Originally Posted by BEagle
Originally Posted by ZH875
Poor William, he is going to have to work 18 to 20 hours a week.
Why - is he joining the Navy?
Now you've asked for it. After becoming accustomed to RAF Spanish practices, the shock would probably kill him leading to accusations of pre-emptive regicide.
Compare and contrast:
Originally Posted by RAF website
For much of the time, most people in the RAF work similar hours to people in other jobs – a five-day week with free evenings and weekends...
Originally Posted by RN website
Typically, the submarine day is divided into 4 x 6-hour slots or watches. The majority of the submarine crew is divided into 2 watches, which will spend 6 hours "on-watch" followed by a period of 6 hours "off-watch". This cycle is repeated for the entire time that the submarine is at sea. When "on-watch", the crew will be actively operating their assigned equipment. When "off-watch" the crew will basically eat and sleep.Obviously reading, TV and studying for exams will also take up time...
SSNs currently deploy for up to 10 months and defence watches in surface ships are identical.