Originally Posted by
Saintsman
With all the clowning around, it appears to be a great place to work and will probably entice numerous people to enlist.
I think most of us here know that it is a far more serious endeavour and some of those new recruits will be in for a shock when reality hits home.
Particularly when they are taught some of the lessons from the Falklands (which I hope they are).
I think that was illustrated by the young writer who expressed her surprise they might be going to war rather than just doing humanitarian work.
I was actually surprised by the candour of some of the younger crew (both officers and ratings). I would have expected more guarded measured comments when talking to a documentary crew.