Alfacharlie
War Hero

‘Picking on people’?There’s a difference between correcting someone and just plain being an arse. As for picking on people just because you can and have, that isn’t an excuse.
Dry your eyes.
‘Picking on people’?There’s a difference between correcting someone and just plain being an arse. As for picking on people just because you can and have, that isn’t an excuse.
As much as I understand I was in the wrong giving bogus advice, and was obviously mis/ill-informed, I hardly see how this helps the OP in any way. Why is it the old guard feel the need to belittle people wanting to join up? God forbid if people joining these days actually hang around long enough to offer sound advice when they have put some years in, that is until they’re put off by the old guard.
This ‘old guard’, as you put it, some are still serving.
Now this is genuinely constructive. Understood. I’ll stick to what I know, which is evidently very little!I guess that would involve actually putting time in? If you can say through your military experience say ‘X’ or ‘Y’. If not, don’t say anything.
I myself am a dabber, thick as a whale omelette. I can talk with authority on my sphere of employment. Other areas, not so much. So, guess what. I don’t say anything.
One thing I have learnt in my career is a little bit of knowledge is dangerous. One may think they know what they are talking about, however, they are coming to conclusions from second hand and imperfect information. Which, actually creates more chaos and confusion.
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Is that because there wasn’t an internet back then? *Genuinely meant in good humour*I think the difference is time!!
When I was a young sprog, I listened to the elders because they were the ones that had done it.
Today with the internet, the youngsters read all the information and disinformation on the net and then think that they know it. Not saying mick1199 is or has but it does come across on here that there are experts who have never experienced any actual service experiences.
No internet in 1967. Technology was a slide rule and a set of log tables!!Is that because there wasn’t an internet back then? *Genuinely meant in good humour*
******* hell Crash! That’s just the most beautiful post I’ve read from you!!I guess that would involve actually putting time in? If you can say through your military experience say ‘X’ or ‘Y’. If not, don’t say anything.
I myself am a dabber, thick as a whale omelette. I can talk with authority on my sphere of employment. Other areas, not so much. So, guess what. I don’t say anything.
One thing I have learnt in my career is a little bit of knowledge is dangerous. One may think they know what they are talking about, however, they are coming to conclusions from second hand and imperfect information. Which, actually creates more chaos and confusion.
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Now this is genuinely constructive. Understood. I’ll stick to what I know, which is evidently very little!
******* hell Crash! That’s just the most beautiful post I’ve read from you!!
Still, I prefer it when we’re taking this piss.
No internet in 1967. Technology was a slide rule and a set of log tables!!
Oppo,
I’m just a sonar operator and I just work here. No one is knocking your zeal for imparting your answers or thought process on other posters. I’m just saying ease to 5 on giving advice that could be construed as fact.
I’ll give you an example. Back in the day (20’ish years ago). Someone told me that you could use a AFFF extinguisher on a electrical fire. Hmm, wet stuff on a electrical fire that hasn’t been isolated? Seems a bit ‘fruity’ to me. It’s ok, this guy - let’s call him ‘Nobby’ says. You bounce it off a bulkhead (wall in Navy parlance). Perfect I thought, there’s loads of them onboard. I’ll use my ‘experience’ (I was 2 years in) to dazzle everyone with my firefighting.
Only problem is, he’s full of shit. Metal conducts electricity no matter what you bounce it off. So, I’d die. I’m not a fan of dying, So, when I went on the advanced firefighting course I discourage this stupid practice. It’s still floating about, even now.
My takeaway, unless you know or have experienced a subject matter. Avoid giving sage/second hand advice.
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I'm not alone then. Only in my case dividers on 'maps'. It's all on line I'm told. It's in front of me!!!I still use dividers on TAS charts. The kids look at me like I’m on crack.
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I do wonder what kinds of catastrophe we'll encounter if/when there is an EMP or somebody takes out a satellite/major infrastructure computer attack.
Power stations - no leccy.
Almost all comms.
Map reading skills? More or less lost to GPS.
Electronic charts on most vessels.
FFS even fridges and cookers are linked up to WiFi now!
Etcetera (no - not him!)
Lucky I was in the Scouts and can make a fire, read a map - not that it will be needed, as we'll not be able to go anywhere unless we walk.