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rubenandthejets · 03-06-09, 12:08 AM

I had some mates who left the RAN for the merchnat navy. The pay was better, the hours were better and the union looked after them-the same three reasons all of them gave.

The navy is not seen as a career, it's seen as a stepping stone, a way to get qualifications and experience to be more profitably employed elsewhere.

Back in the days when my dad joined up, he was running away from home, hadn't finnished high school and was underage (forged his birth certificate). He stayed in for more than 20 years, but his options were pretty limited and the only training he got wasn't readily transferable to a civvy street gig.

Filling twelve subs is a huge ask-I'd have thought more small to mid sized patrol boats would have been more relevant-is that white papaer open to the public yet?

03-06-09, 12:08 AM	#7
rubenandthejets 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 279 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I had some mates who left the RAN for the merchnat navy. The pay was better, the hours were better and the union looked after them-the same three reasons all of them gave. The navy is not seen as a career, it's seen as a stepping stone, a way to get qualifications and experience to be more profitably employed elsewhere. Back in the days when my dad joined up, he was running away from home, hadn't finnished high school and was underage (forged his birth certificate). He stayed in for more than 20 years, but his options were pretty limited and the only training he got wasn't readily transferable to a civvy street gig. Filling twelve subs is a huge ask-I'd have thought more small to mid sized patrol boats would have been more relevant-is that white papaer open to the public yet? __________________ HMAS Sydney III "Thorough and Ready"