Watersports Taster Session
By Old Man Bear
Hello everyone! Yes, this is the first of hopefully many articles, by us, the Merchant Navy Bears! We're still dealing with some account issues at the moment, but Mr. GM here was nice enough to create this one for us for now.
So, where and when did we start? Well, it was this morning actually, over in Warsash. There I was, all snug in my bunk when the boss flips the light on.
"Right, time to get going" he says,
"What? Where? Why now?" says I,
"Pfft, come on, I sodding told you! We're going for a taster session with the Watersports Folks, and can you wake the sodding Chief up whilst you're about it!" He replies.
So I hopped out my bunk, kicked the Chief awake and away we went we to the...
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Watersports Taster Session by Old Man Bear
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MNTB 70th Anniversary
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MNTB 70th Anniversary
The Merchant Navy Training Board recently celebrated its 70th Anniversary, marking seven decades of excellence in British seafarer training. Originally titled the ‘Central Board for the Training of Officers in the Merchant Service’ it has since been known as the MNTB from 1942.
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