Jump to content

Navy skipper's bikini gaffe


Recommended Posts

Posted (edited)

I heard somewhere that people who are called cynical have a more elevated sense of awareness then other people. Bikinis or not, a hop in a Collins boat would be bitchin.

:ph34r: CL

Edited by charlielima
Posted
Is it really this bad? I didn't even know anything like this was happening until I was actually contacted to be recruited by the ADF after leaving the US military.

 

Skills shortage is a big issue here. It's relatively easy to gains skills in the ADF, but once gained, the ADF just doesn't pay as well as industry. And flexibility is always an issue. I mean, once I finish my training and complete all the modules required to become a vehicle commander, I'll be making about the same hourly rate as what I'm making in my civvie job now (which is still less than when I was working in Libraries and the University system).

 

I think if the pay for entry level jobs in the navy was something along the lines of 45-60k per year (as opposed to the 30k-ish now), and maybe tax free like the reserves, more people would see the cost of being away for so long as much less of an issue. There are lots of other reasons too.

Posted
And just for the record, I apologise if that sounds a little cynical, but if I go to one more godd***ed job interview where they ask me stupid questions about it, I'll snap! I mean, when I used to work at the University of Adelaide, a few particularly "intellectually obsolete" people in my department I worked in thought people who committed lower level crimes were given the choice of joining the army or going to jail!! From what I've been getting over the years, the average Australian's attitude towards the services is pretty apathetic unless its about the cost of a new platform or our troops are somewhere. Then they suddenly have an opinion.

 

 

By the way, Ghost, we have six conventionally powered Collins class subs in our 40 ship navy. They're kickass little platforms too, once they got the majority of the bugs out of their systems. Even nailed the amphibious assault ships USS Tarawa amd USS Rushmore during Rimpac 2002

Sorry, I though I had read that 2 or 3 were put out of service to keep the rest in service. Absolutely no slight intended on the Collins class, they are outstanding when properly handled as you have shown.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue..