198901 by Navy News

FAG END OF BLUE LINERS BY EMPLOYING a series of price rises. the_ Royal Navy's Blue Liner cigarette and tobacco concession _is to be phased out, and will

finally disappear in l99_l.

The decision by the Admiralty Board follows a number of reviews but. as a result of the latest. it was felt the medical evidence against smoking was now so overwhelmin that the concession could no onger be

justified.

To take account of stocks already held and contracts placed. it will continue until the end of I991. The price will be increased progressively, with the first increase taking place in April this year. followed by further increases in January H390 and January I991 to bring prices much closer to those charged for proprietary brands.

Amenities The move brings no saving to the Defence Budget. and all money raised by increases over the next three years will be used cxclusivcly for the benefit of naval personnel through the Fleet Amenities Fund. Contributing to the phasingout decision was the ltnowled that. while it is sad that in: itions die, in this case it was the beneficiaries of the tradition who were likely to die. ln addition, numbers of habitual smokers have decreased. Medical evidence available to the Admiralty Board indicated that of l.000 young people smoking a packet of cigarettes a day. six would die on the roads. whereas 250 could die prematurely from smoking-related diseases. In these circumstances. and iven the responsibility of the ard for promotin the physical and mental well- in ofnaval personnel. it was ecided â&#x20AC;&#x153;there was no other proper course of action open to them so far as this unique and outdated concession was conccrned.â&#x20AC;&#x153; I Turn to beet: page

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NAVY NEWS. JANUARY I989

the to Blazing way

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success

FIREMEN from Ru al Naval Air Station Yeoviltonpedalled for pounds their cycle ride from John O‘Groats to Lands End raise £l5.S00 for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. rota system took eight days to complete. with a 28-ton fire engine The 890~mile journey using eight men on a -

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Into action to iproot the equipment which had been set in concrete.

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Little ship—Large prof ‘t! HMS ATTACKER.one of the Royal Navy's smallest vessels. defied her size by making a visitvery large clfort for Children in Need ing 24 ports in 24 hours and raising £8,000 for the charity. —

Commanding officer Lieut.-Cdr. Graham Black. (‘P0(OPS) Tom Ord. CPO(0PS) Jim Hou ton. C P0(MEA) Bill Simpson. LMEM Dave lcncr. and R0 Russ Abbott

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WITH her spell of escort duty of HMY Britannia over. HMS Achilles has returned from Spain to Portsmouth after the Queen's successful visit.

A Penny for your memories MEMORIES of the Second

The Achilles had accompanied the Yacht to Barce-

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tractions of the city and rounding areas before duly called.

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a visit to

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the

ship of the name.

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officer. Cdr. R. A met David Delbert. of the war‘a

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officer.

commanding

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father. Capt

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NAVY NEWS. JANUARY I989

Drafty

A hope and a i and prayer ball crystal Much of our work on the drafting front i_nvolves having to tan well in advance of the requirement. However, there is a limit to Just how ar we can look ahead because, of course, drafting is influenced by a number of factors, not the least of which are ship or squadron movements. notice giving, welfare, sickness, schemes of complement and so on. Every effort is made to id for 2 airs and will only be in the meantime if avoid changes once a draft you render another. asking us has been issued. unless a Drafts it. ancel to Furthermore. you is in individual's an change Over the last few years. a submit as many C240s as may interest or is essential for number of major chan wish but not more than have you Service reasons. lt follows made to the list 0 Speciaone for the same preference. (A been therefore. that the further dupliate C240 achieves noth- lised Drafts. principally affectwe look ahead the greater ing and is a complete waste of ing those at Lee-on-Solent. the likelihood that a change everybody‘: time). _Upon re- where the vast majority of jobs nod‘. 50. if ceipt. the preference is fed into are now “S ma be necessary. the computer and you join the you are a_Lee preferee. please rystal balls do tend to nelist of any other volunteers for make maximum use_of the Speceive an extra polish when. for cialised Draft Section of the the same billet. example. we are preparing techDPC. it should be noted that Before re resenting your nical senior ratings for sea LEE no longviews to DGA(N)NATE_C y. using either of drafts. Not only are they enthe above forms. it makes good er extsts as a discreet unit, havtitled to the same 5 months i been lenient look the at to sense as follows: Sup other notice as ratings drafting M D DG to BR l4 (Drafting nstrucMSE Yeovilbut their PIT s can take it year ton; MO iions) to establish that there are DGA(N ASE or more to complete. ThereNAML billets for your particular cateFlcetlands; OD fore. if you are thinking of gory in the unit for which you applying for an extension of A revised edition are a your sea draft. you should of the upp ement will hopefulmake your wishes known in the ly be issued within the next few reply to the appropriate Stage months Relief letter. approximately a

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In last month's Draft ‘s Corner, the function of fting Preference Cards and C240s and the importance of keeping them up to date, was covered at some length.AWe make no apology for continuing this subject in a little more detail this month. because a sound understanding of the forms is so important to successful drafting Don't forget that a DPC remains valid and the details are held on the computer until the next DPC is rendered. On the other hand a C240 remains val-

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NAVY NEWS. JANUARY I989

dependency of Montserrat saw members of the ship's company of HMS Active on duty as part of the guard of honour outside the parliament buildings. A ROYAL visit to the British

The Active. operating as West Indies Guard Ship. timed her stop in Montserrat to coincide with the arrival of Princess Alexandra and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy, who carried out the inspection of the guard.

Later in the day. the Princess attended a reception on the flight deck of HMS Active and presented several Long Service and Good Conduct medals to members of the ship‘: conipany. On both occasions she earned herself admirers b taking time to speak to the o tcers and men. lsland-hopping HMS Active was well used to ceremonial duties hy the time she met the havin alRoyal visitors '

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celebrations in Antigua and Dominica. in Antigua the ship's Lynx

helicopter performed a fly-past

and after the formal

proceed-

calls Tyneside

ST.-\NAVFORCHAN. the mul-

tinational mine sures

countermea-

squadron, visited New-

castle-on-Tync following a series of exercises and interService operations in the Channel and North Sea. The Squadron is at present

under the command of Cdr. Patrick Gale in the flagship HMS Ledbury.

du rlneou Alexandra .stoppod tor a chat with 1 members or the ohl '0 '. of HMS A o. Hor olylntoroat was ovidont no the hoard at their

rat.

ings members of the ship's company were able to visit the historic Nelson's Dockyard in English Harbour. They also had the chance for some swimming and sunbathing and plenty of space for it, as the island has .365 golden beaches! Torpedo firing trials at the underwater test and evaluation centre in the Bahamas were on the agenda when the Active headed north from Montserrat and these were followed by a short visit to Nassau. ln Norfolk. Vir inia. the American carrier U S America was berthed next to the Active and the British ship's company was again called on to parade this time as the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic Change of Command ceremony took place on board the America. Representatives from Canada and the Netherlands were

commny

lolond-hopping duties.

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FALKLANDS War veteran, HMS Valiant. has been rededicated in a ceremony at Rosyth in the presence of the person who launched her 25 years ago. Guest of honour. Lad Thor-

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also involved.

neycroft. launched the aliant now the Royal Navy’: longest serving nuclear fleet sub-

During

the Active‘: stay in Norfolk she received several VlP visitors the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic and his De uty; Commander-inChief eet; Flag Oflicer Flotilla 3; and the Commander British Navy Stall‘. Washington.

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marine at Barrow-in-Fumess in December 1963. officer. Present commanding Cdr. Philip Higgins. was joined at the rededication by past CO: including Rear-Admiral Frank Grenier. Flag Officer Submarines. and Rear-Admiral Jeremy Larken. Assistant Chief of the Defence Stall‘. —-

West lndloo guardohlp guard of honour Monoorrat.

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tho Aethro

lino-up outsldo Parliament buildings in

Soberton’st 25-year link UNIQUE chain of command has come into force for HMS Soberton currently under refit in Rosyth.

Music

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The First Lieutenant. Navigatin Officer and a Midshipman rom the I964 ship's comare back together again ut in vastly altered roles. The former “Jimmy" Vice-Admiral Sir Jock Slater as Flag Officer Scotland and Northem lreland now exercises operational control for the Fishery Protection Squadron of

gany

(including UK postage and SURFACE mail abroad)

which the Sober-ton is gest-serving member.

the lon-

Capt. Roy Hardin has navi-

ted his way into t e post of it tain Fishery Protection. an Cdr. Philip Unwin is the Fishery Protection Squadron's Commander. administering the naval aspects for the I l ships in the group.

Music

was

provided b the

Royal Marines. and Sea adets from Dunbar‘s TS Valiant also joined in the celebration; The cake was cut by Mrs. Jeannie Higgins. wife of the commanding officer. and MEM Martin Stitt. Cha lain of the Fleet. the Ven. oel Jones. The Rev. Ray Clancy and the Rev. Bruce Neill conducted the service.

«Ar Twelve colour photographs

representing a unique sell-portrait of today’s Senior Service ~k

OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW

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AS EVERYONE was thinkingof celebratin the end of 1988 and welcoming 1989. Plymouth MS lnvincible. due out of refit late this month. yielded up a rfect New Year picture passing the o d Berry Head. on her way to be broken up. HMS Beny Head one ofa post-war Fleet. and extensive The new Invincible conclass of repair ships named modifications were made to her sea trials after a masducting after geographical features on in the earl* '60s, with further sive two-year refit rovided the coastline of the UK refit work ing carried out in was a stark contrast to t e Berry built in Vancouver in Canada l968. Head. Her fit I deck, with its After being commissioned by during the Second World War. runway cxten ed since _thc ship -

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and was finally sold for scrap in l987. She was one of the last ships of the period to remain in service with the Royal Na On arrival in Britain in I 45 she had been placed in Reserve as part of the reduction of the .

the Royal Navy for the first time late that year. she set oft‘ for the Far East early in I969 as 3 Fleet Escort maintenance ship her naval stores carried 40,000 different items. from radar valves to brass screws. -

last at sea. came into use when a Sea King of 826 Squadron, piloted by Lieut. David the Mansell. touched down first aircraft to use the ship since its reappearance. was

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F KINGS he of Gustav Carl when Sweden GALES greeted King visited the Royal Navy at Ponland. but did nothing to dampen the occasion.

the King in the Admiral l97S_. in RN Created an Honorary had his first opportunity to see the Service in action afloat.

After bein welcomed on arrival at RA Northolt by the (‘hief of Naval Staff and First Sea Lord. Admiral Sir William Staveley, the King flew to Portland in a Wessex helicopter of

the Queen's Flight. There. he inspected the guard by a number of units ocated at HMS Osprey and the band of the Royal Marines Plymouth. He toured the Air Station before being flown to HMS Liverpool in a Lynx helicupter of 829 Squadron. i|oted by the commanding o icer.

provided

Lietit.-(‘dr. Jerry (ireenop.

On board the liverpool the King spent the aftemoon meetwining the ship's COHIDZIH) ning friends as he went —-~

NAVY NEWS. JANUARY I989

HANG IN

THERE

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tnuehl" THE

training ‘p

me on

ol'fer this year or g gliding enthusiastsis detailed in an announcement on the Joint Services Hang Gliding Centre in Powys. A wide range of stan-

dards is covered.

OCKOOII) 100/08

Venture to the mountains SEVEN miles from Aviemore and about 450 metres above sea level in the Cairngorrns is Rothiemurchus Lodge. which was designed for use by unit

panics carrying out adventurous training but has been tncreasingly used by families as a leave centre. Although it enjoys a reputa-

tion for skiing, it is an base from which to conduct adventurous and leisure pursuits th out the year. Ful details. includi availability arrangements or Services and families and charges. '

are

given.

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How to control your dlglt

A ONE DAY course in

digital

control techniques is bein eld at RN Engineering Co Manadon. on Monday May -2. An announcement says interest in these techniques has increased over the last decade as of computer the control ed systems has become widespread. a process aided by the availabilityof cheap com-

legc.

application

puting power. The

is aimed at practising engineers and scientists working in defence establishments.

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A life on the radio waves 25Jears

EX-WREN Sandi Jones has had connections with the sea for more than of them her time has been more taken up with waves of a different kin Her face may not necessarily be familiar but the voice to aficionados of Radio Solent. the World Service or Radio 4 is likel to evoke images of roast bee and Yorkshire pudding and Sunday request programmes. Sandi. wife ofa naval officer. discovered her penchant for broadcasting in I965 when she was serving in Malta and the British Forces Broadcasting Service was looking for volunteers to work on a ships‘ reHer shifts at t e eet weather centre allowed her to put in some time behind the microphone on a and couple of days a week she soon realised that she wanted to work for radio on a much more regular basis. “I used to CIUO)’ rmdi out loud as a child and l like inding out what makes people tick. so erhaps that influenced me.’ she told ‘Navy News ‘_‘l Just enjoy sitting in it studio and rabbiting into it mike." —

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which she shares the presenting mth Lee McKenzie. Despite her move into general broadcasting. Sandi still does occasional programmes for BFBS. and maintains her contact with the Royal Navy via the ships‘ request shows she hosts which are recorded on cassette and sent out to ships all over the world.

Written “There's always been a service of this sort. but we no have a team going round an interviewing wives and families of those serving in ships." said Sandi. “Now the idea is that written requests come in from peo le with members of their amily or friends at sea. The tapes are only played over the ship‘:

longer

Tenacity On leaving the Service in i967 and returni to Britain. Sandi aimed to fu fil her tiew ambition and wrote to BFBS for a job. Her tenacit finally id off and she set O“f0l' Coogne in Germany late in 1968. Twenty years on. she still loves her work. She has just finished a I3year spell with the World Service. and has been working for Radio Solent for more than ll years. Although her experience of different types of prowide. Sandi is mme is st known or her Sunday “ring in and chat“ show. on —~

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to Learning live with the

problems

WITH THE dawn of a new year. banishment of last year's me would make a welcome But life. alas. isn't like that either for individuals or For example. re appears no let-up in the man problems. Few lmthesitua neasedlastyearwo d rathertheo positewou|dbethemorecommon view. any believe that "stretch". a word which wormed its way into naval parlance sortie years ago. gets the tighter while commitments and workloads grow no less. his regular manpower ceiling now stands at about 68.400. a reduction or more than 10 per since 1979. Over cent of the trained stre the next 10 years this igure is due to fall further through em nt oi ships which need fewer men an by continuing "streamlining" cl‘ support functions.

organisations. Navxscgerennial .

Controversial Those presiding over the inevitab complex man wer situation. lully aware of a the ramifica s, including retention. will doubtless be mindful of the need to protect what is now often relerred to as "quality oi lite." But undoubtedly the major talking point last year in the personnel sphere was the larreachlng and controversial Review or Allowances. Working out the implications of its complicated rules was tar from simple. As a Navy News headline said. it was a case of "ups and le feeling strongly downs," leaving some they would be worse 0 but with compensating improvements leaving many better oti. .

Give and take The system. evolved after some shar Whitehall skirmishes to achieve the best resu to be had. is still "bedding ln." How people eventual! come to see it represents just one and retention more fa or in the satisfaction stakes. All will hope that time proves the balance struck in what of necessity was a "give and take" exercise was a reasonable one. Meanwhile. none oi this should prevent one for iurther wish and happy New Year. Doubtless it ll once again be one of plan of hard work with hopeluliy enough time or some play as well. —

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AMBASSADORS BACK FROM OUTBACK NAVY

NEWS. JANUARY I989

WORK carried out by the Royal Navy's Outback 88 task group has earned high praise from a Government Minister. In a signal received by task up commanders as the ships re—entered British waters. the on. Archie Hamilton. Minister of State for the Armed Forces. congratulated the team members on their "excellent job in displaying the Royal Navy's professionalism and the high quality of its equipment to the countries visited.“ He described the shi of the deployment, but ships‘ com'

nies of HM ships A

Royal.

inburgh and Sirius and Roy-

al Fleet Auitiliaries Fort Gran Orangeleaf and Olwen. ine ambassadors for as Britain." .

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Friendly

Whenever possible during their six-month deployment. the ships have taken_ the opportunity to exercise with friendly navies. Allies of the Five Power Defence Arrangements took rt in Exercise Starfish and ima Bersatu. and Exercise Loyal Friend a la venture was conducted wit the Sultan of Brunei‘: armed forces. These operations and the numerous visits conducted by the task helped support the Brit’ defence sales industry. by allowing demonstration of the currently in service wit the Fleet. Bicentennial celebrations in Australia formed the highlight —

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companies enjoyed

outward visits to Malta. Malaysia. Sinpore. the Phili ines. Hong ong, Thailand. runei. Indonesia. and Papua New Guinea. On their way home they called at Diego Garcia. Sri Lanka. India. Pakistan and Gibraltar. The Ark Royal's arrival ofl Portland allowed a unique moment to be caught on film as she headed home she was joined by the R0 at Navy's other two aircrat carriers. HMS Illustrious and HMS Invincible. Not only was this the tint time the three have been

pictured

at sea

together

unlikely such ever occur again. it is

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but

will

Excitement was mounting among the families of ships companies members from the Outback task force. as the ships neared their respective home rts. Vice-Admiral Sir Jock ter embarked in his ba to welcome HMS under the Forth bridges in time for Christmas. and crowds gathered at Plymouth and the homecoming of MS Sirius with tape recorded Christmas carols.

The Invincible is conducting trials following a major refit.

and the Illustrious was returning from deployment in the

Caribbean. _

gireeted

BOMBAY its plush hotels contrasted with the squalor and poverty of life on the streets moved the ship's company of HMS Ark Royal to collect more than 30 sacks of clothing to give to the poor. Ship‘: padre. the Rev. Simon R Jobling. LS Mike Palmer Stephens. instigated the collecan a team of volunteers, who tion and one of cash. which set to with paint brushes. hamraised £750 and a team went mers and nails. to brighten up out onto the streets to distrithe shanty town houses. bute the money and clothes to the povert '-stricken families. Twenty- tve blind students visited the ship during her time Members of the ship's comin Bombay, spendin a couple HMS Sinus helped Sri of hours on board. n it 0 hans by joining it ey were helped to climb into a Sea King Save the ildren Fund work helicopter and sense the power arty repairing a children's of a Sea Han'ier through touch. ome on the outskirts of the Children‘: parties were orcapital. Colombo. Sub-Lieut. ganised in the shi at every Coulson. (‘PO Smith. P0 Barkport of call on the utback deer, PO Burdon. P() Tremaine. PO Kent. PO Wilcock. PO ployment. thanks to the work of WO Lenny Eaton a group Chamberlain. AEM Rudd. and of deaf youngsters being among Seamen Wilde and Salter spent the beneficiariesin Hong Kong. two days refurbishing dorrnito Complete restoration of an ries and restoring electrical supold people's village in Hon following the country‘s plies. civil unrest. Kong was carried out by (‘P(, -—

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gain £10,000

charity poured in as members of HMS Ark Royal's shi ‘s company cycled. ran. hitch-hiked. and abseiled their way through the Outback 88 dep oyment. FUNDS for

Almost £l0.000 went into the coffers from their numerous efforts, which also took POs rather less usual forms Larry Sharma and Bob Eves from 80! Naval Air uadron. for instance. raised I88 b’ having their beards shaved o Fellow squadron members cycled between Sydney and Melbourne, taking the total raised for the Orchard Vale Trust to more than £600. While Larry and Bob lost some hair. members of the 6P P0: Mess were busy putting it with a beard growing conon —

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MID-Atlantic rendezvoua: A Sea King lrorn HMS llluetrioua preparea to tranaler crew rnernbera from a Royal Navy nuclear auhrnarine in the Weatern Atlantic. LA(Phot) George Hervey won first prize on the colour eectlon with thia picture.

Kent

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(HMS Gannet).

THIS atriltlng ahot charmed many people when it waa bliahed in the daily paper: the submarine by country or and lntrigued many other: an the Navy wasn't claea and word is We an unusual one. “Bow chaaera" waa the title ot the ahot ol a echool ol dot hina rldl the bow wave of H S Rooke. won ol the sub. at duel: in the Mediterranean. LA(Phot) chrle . —

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RECRUITMENT FOR THE 19908

the Selling

seafaring lifestyle SELLING can be a tough me. And if there is a element of “selleightened ing about recruiting youn ople into today's Roya a'vy. much of the cause can be laid at the door of people-‘s reproductive habits! Certainly there remains a huge reservoir of goodwill and '

population enerally over the Royal Navy. a growing problem is that the “pool" from which the Serinterest among the

gut

vices draw and women

their young men is dwindling. It results from a drop in the birthrate a decade or two ago. meaning there are fewer young people of an age to join up. with resulting keen competition among would-be employers for the best ofthem to “sign on the dotted line." But if naval recruiting is a demandingiob. it is also a most satisfying one. say the recruiters. And it is a task which requires the ability to communicate well with the general public and relate to young

Each region covers about L600 schools which in common with many other organisations are targeted for potential recruits. in drawing. selecting and often convincin these "possibles." the P skills of the (‘I05 and (‘areers Advisers come into play. Here wide experience is involved as all (‘lOs are ex-(“As who are recruited from senior rates or senior noncommissioned officers RM after 22 or 27 years active service. Moves have also been made to recruit WRNS and the QARNNS to the (‘areers Ser——

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Supporting

the Cl0s are 95 Active Service men and women. from commanders as Regional Careers Staff Officers.

through

|ieutenant-commandcrs and lieutenants as Area Schools Liaison Officers responsible for officer recruitto

ing. and a number of ratings from the Fleet who help in

Career Offices or at exhibitions near their homes. In addition. there are four retired captains (Senior Schools Liaison Officers) who cover between them 280 major independent schools. Further support comes from Regional Schools Presentation Teams. an Artificer Presentation Road Show. "R" (‘ompany Royal Marines. and mobile and static exhibitions based at the DNR workshops near Swindon. To round things off. headquarters includes the “media mafia." a combined team of Service personnel and professional civilians who provide advertising. and ilms to generate the interest which helps the modern Press

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people.

At the centre of the operation

the Depanment of Naval Recruiting (DNR). which controls .1 nation—wide network of 60 Careers Officers from inverness to Truro. manned bv 240 Careers Information Officers and Careers Advisers. is

REGIONS The DNR organisation, which is responsible to the Director General Naval Manwet and Trainin is headed Capt. David art-Dyke. with Capt. Philip MastenonSmith as deputy and in charge of officer recruiting. For recruiting purposes the UK is split into five regions. each with its own Regional Careers Staff Officer (who is a serving commander or ma or RM) in charge, and with is own HQ and staff

ABOVE: Bua scone at the naval recruiting stand at the Camera for '90: oithlbition at Harrogato. Ratings from HMS Daedalus are helping to man the stand. ABOVE LEFT: A taste of rope work for two young visitors to the Kent County show. where “R" Company Royal Marines. who support the Recruiting organisation. were helping to promote the Service. Pictures by CPO(Phot) Danny du Feu and Central Office of Information. LEFT: So that's how

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CENTRAL FUND NETS NEARLY £13,000

THAT SAILORS are big-hearted and have very deep kets is evident from the sums raised annually by A branches for the Central Charities Fund. ln the past year their efforts have rulised £12,750:

New lab for

Raymond

WARRANT Officer Raymond hasthe distinetionofbei thefirst

theRoyservingrnernher all_iavyto' intheNational

£6,500 for Rosendale £2,500 for House, _Dundee; Lintbless Essen theflntish vicemens' Association; £2,200 for the Ex-Service

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date Diary Sunday. June II. 1989. is a date for the diary are plann to attend

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Church. Those planning to attend should contact the branch secretary. Shiptnate EC. Mahhette. the Watford Silver for Band,3 standards a service at St wrence Church to tttarh the dediation of Easteate standard. The branch in. Rev. David acted the service. Hayes. attended h Led

Standards raised in Trafford mich 3 MEMBERS of Traflard

ran a successfiil stall branch at their local carnival and eight days later their new branch standard was dediSt Clements cated in

Church, Urrnston. Following theservice. _

con-

ducted by branch chaplain Rev. Tiltrnan. over 20 standards

wereparadedtoniusicfrointhe

Greater Manchester Police Band The reception aher the parade was attended the Mayor _

o Trafford: and Mayorcss Tom Gslla

Ship:-nste

her.

nationalcouncilmember a 10 Area: Mrs Nanette Pearce. former PRO of the Association; and 3(1) shipniates. A rose how! was ted to Charles utton and Shiprnate his wife. Diana. in recognition of their work for the branch. with a 1he eveni ended dance at the ncess Rooms, Urinston.

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PERFECT PEDAL POWER MEMBERS of the ship‘: company of HMS liluuieaa (pictured right) got nowhere fast on a sponsored bicyclen_de a team clocked up 7,200 miles on exercise-bikes set up on deck. Aleundn H ‘tal. the Dunupped children C ‘I Sanner ferrnline area of benefit» -—

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MORE than 300 adults and 120 children. some in fancy dress, ran in the Skin and 2km races hosted by HMS Sdtan in memory of Becci Tarrant. Beoci died at the age of three before she could have a heart I and her ‘tic Tarrant and his wife Sue. set up a fund in her name for Harefieid

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Mne. 45 ComThomas mando. with LA 'ust two seconds down on him. ren Dobaon (Osprey) was the fastest lady in the pool. The afternoon saw the runners starting at one minute inwon

SQUASH TROPHY AGAIN HOSTED this year‘:

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Navy.

Win Crushing for Marines THERE

enthusiastic response to the new Royal Navy Novice Plate Competition. designed to encourage losers from thenovice championship to can'y on boxing and give an opportunity to shine for those not picked for the championships. Fifteen preliminar and RN Novice Championships semi-final bouts provi ed an they still have stren th in depth. Points were as ollows: evening's boxing RN 3|. Portsmouth 7, Plymelson. Bout of the at HMS was an

entertaining

night ume in the light welterweight final in which Mne. Hale (RM) beat AB Ellis Ply-

mouth) and earned himsel the

Best Boxer title. Another in the maki was A M A. Shields (Daeus). who survived it hard fim round to subdue me Mne. Calvert-Gamer (R ) in the second. The Royal Marines once auin crushed the opposition to prove that alter their win in the

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Harriers head into the ’90s A CONTRACT worth £170 million has been awarded by the Ministry of Defence to British Aerospace to update the Royal Navy's Sea Harrier FRSI air defence fighters. With modifications of the aircraft due to start next October. the Sea Harriers will be equipped with Ferranti"s Blue Vixen multimode fire-control radar and

have the ability to carry advanced medium-range airto-air missiles. A selection of advanced navigation and self-protection avionics will also be included. British Aerospace says the

modifications to the Sea Harwhich rier FRSI a crucial part in the alklands will provide the aircraft war

‘played

—

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with

beyond-visual-range

multiple target engagement capabilitywhich meets the known maritime air threat for the l990s and beyond.

Converted Announcement of the UK‘s intention to go ahead with a

WITH the first Ty 23 fngate HMS Norfol due to start sea trials in the New Year, names have now been announced for the fifth. sixth and seventh ships of this "Duke" class.

They are to be HM ships lroii l)ukc (after the 25.000-ton battleship which was Jellicoe's

flagship at Jutland): Monmouth used several times in RN hisio ); and Montrose (remember as a destroyer leader

(ti

name

which saw much service in the Second World War). Meanwhile. three earlier ships of the class. HM ships Argyll. Lancaster and Marlborough. are at various stages of

Sea Harrier mid-life update programme was made in 1983. since when BA: has been workthe FRS2 programme.

irigronhe company has convened

Sea Harrier airframes to FRS2 standard and the first of these aircraft flew last autumn.

two

The flight

test programme at BAe‘s Duns-

will continue fold acrodromc. with the conversion work being carried out at Kingston and Dunsfold.

supported

Brough,

Humbcrside. The first production Sea Harrier FSR2 is scheduled for delivery to the Royal Navy in the early l990s.

Prince Qfiotntrontpage During his tour of the Fort the Prince tallied with every member oi the ship’: company. and presented the Ls and OCH to CCMEA Nigel Barnaby. in turn. a glass tunItard was patented to him by

LS(8EA) Mark Ptatt. The Foii. now paying on

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tor

grins

entered tut time under the Ensign on December

GUZZ DAYS MAKE TWO-WA Y S WITCH PLANS are afoot to revitalise this year's Navy Da s at Plymouth with a switc of venue and a change of date from Late Summer Bank Holiday to a weekend in mid-summer.

Following a downward trend in

attendance over recent years.

last year's figures slum ed further. Security alerts. ad weather and proximity to the Armada 400 celebrations are believed to have accounted in some measure for the drastic reduction in numbers of attending.,On|y 2S.000- 0.000 people visited on the three days about a third of the previous

people

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building.

Jobs poll .7-‘romtrontpago made. the next step will involve redesign of all Ali career courses. Conversion courses would also have to be instituted to cross-train ratings. as needed. from the existing struc-

will concentrate the attractions into it smaller area along Weston Mill Lake jetty at the north end of the yard and on the approach road. It means the loss of a living display. although there will be many other attractions and static displays. it is believed the public will appreciate the more compact site and. ho fully. the changed date. ln ad ition. it is expected the new site will be more economical in terms of manpower and costs. The dates chosen this year are July 28. 29 and 30. Meanwhile. at Portsmouth there are no present plans for change. and the l989 event is planned to go ahead over the late summer holiday as usual. new venue

TH_E

successful television

series

depicting recruits

Nozzers,

the life of Joining the Navy at HMS Raleigh, is to have a re-run. and at the same time a follow-up series is being planned.

The proposed “Where are they now?" sequel aims to show what entrants who featured in I e series are doing

young

HOW.

Ratings who a

red are invited to contact 1 c Public Relations Officer. HMS Raleigh. on Ext. 2"l or 447. Meanwhile. the repeat of the original series noes out in four parts on BBC2 at I630 on January ll. l2. l8 and l9. _

SEA KINGS from HMS Gannet at Prcstwick took part in the major jumbo thedisaster huge search operation which followedbefore Christmas. at Lockerbie, Scotland. just J9!

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l l.

The

Disaster search Sea by Kings

the new one. This extensive design task would take more than three years. so it is likely to be 1993 at the earliest before new career courses could be started in the Air Engineering School. Existing courses would be phased out as they ended. Ratings alread in the system would not be a med by any changes for sortie years. ture to

W02 Erroll P. Taylor. RM. was one of 3-3 people who died as a result of the rail disaster near (‘lapham Junction on the morning of December II. He joined the RN and RM Careers Service in 1986 after completing 22 years active service with the Royal Marines. At the time of the accident he was travellin on the Bournemouth train to ondon. where he was based with the Careers Service at State House. High Holbom. W0 Taylor. who was 4 l. was married with sons aged l4 and

year's figure.

llozzers: Where are you now?

HUHWORTH’S ROSE LEAVING Portarnaimi after a visit mark» ing her switch from the Fourth Mina Countermeasures Squadron to MCM2

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Two aircraft from 819 Squadron, and RAF aircraft from several areas. were among those which went to the scene on the night of the disaster. In darkness one of the Navy Sea Kings worked on assessing the extent of the wide area over which wreckage was strewn. and also ferried police officers and others. The second brought medical teams from Glasgow to the disaster area. with different crews. the aircraft returned to Loclierbic the following day to continue assessing the area by daylight. Duties included locating and recovery of bodies. pinpointing wreckage and recovenng important items such as mail.

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the aircraft also took part in

co-ordinating the huge

operation involving Army and civilian

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teams.

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was chosen

that individuals affected by the change with itllc nottcc. and to discourage smokto ensure were not

adversely

generally. Other duty free privileges remain unchanged. ing