Thread: You're not in the forces now..... A chat about impacts of when and why some have ....

"Norway is one of the only places in the world where you can go swimming with orcas in the wild. While there are many laws around the world prohibiting swimming with orcas, this law does not exist in Norway. However, there are many rules that companies have to abide by when offering these excursion and taking visitors out to snorkel with orcas"

Just in case your as brave or crazy as the freediver lady who told about this here it is

Orca Diving Expedition in Norway | Book Your Adventure Now! — SDM Diving

PS Yes I am thinking of doing it. I was in the water not far from Pods of Killer Whales in British Columbia where I and my other mates in wetsuits almost froze to death Dry Suit not optional for me in cold water now

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

"Norway is one of the only places in the world where you can go swimming with orcas in the wild. While there are many laws around the world prohibiting swimming with orcas, this law does not exist in Norway. However, there are many rules that companies have to abide by when offering these excursion and taking visitors out to snorkel with orcas"

Just in case your as brave or crazy as the freediver lady who told about this here it is

Orca Diving Expedition in Norway | Book Your Adventure Now! — SDM Diving

PS Yes I am thinking of doing it. I was in the water not far from Pods of Killer Whales in British Columbia where I and my other mates in wetsuits almost froze to death Dry Suit not optional for me in cold water now

Maybe am a different person to the one that marched IN & out of Woodside in '56.

Have often thought that I wasn't full bottle any more, Bloody CSMs & their shouties.


BTW have got some woolen Underwear you can have in exchange for one of your Frigates if it helps staying warm-ish, & I am sure the brown stains would wash out even after all this time.

Hello All,

I have been watching the video that Navy Diver posted the link to. Such quality information for returned veterans has been available since 2001 - I suspect due to the fashion of the clothes the presenter wears it was recorded even earlier. If half the advice in the video was followed through and made widely available then we would have not needed a Royal Commission about Veteran's Suicide - this makes me very sad.

Sorry for hijacking the thread - Mr Navy Diver.

Kind regards
Lionel

Throw me in the water with a pod of Killer 'Whales' any day, if the only option is a North Queensland river.

I like to think that, being Dolphins, Orcas have a semblance of respect for us humans. I can't say that about the Swamp Gecko, or many Noahs!

I did see a diver, years ago, who got accidently (there were witnesses) involved in a 'Game' with a pod of Bottlenose. His bruises were quite a sight to behold!

Not sure I’m upto watching it……I joined well after Vietnam and thankfully never deployed to a war zone…..

nearly everyday I reflect and wish I didnt sign up, I had three employment options at the time

Originally Posted by Saitch

Throw me in the water with a pod of Killer 'Whales' any day, if the only option is a North Queensland river.

I like to think that, being Dolphins, Orcas have a semblance of respect for us humans. I can't say that about the Swamp Gecko, or many Noahs!

I did see a diver, years ago, who got accidently (there were witnesses) involved in a 'Game' with a pod of Bottlenose. His bruises were quite a sight to behold!

That wouldn't happen today with Stubbynose dolphins or Can Nose, or would it?


Certainly with the 750 ml it could.

Coincidentally, last night I watched the old 60 Minutes story about Long Tan, then watched John Schumann’s story about “I was only 19”, then the music video.

As always, I was affected by the song.

I don’t know how many pick up on Frankie’s stepping on a mine when man stepped on the moon and that Frankie was going home in June - Frankie should have gone home a month earlier. Armstrong stepped on the moon on 20th July, 1969 (21st here?).

I won (?) the lottery for call up to National Service but thankfully failed the medical. Elisabeth was happy about that but not happy enough! 🥲

A number of my work colleagues did go and it did affect them.

I had tried to join the RAAF out of high school but failed their medical, too, because I was very shortsighted - but the army medical said my sight was OK as it was fully corrected with glasses. Without glasses, I couldn’t see the sights on the end of a Lee-Enfield (I knew this because I was in the Air Cadets).

Originally Posted by p38arover

Coincidentally, last night I watched the old 60 Minutes story about Long Tan, then watched John Schumann’s story about “I was only 19”, then the music video.

As always, I was affected by the song.

I don’t know how many pick up on Frankie’s stepping on a mine when man stepped on the moon and that Frankie was going home in June - Frankie should have gone home a month earlier. Armstrong stepped on the moon on 20th July, 1969 (21st here?).

I won (?) the lottery for call up to National Service but thankfully failed the medical. Elisabeth was happy about that but not happy enough! 🥲

A number of my work colleagues did go and it did affect them.

I had tried to join the RAAF out of high school but failed their medical, too, because I was very shortsighted - but the army medical said my sight was OK as it was fully corrected with glasses. Without glasses, I couldn’t see the sights on the end of a Lee-Enfield (I knew this because I was in the Air Cadets).

GORD YOU WERE POSH !. A Lee Enfield? Try loading a Musket on the run. One keeps Dropping the "Push/ loading rod" as it tangles in on one's size 10s.


Yep, an everlasting toon of the 60s You just hear a couple of bars & you are back there, not that I saw any Nasho of later years but it was of those times & well remembered.