Some years ago I met a chap who had been serving on one of HM ships which was at sea when it was diverted to join the task force for The Falklands. As he was still under 18 at the time there was a proposal to have him leave the ship and be dropped off at Gibraltar. He pleaded to be allowed to stay and his request was granted.
He had an interesting war. At one stage he was manning a gun (Oerlikon?) when they came under Exocet attack. The ship's anti missile defences worked and the Exocet passed close by them on its way to sinking the Atlantic Conveyer. He said he always regretted not hitting the Exocet, but realistically I suppose he had very little chance. Just think though, if he'd been lucky, all those Chinooks wouldnt have gone to the bottom, and the word "yomping" might never had entered the English language!