Hi,
I was wondering what the deal was when joining the RNR during the '80's, in particular which branch you ended up in.
This was the days of HMS Flying Fox (Bristol). Did you join as now, but was steered towards a branch where there was a vacancy on crewing their minesweeper HMS Carron (M1212) or was it joining a branch first and crewing Carron second. I remember vaguely during my SCC days talk of only been able to join the Mine warfare branch. In which case who manned the other roles on board, were they regulars or ex-regulars?
I was wondering what the deal was when joining the RNR during the '80's, in particular which branch you ended up in.
This was the days of HMS Flying Fox (Bristol). Did you join as now, but was steered towards a branch where there was a vacancy on crewing their minesweeper HMS Carron (M1212) or was it joining a branch first and crewing Carron second. I remember vaguely during my SCC days talk of only been able to join the Mine warfare branch. In which case who manned the other roles on board, were they regulars or ex-regulars?
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