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07-30-2010, 01:18 PM
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Not sure if anyone here really understands what this means but today I reached a major career milestone by being awarded my Canadian Submarine Dolphins.
Submariner for life.
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07-30-2010, 01:23 PM
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I'll find out in the next few weeks if my last 4.5 years of work will come to fruition.
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07-30-2010, 01:27 PM
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07-30-2010, 03:33 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada. | | | Congrats. From what I have read about submarines and their crews you have done a lot of hard work to earn them.
Are you in one of the British subs Canada bought awhile ago? |
07-31-2010, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Randall  Congrats. From what I have read about submarines and their crews you have done a lot of hard work to earn them.
Are you in one of the British subs Canada bought awhile ago? | Indeed I am.
It was a lot of work to achieve this and took 22 months to do so. I was set back by a severe car accident and a nasty viral ear infection but never gave up. This is certainly the biggest achievement of my life.
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07-31-2010, 09:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada. | | I bet they do not let you play the bass on the sub 
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P.s Thanks for your service to our country. We have a huge military base here but Navy not so much lol. (Alberta).
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07-31-2010, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Xavier Knox Indeed I am.
It was a lot of work to achieve this and took 22 months to do so. I was set back by a severe car accident and a nasty viral ear infection but never gave up. This is certainly the biggest achievement of my life. | 1) doesn't everyone here play with subs?
2) i've done a few sub gigs!
ok, getting the bass jokes out of the way. congrats, dude! way to set a goal and achieve. that is great.
my soon-to-be-ex wife's step dad was in the navy. here said they offered guys a chance to try out sub duty. he said as soon as he got in it, he knew it was not for him.
long stretches of time, deep under water, nothing but other guys.... new set of jokes coming to mind.... 
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07-31-2010, 04:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, N.S., Canada | | | The all male crew jokes don't apply to Canadian subs as we have allowed women on subs for about four years now.
And soon American subs will be going through the same change.... Good luck with that.
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07-31-2010, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Xavier Knox Not sure if anyone here really understands what this means but today I reached a major career milestone by being awarded my Canadian Submarine Dolphins.
Submariner for life. | I remember when I joined the Canadian Armed Forces back in 1973 one of the trades they offered me was Sonarman Underwater. I chose Supply Tech instead, there was no way I was going to spend any time on board one of those old diesel-electric powered tin cans! So congratulations, Xavier, that's quite an achivement!
BTW, I did my basic training at CFB Cornwallis (NS) in '73, and nowadays it's no longer there. Where did you do your basic?
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08-01-2010, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by stratovani I remember when I joined the Canadian Armed Forces back in 1973 one of the trades they offered me was Sonarman Underwater. I chose Supply Tech instead, there was no way I was going to spend any time on board one of those old diesel-electric powered tin cans! So congratulations, Xavier, that's quite an achivement!
BTW, I did my basic training at CFB Cornwallis (NS) in '73, and nowadays it's no longer there. Where did you do your basic? | I completed my BMQ in St. Jean, PQ back in September 2003.
I realized very quickly after finishing high school that the military was my calling and my ultimate goal the day I signed the dotted line was to become a submariner. Now I wonder what my next goal will be.
Being from Nova Scotia I have been to Cornwallis area a few times and have heard many stories (some good, some not so good) about what Basic Training was like back then. I believe the base and most of the buildings are still standing.
Did you ever have your bed thrown out the window??
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