.

Back in the days before attrition meant every NWO who was wiling to sail got a command the old system worked... These days, some sneak through.

It's not better at the WO-CWO level. We have been short for a long time... People who otherwise might have been invited to take a staff job are now leading units.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I'd crush him in my Daring or Z-52...

I'm more of secondary BB guy. Tirpitz, Massachusetts ect.