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Party’s Over: Canadian Navy Bans Drinking at Sea
Reuters via gCaptain ^ | 12 December 2014 | David Ljunggren

Posted on 12/12/2014 9:31:28 PM PST by Army Air Corps

OTTAWA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The Royal Canadian Navy on Friday imposed an almost total ban on sailors drinking at sea, after a warship had to be recalled from an international exercise because inebriated crew members got into trouble.

Sailors had hitherto been allowed to drink off duty. Now, they will only be able to sample alcohol on special occasions such as Christmas, if the captain gives permission.

(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: canada; rcn
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1 posted on 12/12/2014 9:31:28 PM PST by Army Air Corps
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To: Army Air Corps

“you speak of the traditions of the Royal Navy? ‘And what are they? They are rum, sodomy and the lash’.”

Winston Churchill


2 posted on 12/12/2014 9:34:29 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Army Air Corps

The captain had a cabin boy,
The dirty little nipper ...


3 posted on 12/12/2014 9:35:44 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Army Air Corps

Terrible end to a tradition - but the fact that a ship had to be recalled for such a reason is very disturbing.

My guess is it will spread throughout the other Royal Navies soon enough either for good reason, or just because of an increasingly PC ideal.


4 posted on 12/12/2014 9:35:55 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

It is my understanding that many RAN ships are now voluntarily dry.


5 posted on 12/12/2014 9:38:19 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Squawk 8888

Ping.


6 posted on 12/12/2014 9:38:58 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

Canada has a navy, well ... really.


7 posted on 12/12/2014 9:39:42 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: PGR88


8 posted on 12/12/2014 9:40:14 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Army Air Corps

Stay thirsty me mates.


9 posted on 12/12/2014 9:41:44 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Have you hugged an illegal alien invader today?)
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To: GeronL

I figured there’d be some dumbass making a crack about the Canadian military. Here’s something for you to chew on: on a per capita basis, no country in the last 100 years has shed more sweet patriot blood in the defense of freedom than Canada - including the United States. So sod off.


10 posted on 12/12/2014 9:45:44 PM PST by stormer
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To: GeronL

Absolutely. The RCN contributions during WWII, for example, were quite significant.


11 posted on 12/12/2014 9:47:55 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

Time for a double ration of me grog.


12 posted on 12/12/2014 9:48:16 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Cvengr

Beer vending machines, yar, aaaarrgghh!


13 posted on 12/12/2014 9:50:26 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Army Air Corps

I’m thinking that the transition to a ‘dry’ navy will result in the next craft brewing revolution...


14 posted on 12/12/2014 9:50:43 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: tumblindice

A beautiful thing, no?


15 posted on 12/12/2014 9:52:23 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: stormer

That’s nice, but it doesn’t change the fact that currently, the Canadian military is totally insignificant ~ less than 70,000 active personnel IIRC. And a big reason for that is because you saps know you can lean on us down here to protect you.


16 posted on 12/12/2014 9:52:53 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor, Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.)
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To: stormer

Just for my education:

“so sod off.” precise meaning and don’t spare the colorful language.

genuinely curious.

txnativegop


17 posted on 12/12/2014 9:55:13 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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To: Army Air Corps

Not just beautiful ... sublime!


18 posted on 12/12/2014 9:55:26 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: stormer
And of that 70,000, the RCN has only 8500 regular personnel.

If you don't want cracks, get a bigger navy.

19 posted on 12/12/2014 9:56:08 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor, Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.)
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To: stormer

Canada has a tiny number of patriots, I used to be a member of the Canadian Airborne Association and pay some attention to them.

Texas produced 16,000 active duty in 2004 alone, Canada had 28,000 enlistments from 2003 to 2008.


20 posted on 12/12/2014 10:00:26 PM PST by ansel12
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