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Carl LaFong Mister Big Posts: 13,016	Royal Navy recruits no longer need to prove that they can Apr 11, 2024 17:04:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Carl LaFong on Apr 11, 2024 17:04:31 GMT swim. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/11/royal-navy-recruits-no-longer-need-to-prove-they-can-swim/ Embarrassing.
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Stammerhead Jaws Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour Posts: 10,065	Royal Navy recruits no longer need to prove that they can Apr 11, 2024 17:22:09 GMT mowlick and PaulsLaugh like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Stammerhead on Apr 11, 2024 17:22:09 GMT This is why they have boats.
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Carl LaFong Mister Big Posts: 13,016	Royal Navy recruits no longer need to prove that they can Apr 11, 2024 17:22:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Carl LaFong on Apr 11, 2024 17:22:56 GMT Apr 11, 2024 17:22:09 GMT Stammerhead said: This is why they have boats. Boats can sink.
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Apr 11, 2024 17:22:56 GMT Carl LaFong said:

Apr 11, 2024 17:22:09 GMT Stammerhead said:

This is why they have boats.

Boats can sink.

Anyway, back during colonial days swimming wasn't so important as they assumed it wasn't worth going back to pick people up out of the water. Or something like that.

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When the fuck did they start that crap ?

I was 8 years in the Merchant Navy and hardly anyone could swim. It was thought unlucky. No wonder the Grey Funnel line is down to two pedelos on Hyde Park Boating lake

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Apr 11, 2024 20:07:34 GMT mowlick said:

When the fuck did they start that crap ?

I was 8 years in the Merchant Navy and hardly anyone could swim. It was thought unlucky. No wonder the Grey Funnel line is down to two pedelos on Hyde Park Boating lake

The Merchant Navy isn’t the Royal Navy though.

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Apr 11, 2024 17:22:56 GMT Carl LaFong said:

Apr 11, 2024 17:22:09 GMT Stammerhead said:

This is why they have boats.

Boats can sink.

Those types of boats have helicopters and planes on them.

Hnefahogg Auric Goldfinger Posts: 2,923	Royal Navy recruits no longer need to prove that they can Apr 11, 2024 20:49:34 GMT PaulsLaugh and Carl LaFong like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hnefahogg on Apr 11, 2024 20:49:34 GMT It's been so long since I last went swimming that I wonder if I still remember how to do it.

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Apr 11, 2024 20:49:34 GMT Hnefahogg said:

It's been so long since I last went swimming that I wonder if I still remember how to do it.

Me too. I’d probably sink like a stone.

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Daemon Targaryen Pussy Galore Posts: 76	Royal Navy recruits no longer need to prove that they can Apr 12, 2024 19:25:29 GMT Carl LaFong likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Daemon Targaryen on Apr 12, 2024 19:25:29 GMT That is moronic.
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PaulsLaugh M Posts: 45,383	Royal Navy recruits no longer need to prove that they can Apr 13, 2024 0:40:28 GMT Carl LaFong likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by PaulsLaugh on Apr 13, 2024 0:40:28 GMT If you can swim, that means the sharks have more time to eat you.
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Apr 11, 2024 20:32:39 GMT Carl LaFong said:

Apr 11, 2024 20:07:34 GMT mowlick said:

When the fuck did they start that crap ?

I was 8 years in the Merchant Navy and hardly anyone could swim. It was thought unlucky. No wonder the Grey Funnel line is down to two pedelos on Hyde Park Boating lake

The Merchant Navy isn’t the Royal Navy though.

The merchant marines are the real sailors.

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Apr 11, 2024 20:49:34 GMT Hnefahogg said:

It's been so long since I last went swimming that I wonder if I still remember how to do it.

If you got a little a fat on you now, that helps. Just go limp and you’ll float to the top.

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Royal Navy recruits no longer need to prove that they can

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