I entered BRNC in 1974. I had an amazing 8 years in the RN but the hardest thing of all was having to wear a 'mask' throughout my service, particularly in Malta when I had to be involved in sending a fellow to DQ's for being reported by a friend for his 'inappropriate action' one night when they shared a hotel room for a few hours. It was horrific, it was on ARK ROYAL and he was locked in an open cage on one of the passageways until he could be disembarked and flown home
@jacquimaz8064
6 ай бұрын
Why is the Royal Navy not mentioning the abuse, interrogation and imprisonment we suffered, before our dismissal, forced outing, homelessness and lost life chances? No prosecutions of those who sit in their golf clubs in blazers, on service pensions we were denied. Where is the compensation for us? I lost 19 years career, pension, friends and have had a lifetime of mental health issues, house moves and trying on different careers. They should be banned from all pride marches until full restoration is made, not the patronising military-centric tokens we are being offered, like a beret badge not at the rank you would have achieved, a ribbon instead of the long service, good conduct and other administrative medals they denied us achieving, and a memorial we never asked for. We were forced to take legal cases to get the ban overturned and medals back, at great personal and financial expense over years of our lives. Now we see military charities allegedly speaking for us, whom we never mandated to do so. By all means campaign but its a total insult to cherry pick those who are spoken to. Priority should be afforded to dismissed veterans, not military charities. Perhaps I should buy in the bourbon creams and earl grey tea and await the much promised government engagement with veterans such as I. Nobody I know who got dismissed, and nobody they know, has been consulted, yet we hear that our voices will be included. We don't want to be part of the so-called military family that destroyed our lives. The only salute I will be giving is a 2 fingered one, and I shall forever boo the national anthem. I stepped up to serve my country and they treated us appallingly. Why do we want their tokenism now?? They had over 30 years and did nothing. Way too late, and still not a penny in compensation. Or is it called an award now??? Its why I wrote my book and published it on amazon, audible and itunes, for our voices are being written out of history, or at least there are attempts to. Look for Maz by J D Swan-De La Maziere.
@davesharpe3877
5 ай бұрын
First of all i am not gay, but i would like to type this comment based on my experience in the Royal Navy. I did 22yrs in Submarines, and between 1991 to 2013 never really came across any Gay Guys, i say Guys as Submarines then was purely Male dominant. What i really remember is being in Raleigh in basic training in 1991, a young irish lad in the Bed space next to me, who was hating Basic training turned round to me and said 'i think i am gay', which was his excuse purely to get chucked out, which he did the next day! Just proves how the Navy at the time felt about the LGBT community as it would be known now..
@fToo
6 ай бұрын
I remember friends going for RAF interviews in the late 90s saying that they had "are you gay" questions dropped in at unsuspecting moments. the forces really were dragged kicking and screaming! glad to hear things have got better.
@smrxkzz24
Ай бұрын
i knew they were gay...
@tremainecornish2977
6 ай бұрын
BZ Ed & Roly
@khaled7aleh
5 ай бұрын
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@99IronDuke
6 ай бұрын
All the huge problems the RN is facing, as it is just too small to do its job, and they go on about this stuff.
@123videoguru
6 ай бұрын
Unless the Navy wants to recruit from the over-55s, it needs to create a modern inclusive workplace. Recruitment problems won't go away if the forces were just a bit more homophobic, racist or sexist...
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