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**Apple_Catchers** · 03-04-12, 22:40

Her Majesty's saltiest sea dog: Royal Navy sailor completes 33 years of service with 5,100 days at sea in Forces record | Mail Online

What a thruster!!!!!

Any abuse is most welcome.

7 & 3/4 years to CPO, bothered?.

**Guzzler** · 03-04-12, 22:58

Originally Posted by Apple_Catchers

Any abuse is most welcome.

7 & 3/4 years to CPO, bothered?.

Good.

Arrogant cunt.

**johne** · 03-04-12, 23:04

7 and a bit years to CPO Wow you must have oodles of experience..Not.

**johne** · 03-04-12, 23:17

Ok fair do's mate.

**Guzzler** · 03-04-12, 23:27

Originally Posted by Apple_Catchers

johne, I only said it took me 7 3/4 to CPO you have no idea how long I have been in.

Erm, 7 3/4 to CPO suggests 7 3/4 years in.

Even to a racist cunt.

**wave_dodger** · 04-04-12, 07:00

Originally Posted by Apple_Catchers

johne, I only said it took me 7 3/4 to CPO you have no idea how long I have been in. I must have 965 days LSA with most of them being shore side in Oman. Probably done about 12 months at sea, the rest has been spent in the desert. Happy days!!!!

£42500 a year, nice.

Christ, can't hear a thing - deafened by the sound of some tool blowing his own trumpet

**broadside** · 04-04-12, 07:05

Originally Posted by Apple_Catchers

Her Majesty's saltiest sea dog: Royal Navy sailor completes 33 years of service with 5,100 days at sea in Forces record | Mail Online

What a thruster!!!!!

Any abuse is most welcome.

7 & 3/4 years to CPO, bothered?.

Was that 7&3/4 from PO to CPO?

**wave_dodger** · 04-04-12, 07:11

Not that I'm, bothered but it might be or AC might have maths problems give his previous, equally unabashed, post:

"8 Years and 8 months from joining to getting my buttons, perks of being a "Tiff" I suppose.

. If I can do it then anything is possible (apart from a no direct entry Artificers anymore). However I do know of AET's being selected for LAET's course after only three years service so there still is a fast track route. The world is your oyster!!!."

Bored now...

**slim** · 04-04-12, 08:08

To get to CPO in less than 8 years AC is either a Tiff or has a rather large Brown Nose.
Perhaps he was one of those who decided to go for Occifer and had the papers raised, then like many others once his B13 for CPO came through decided that life in the wardrobe was not for him, thus blocking the CPO roster for more suitable personnel

**wet_blobby** · 04-04-12, 08:20

Originally Posted by Apple_Catchers

What a thruster!!!!!

Any abuse is most welcome.

7 & 3/4 years to CPO, bothered?.

What the fuck took you so long?

I went:

Junior Marine
Recruit
Marine 3rd class
Marine 2nd class
Marine 1st class ( c)
Marine 1st Class ( B )
Marine 1st Class ( A )

I bulked at the lance jack stripe, got offered it but turned it down. It was to soon and would only have been wasted on me, senior Marine was good enough.

7 promotions in 4 years before I hit my glass ceiling. I was happy to stay as Marine 1st class, I'd earn't that.

Now, that's a rank worthy of blowing your own trumpet about.