Five docu HMS Illustrious

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Stryker

May 21, 2008, 01:21:51 PM
Did anyone watch this documentary?

For those who did....  who's petrified that those people are defending our country?  Lets see, the things which really gripped my **** were.......

Various navy personnel who's reason for joing was "its better than working at asda".

A female junior officer in officer training claimed she couldn't wait to "drive" the boat.... drive?!?  lacking the most basic terminology there.

Having abysmally failing the FOST "fit for duty" tests the crew once arriving back at port were give two night shore leave in which they got totally ****ed!!  then arrived back at the "carry on illustrious" totally b laddered...  On duty or off who cares they are staggering around a war ship!!

Some comments from crew on what they looked forward to on their shore leave includeded:

"It will be nice to drink something other than fosters".

"No touching policy (amongst staff) does not apply on land".

Sweet!  I feel so safe.


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Stryker

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May 21, 2008, 01:23:57 PM
Oh yeah, a team of marine engineers spending 48hrs trying to fix what is essentially a big compressor.......  are they working blindfold I wonder?
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Nefertem

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May 21, 2008, 04:00:31 PM
I've actually met several people who claim that when a boat doesn't have a sail, you don't sail it, you drive it :g:
I once had a discussion about that lasting about 1½ hour :doh: Noone would admit they were wrong, so there were no result :rolleyes:
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Aquilifer

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May 21, 2008, 05:48:15 PM
Quote from: Nefertem;232095I've actually met several people who claim that when a boat doesn't have a sail, you don't sail it, you drive it :g:
I once had a discussion about that lasting about 1½ hour :doh: Noone would admit they were wrong, so there were no result :rolleyes:

I'm just a land lubber, so not sure about what is the correct term, but....I think I had used the term "to steer". Certainly not drive, or it would have to be a small motor boat at least :g:

Anonymous

#4
May 21, 2008, 05:52:37 PM
The proper naval term is, i believe, "to crash" :devil:

Regards BB (ex-RAF)

Gandalf

#5
May 21, 2008, 05:55:57 PM
actually for power it is still referred to as 'to drive'. If it's got an engine and that is what is driving the ship/boat then the term 'to drive' is correct.

http://www.ryatraining.org/leisure/powerboat/

Even a sailboat under power is 'being driven' by the engine so the term 'to drive' is still applicable.

Anyway, I always say 'do you want to drive?' to my passengers whenever I want to relax on the sun lounger.
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#6
May 21, 2008, 08:19:30 PM
Leave the matelots alone.  They got through a whole programme without being captured by anyone.  Jolly good show.

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May 22, 2008, 12:37:07 AM
sub captains are called sub drivers,
frigate captains are tin can drivers and
carrier drivers are flat top drivers or as we in the air force call them "the guy in charge of this stinking f**king noisy piece of s**t
 
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Stryker

#8
May 22, 2008, 01:50:26 PM
So why do you have a "harbor pilot" and not a "harbor driver"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(harbour)

Anyway, the use of the term "drive" was the least of my worries when I watched that program.
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Penfold

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May 22, 2008, 03:06:27 PM Last Edit: May 22, 2008, 03:09:09 PM by Penfold
Why do ships carry cargo and cars carry shipments?

:g:

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