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Back to the piccie of that boat thing. What happens if it stops suddenly? Do all the matelots standing on the front end bit skid off into the briney?

There's a guy in the RLC who wears his Navy Pilots Wings, so Dolphins should be OK too.

Originally Posted by hammockhead

Look, dolphins and navy wings are only worn on dress/mess uniforms anyway, so it's not like he will wear them to breakfast or in camp. (Sewing badges onto jumpers and combats ffs - has percy nothing better to do?)

Actually, I recently saw a RN type wearing dolphins on CS95. He was serving on land mind you, in a predominantly Army environment, with a few crabs thrown in for good measure.

Maybe he sewed them on in an effort to fit in with us landlubbers? Never managed to quite iron his collars down correctly though

Steiner

Stick to wearing them on your number 2's and mess dress.

We used to wear our USMC gold wings on our mess dress cost us a bottle of port every time the RSM saw us but it was a small price to pay for seeing all the wingless wonders splutter into their pints in a bid to be first to tell the RSM as they hover in attendance waiting for the chance to buy him a beer! Especially as we used to saunter in fashionably late!

As for wings i thought you had to be in a operational parachute unit to wear them otherwise you had to wear the light bulb! I know its ignored mostly and for me personally they would be pulling my wings and my dagger out of my cold dead hands before i would take them off!

Originally Posted by devilish

But you weren't, so it's pointless question. But yes would be the answer, unless of course when it comes to wings, I think you still need to complete your jumps annually. Stand to be corrected on that one.

There was a bloke with me in Aldershot in 87 wearing wings who had transferred in from Paras years earlier. He didn't do any jumps but still wore his wings

Originally Posted by Jammy_H

Originally Posted by StabTiffy2B

Can I ask what you have to do to get the Dolphin Badge?

Is it a set of courses and quals or must you have served a certain amount of time on a sub?

Cheers,

Stabby.

Professional Training
After your basic training, you then start your professional training. Professional training for Warfare Ratings (Submariner) lasts between four and five months and takes place at either the Maritime Warfare School, HMS Collingwood, Fareham, or the Submarine School in HMS Raleigh, depending on your specialisation. During the course of your training you will learn all the skills you need to carry out your role. All Warfare Ratings (Submariner) are also trained for peacetime and port tasks.

Knowing every pipe, nut and bolt (Part 3 Training)
All Warfare Rating (Submariner) are trained so that they can recognise every single pipe, nut and bolt on your submarine and fully understand the safety routines and procedures. After various walk throughs with specialists in each area of the boat & 3 tests and an interview & assesment with the 1st Lt to confirm that you have obtained the unique knowledge of a Submariner, you will earn your Dolphins - the badge that shows you are a Submariner.

On-the-job training
Once you have qualified, you will then spend about six months on board a submarine where you will get experience of each of the key jobs in your department. Once your basic skills are consolidated, you will be ready for your first job at sea.

Submarine Escape Training Tank

That Submarine Escape Training Tank looks daunting. I've done the Helicopter Underwater Escape Training where they put you in a dummy helicopter cabin, drop it in a deep water tank, turn it upside down and then leave you to file out in an oorderly manner. Not overly amusing but a walk in the park compared to escaping from a submarine!

When i joined HMS Raleigh in 79 we had an ex RAF regiment bloke join and he wore his para wings & Northern Ireland Medal on his No 1 & 2's.

[QUOTE=mrsimmers;4468889]When i joined HMS Raleigh in 79 we had an ex RAF regiment bloke join and he wore his para wings & Northern Ireland Medal on his No 1 & 2's.[/QUOTE]

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