Bbc1...shipmates.

[Yorkie]

Bulkhead - wall
Deckhead - ceiling
Deck - floor
Run ashore - night out (even when based on land)
Blank week - non pay week (we got paid fortnightly)

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

We never got paid when we were on Patrol ,so when you came back you had up to 3 months money in one go and all in cash if you wished,my wallet wouldnt close with all the dosh in it,but after a 3 week bender, Blank weeks was more like it!

Happy Days

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Yeah wasnt it a long walk up there thru the dockyard when you were pissed!!

Mind you had a nice NAAFI Canteen there

stole a dockie's bike one night and went arse over tit in one of them train lines and broke 2 fingers

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

stole a dockie's bike one night and went arse over tit in one of them train lines and broke 2 fingers

I used to walk round all day with a chit of paper in my hand as I was storeman for my WE Dept and visit all the canteens in the dockyard and no one ever asked any questions to what I was doing,then on Fridays it was down to the Home Club for the Four O'Clock Club

 

[Hampden Park]

stole a dockie's bike one night and went arse over tit in one of them train lines and broke 2 fingers

chatham was a nightmare too with train lines. do you remember the dit about a docky who was pushing his pushbike to the dockyard main gate. he was asked by the mod plods to stop as they knew he was knicking something. he put his bike down and he had to have his bags searched. the mod plods found nothing.
he attempted to lift up his bike but he couldnt because he had filled the frame with mercury. he got knicked

mod plods = dockyard coppers
dit = story

 

[Yorkie]

I used to walk round all day with a chit of paper in my hand as I was storeman for my WE Dept and visit all the canteens in the dockyard and no one ever asked any questions to what I was doing,then on Fridays it was down to the Home Club for the Four O'Clock Club

If you had a piece of paper in your hand, you were working.
Cushy number.

 

[Hampden Park]

before guzz dockyard was taken over by dml you could do some really good deals with 200 ciggies and a tin of coffee. i once got a whole spare set of my main roof (wire aerials) which, believe me, was an excellent deal from a jan dockie

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

We used to tape all our fags around our waist with masking tape and take about 1,000 home with us,as we knew the MOD Plods couldnt body search you with out your D.O (Divisional Officer) being present.

 

[Yorkie]

I had a packet of Gold Leaf which when empty then held the blue liners my ex used to give me so that I wasn't seen smoking duty frees.

 

[plymouth nige]

I worked 200ft underground sending signals to said submarines

You and me both Yorkie - I was there 80-81, 86-87 and 89-90

Never asked for it once, and definately not twice!!
wcnige

 

[Yorkie]

I worked 200ft underground sending signals to said submarines

You and me both Yorkie - I was there 80-81, 86-87 and 89-90

Never asked for it once, and definately not twice!!
wcnige

I was there from the inception in 68 to when I got married.
That's the problem with being positively vetted

 

[plymouth nige]

I was there from the inception in 68 to when I got married.
That's the problem with being positively vetted

At least we've got proof that all Albion supporters are not gay!
wcnige

 

[smudge]

Thoroughly enjoyed it.

The padre is brilliant.

Yeah,the old Sky Pilot is game for a laugh alright,but everyone I knew in my time in the Mob was like that

I preferred "Sin Bosun" or "God Botherer"

 

[smudge]

What struck me is the contrast with the recent series about the Army.

Army life seems to be incredibly ... er ... regimented. Everyone knowing their place in a strict hierarchy. And not much trust and co-operation in evidence across the boundaries of rank.

The Navy, in contrast, seemed much more laid back and informal.

Or was it simply two different styles of film-maker?

Well spotted Lord B. I did 26 years, (finished in Feb) & I can honestly say I loved (nearly) every minute of it. Once you finish your part 1 training (learning about bullshit) then it's all about learning your chosen trade/branch. Once on a ship life is very relaxed as long as you remember the 3 golden rules.
1. Right Place
2. Right Rig
3. Right Time
Once you crack that, it's a piece of piss & you make some of the best mates you could wish for.
Oh yes, you will never laugh so much in your life!!!!

 

[Hampden Park]

I worked 200ft underground sending signals to said submarines

You and me both Yorkie - I was there 80-81, 86-87 and 89-90

Never asked for it once, and definately not twice!!
wcnige

plymouth nige were you in 345 or 311 or RN commcen. i was there in 80-81 too in the RN commcen.