Blue and Gold

TarJak · 09-11-08, 05:10 AM

Yup and KRudd carrying on about an Asian arms race is NOT going to encourage more people to join the forces either.

Come get paid less for worse conditions and have an increased possiblity of getting killed whilst doing your job. Not what I'd call a good marketing pitch.

Jimbuna · 09-11-08, 07:29 AM

Only sufficient numbers to crew 1/3 of the fleet :hmm:

Simple solution.....up the wage structure....your certainly not talking in numbers like millionns.

Konovalov · 09-11-08, 08:05 AM

My bloodpressure shot through the roof after reading that article in the Oz.

Can we start paying these guys what they are worth please?

Otherwise we are going to have half a dozen expensive white elephants.

I feel like my hard earned tax dollars have been used to finance a few floating museums.

Jimbuna · 09-11-08, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Konovalov

My bloodpressure shot through the roof after reading that article in the Oz.

Can we start paying these guys what they are worth please?

Otherwise we are going to have half a dozen expensive white elephants.

I feel like my hard earned tax dollars have been used to finance a few floating museums.

Precisely.....up the coin of the realm or cut down on the number of units

Konovalov · 09-11-08, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by Konovalov

My bloodpressure shot through the roof after reading that article in the Oz.

Can we start paying these guys what they are worth please?

Otherwise we are going to have half a dozen expensive white elephants.

I feel like my hard earned tax dollars have been used to finance a few floating museums.

Precisely.....up the coin of the realm or cut down on the number of units

Since we spent so much bleedin money building them ourselves and dealing with all the problems afterwards I would choose the first option. Just pay our sailers better and offer stronger incentives so that the only time our Collins class subs are in drydock is for repair/rest/re-fit.

TarJak · 09-11-08, 02:53 PM

There is a nice fat surplus in the budget waiting for the "future". :hmm:

One wonders when the future will come?

I don;t advocate spending it all, but I'm also not paying tax to have a bunch of cash sitting around not doing anything when the country has a number of problems that could be solved by spending some of it.

baggygreen · 09-11-08, 05:27 PM

But we can't spend the surplus, that would mean baaaaad economic management...

I must admit, my initial reaction to upping the pay was not a good one - a submariner who goes to sea will bring home around 120k.

But then i thought hang on.. that same submariner could go to the mines and drive a truck, see the family and have leave for 90k.

up the pay!!!!

09-11-08, 07:29 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,544 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Only sufficient numbers to crew 1/3 of the fleet :hmm: Simple solution.....up the wage structure....your certainly not talking in numbers like millionns. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-11-08, 08:05 AM	#3
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	My bloodpressure shot through the roof after reading that article in the Oz. Can we start paying these guys what they are worth please? Otherwise we are going to have half a dozen expensive white elephants. I feel like my hard earned tax dollars have been used to finance a few floating museums. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

09-11-08, 05:10 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Yup and KRudd carrying on about an Asian arms race is NOT going to encourage more people to join the forces either. Come get paid less for worse conditions and have an increased possiblity of getting killed whilst doing your job. Not what I'd call a good marketing pitch.

09-11-08, 02:53 PM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	There is a nice fat surplus in the budget waiting for the "future". :hmm: One wonders when the future will come? I don;t advocate spending it all, but I'm also not paying tax to have a bunch of cash sitting around not doing anything when the country has a number of problems that could be solved by spending some of it.

09-11-08, 05:27 PM	#7
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	But we can't spend the surplus, that would mean baaaaad economic management... I must admit, my initial reaction to upping the pay was not a good one - a submariner who goes to sea will bring home around 120k. But then i thought hang on.. that same submariner could go to the mines and drive a truck, see the family and have leave for 90k. up the pay!!!!