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Discuss General Service Shifts in Joining Up - Royal Navy Recruiting on Navy Net; Just out of interest i was wondering what is the general shift pattern on board a warship. I'm waiting on my PRNC date before i join the subs so i know that on a sub ...
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General Service Shifts
Just out of interest i was wondering what is the general shift pattern on board a warship. I'm waiting on my PRNC date before i join the subs so i know that on a sub i will be working 6 on 6 off but i was just interested to see if that was the same shift pattern on a warship.
19-07-12, 08:36 #2It all depends on what branch you wish to join as.
19-07-12, 08:50 #3They're not called shifts. The navy does "watches", 7 in a day. Forenoon, Afternoon, Firstdog, Lastdog, First, Middle, Morning, 4 hours each with the exception of the Dogs which are 2 hours each. It will depend on what the ship is doing with regards to the "watch system" in place as there are many different patterns that are worked.
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Now! who is going to explain 1 in 3 West country?
Also could they also explain the roster for a two man submarine giving 50% leave?O Lord above send down a dove, with wings as sharp as razors, to cut the throats of them there blokes, that sells bad beer to sailors.
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Watch on, stop on.
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19-07-12, 10:27 #61 in 3 West country... Afternoon, Lastdog, Morning, Firstdog, Middle, Forenoon, First....(All night in from midnight)
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AWOL or just lock up the can and sod off Originally Posted by wal Wanted to write something witty and profound, but couldn’t be bothered.
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Our 1 in 3 works - Forenoon & Long First, A'noon and Long Morning, Both dogs all night in.
I'm a little crazy, I like to run ultra distances for fun.
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Such an hard life, as an REM 1 in 4 was every 4 days duty sea or alongside, possibly one or two of them 4 hour watch thingies to keep, as LWEM(R) 1 in 6 to 1 in 13 was gap in days between duties, with no watches, best I had was a shore draft when we were 1 in 26 days. Once I gave up the grey funnel line to get my Dolphins I had to work for my living at sea was 1 in 2 or skimmers call it defense watches along side 1 in ? depends on how many FWD Techs qualified. Originally Posted by tommo
All I can say is wrong branch.Wanted to write something witty and profound, but couldn’t be bothered.
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1in5 aux W/K, AFM then 56 off, DMF then 24 off.
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