When I occasionally entered a Navy pub/club in Pompey
the lads would never have a problem. It was the girls who had to be careful not to get their teeth knocked out
(edit) oh and click for the wren joke
( A Rory Borealis here under duress, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 16:34, 1 reply)

Cheers for that.
I don't really care for the general opinion on Wrens, bearing in mind that even if they work in administration, they've still had to take basic weapons training and get through the Sinking Ship simulator (the one where you're in a metal compartment that is rocking violently while high pressure water jets shoot into the room through cracks in the wall. While all this is going on and loud mechanical noises drown out any attempt at hearing orders, they have to hammer foam rubber (EDIT beg pardon, facts checked, WOODEN) wedges into the cracks to staunch the waist-deep water, at which point they pump in some flammable gas ...and then light it.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Sat 26 Jan 2013, 17:43, closed)

I have to go through the sinking helicopter simulator every few years
but that sounds far more terrifying
( A Rory Borealis here under duress, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 17:49, closed)

Totally agree with the OP
When I was in HMS Scylla my wife went to one of these gatherings. Once.
With regard the Damage Control training the simulator is actually quite good fun, as long as you do it in the summer.
In fact I'd rather do that than the Dunker (as mentioned above).

What's the difference between a wren and a shit?

A shit doesn't follow you around for a fortnight after you've had it.

And yes, the wife was a wren.
(Docofair, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 18:41, closed)

My friend was Petty Officer at Culdrose. Could have gotten further but his dislike of authority sort of sabotaged it.
Told me of the time a Sea King pilot told him he hadn't accurately calibrated the radar altimeter properly as it said 100 metres and the guy reckoned it was clearly 110.

The reply 'Fuck off' earned him a disciplinary.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Sat 26 Jan 2013, 19:29, closed)

High Pressure Hose
I enjoyed the simulator - until I got too involved in the action and forgot not to climb onto the ladder. The high pressure blast of water was not much fun.
( The_Commander_of_Skips wears his sunglasses at night, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 20:09, closed)