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tafmo · **Posted:** Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:14 pm

Interesting reading Rick, but I'm afraid the writeup on Mardi Gras activities made me want to vomit... :puke:

I can't reconcile marching in their uniforms...get into jeans and T-shirts, or sequins and g-strings if neccessary... :idjit:

I'm afraid Defence is just another one of those organisations concentrating on woke and DEI crap to the detriment of their core business... :angry4:

Seejay · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:14 am

My thoughts exactly! :yes:

Graeme Rhodes · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:29 am

Yep, the bleeding heart brigades continue to get their way.

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:07 pm

News report that HMS Queen Elizabeth suffered a fire in berthing spaces whilst alongside de-ammunitioning at Glenmallan prior to moving onto Rosyth for planned repairs to one of her shafts (possible same issue as HMS Prince of Wales) - https://www.forces.net/qe-class-aircraf ... -elizabeth

Going to Rosyth for minor repairs, little fire - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british ... atalities/

If you want the Sun media version TEN sailors needed medical treatment after a blaze on the Royal Navy’s “cursed carrier” HMS Queen Elizabeth. - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/26728397/ ... e-sailors/

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:33 pm

Michael Flatley's found a solution to our growing top-heavy Officer cohort... :type:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YHCqwlFSHw ... rehearsal for Commanders Only, Wardroom, 1300... :snap:

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Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:08 pm

The latest fortnightly edition of :salute1:

NAVY News :captain:

is now available below :down:

for your reading pleasure... :news:

Click on the image of 'The Steel Cat' :cat1:

above,

or the cover of the current edition below, :down:

to access...

:evil3:

Items of interest in this edition include:

....................................... • SPOTLIGHT ON CAPABILITY: Rapidly turning expectation into reality – Page 2

....................................... • HONOURING A LEGACY: RADM (retd) Guy Griffiths laid to rest – Page 3

....................................... • MARCHING THE STREETS: HMAS Hobart freedom-of-entry parade – Pages 10-11

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Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:50 pm

The latest fortnightly edition of :salute1:

NAVY News :captain:

is now available in the post below :down:

for your reading pleasure... :news:

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:50 pm

The latest fortnightly edition of :salute1:

NAVY News :captain:

is now available below :down:

for your reading pleasure... :news:

Click on the image of 'The Steel Cat' :cat1:

above,

or the cover of the current edition below, :down:

to access...

:evil3:

Items of interest in this edition include:

...................................... • EX DUGONG: New dawn for mine warfare – Pages 2-3

...................................... • FAMILY FIRST: Trialling free childcare and professional mentoring – Page 6

...................................... • WARM WELCOME: Warramunga strengthens ties in Thailand – Pages 8-9

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HERE.

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Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:29 pm

The latest fortnightly edition of :salute1:

NAVY News :captain:

is now available in the post :laughing3:

above

for your reading pleasure... :news:

But also, while I have your attention... :down:

...a special treat for all you old MOBIs...

From: Bob Mummery <mobi_rbm@mobibob.online>
Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2024 10:22 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Fwd: NIRIMBA & MOBIs - Success From Endeavour, Rev 2 Update for Review & Comment

To all MOBI's, former NIRIMBA staff members and those who maybe interested. Bill Marcroft (15th MOBI Intake) has developed Revision 2 to his earlier edition of the MOBI story..

It has certainly smoothed up the story and provides a more rounded epistle.

Thanks Bill

Bob Mummery

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <bill.marcroft@iinet.net.au>
Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Subject: NIRIMBA & MOBIs - Success From Endeavour, Rev 2 Update for Review & Comment
To: Brian Swan <bswa8516@bigpond.net.au>, Bob Mummery <mobi_rbm@mobibob.online>

Good Afternoon Brian and Bob,

Following feedback from many people on the story sent out in October last year, I’ve added more photos, done a lot of editing and added more details.

Towards the end, I’ve added a bit more detail about the end of the old apprenticeship scheme and tried to give some context in fairly simple terms of what it was about (hopefully I’ve got it right).

I’ve also managed to get some “still” photos from the old “Skilled Hands at Sea” recruiting movie, available on You Tube.

Hopefully this update will provide a bit better insight into what RANATE was about between 1956 and 1972. It should enhance the trip down memory lane for many people.

Looking forward to any feedback and / or comment about poor assertions on my behalf.

Regards,
Bill Marcroft

Click here for the revised edition: :type:

Success from Endeavour (Stored in Rick's Cloud, (OneDrive,) download it from there, save it to your PC and view 'full screen' in Acrobat Reader...)

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:10 am

Would still dispute the reference to the closure (intentionally closed under an Admirals instruction, nothing more). The image of the District Officers Boat offers it as MB168 when it is MB172. He is correct that MB168 is still in use by the collection at Spectacle Island. Nirimba was the second naval air station. HMAS Albatross was commissioned in 1948 (Nirimba commissioned as a naval air station in 1953) and closed in 1956 and recommissioned as RANATE the following day.

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