My education
My schooling was patchy in quality, but consistent in approach. Primary schooling was at State schools, and then at eleven I was dispatched to a boarding school. I'd classify it…
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27 February 2026
My time in the Navy
After training, (you might want to look at the Navy part of the blog), I took up my first appointment as a fully qualified Air Engineer Officer (AEO). This was 1982 and…
27 February 2026
My civilian career
When I left the Navy, I joined a local software consultancy company as a project manager. I was very happy with the change. My first assignment was with the UK's…
27 February 2026
My Training in the Navy
I think that I was immensely privileged in my Naval training. The RN paid for me to go to university. It gave me training in workshop techniques and leadership. It…
27 February 2026
Life as a University Cadet
The MOD maintains a nice web site about the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. I joined the Navy whilst I was at university in London. Whilst I was up at…
27 February 2026
Leave Activities
During University holidays, we were assigned ‘leave activities’, but there was a deal of flexibility - if you really wanted to do somethiung, you could always ask.. I did a…
27 February 2026
The Formal letter
We were invited for a 'sports weekend' at Dartmouth during the summerterm of my first year. We played against the Dartmouth teams and were thoroughly trounced. On my return to…
27 February 2026