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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Anchorman on October 28, 2017, 10:36:28 AM

Title: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: Anchorman on October 28, 2017, 10:36:28 AM
Weapons of mass murder, a less than trustworthy captain, and nine drugged sailors.
Why worry?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/navy-nuclear-submarine-sex-drugs-cocaine-hms-vigilant-trident-vanguard-women-in-armed-forces-a8024506.html
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: floo on October 28, 2017, 10:44:33 AM
SHOCKING, to say the least! :o
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: Walter on October 28, 2017, 10:53:13 AM
Quote from: Anchorman on October 28, 2017, 10:36:28 AM
Weapons of mass murder, a less than trustworthy captain, and nine drugged sailors.
Why worry?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/navy-nuclear-submarine-sex-drugs-cocaine-hms-vigilant-trident-vanguard-women-in-armed-forces-a8024506.html
perhaps we should accept that young men and women want sex and  the RN should provide relevant facilities . this may help to prevent affairs where emotions are involved .
As far as drugs are concerned regular testing should be carried out and the offenders discharged before boarding .
Sniffer dogs are very good at finding drugs which are hidden aboard, problem solved  ;)
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: ekim on October 28, 2017, 03:13:49 PM
Whatever happened to 'Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum'?
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: Walter on October 28, 2017, 05:08:39 PM
Quote from: ekim on October 28, 2017, 03:13:49 PM
Whatever happened to 'Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum'?
and Roger the cabin boy ?
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 28, 2017, 05:26:38 PM
Quote from: Walter on October 28, 2017, 05:08:39 PM
and Roger the cabin boy ?
......Seaman Staines and Master Bates......?
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 28, 2017, 05:28:57 PM
Quote from: ekim on October 28, 2017, 03:13:49 PM
Whatever happened to 'Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum'?

We are often told that words and phrases change meaning over time, perhaps this behavior is the new definition of "Splice that Main Brace"?
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: Robbie on October 28, 2017, 06:14:45 PM
Doesn't shock me, it's what I would have expected.
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: Udayana on October 28, 2017, 07:27:57 PM
Quite. What else have they got to do, sailing backwards and forwards to no end?

Maybe someone could start a small war?   :-\
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: Robbie on October 28, 2017, 07:41:36 PM
I wouldn't go that far  :D, I just don't have a lot of faith that people will always behave well when they're cooped up together and have heard similar stories before.  Pity it got out really, I don't suppose it's done any good.
Title: Re: HMS (Less than)Vigilant
Post by: ekim on October 29, 2017, 08:56:00 AM
Quote from: Humph Warden Bennett on October 28, 2017, 05:28:57 PM
We are often told that words and phrases change meaning over time, perhaps this behavior is the new definition of "Splice that Main Brace"?
Perhaps the expression is now 'Spice ... the main brace'.