Royal Navy Helicopter just landed at alleyns sportsground

[birnehelene]

...any idea why?

[jimlad48]

Schools outreach visit usually - they will usually pop in to show the equipment off and talk about work of the Royal Navy.

[birnehelene]

That makes sense. It looked quite dramatic. The guys were standing in the open door of the helicopter looking down as they were landing. First looked like they were searching for sth but maybe just to help with navigation for landing

[RadLuke]

Yeah schoolchildren seem to be heading there for a visit

[Robert Poste's Child]

The younger workmen from the Calton Ave roadworks were hanging over the fence like schoolboys. The older ones took the opportunity for a sit-down in the cab with a cup of tea.

[kford]

We had this at our school in the 80s. Blew my ciggie out.

[Mick Mac]

kford Wrote:

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> We had this at our school in the 80s. Blew my

> ciggie out.

:)

[birnehelene]

Turns out my daughters school went there too. They were allowed to 'walk through' the helicopter

[DadOf4]

Yes - I saw it land after circling over Dulwich for 5 mins - I also was like a 45 year old schoolboy - I now have neckache

[jimlad48]

You need the crew out to watch on the way down if there is no one to guide you in - visibility can be finite in the cab, and you need to know height and make sure the landing zone remains clear - otherwise it gets a bit messy...

[dbboy]

Your country needs you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Recruiting for the Royal Navy I'd guess.

[JohnL]

dbboy Wrote:

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> Your country needs you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Recruiting for

> the Royal Navy I'd guess.

That's why they don't visit OAP homes then.

[jimlad48]

dbboy Wrote:

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> Your country needs you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Recruiting for

> the Royal Navy I'd guess.

Definitely - it needs you to join an organisation which offers amazing opportunity, superb training, world class leadership and responsibility, travel across the world and an exceptionally good pay and benefits package, as well as getting to get transferable skills that benefit you in later life.

A full/spare time career in the RN is a great way to get ahead in life.

[dbboy]

In no way was I knocking the RN.

[JohnL]

[jimlad48]

dbboy Wrote:

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> In no way was I knocking the RN.

I didnt think you were - I was adding my views as to why its such a great career option for youngsters.

[SpringTime]

When I were a lad we used to have the Navy flying in. (CCF - combined cadet force). Great fun having a quick ride in military choppers!

[Chick]

And the chance to help kill people.

jimlad48 Wrote:

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> dbboy Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Your country needs you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Recruiting

> for

> > the Royal Navy I'd guess.

>

>

> Definitely - it needs you to join an organisation

> which offers amazing opportunity, superb training,

> world class leadership and responsibility, travel

> across the world and an exceptionally good pay and

> benefits package, as well as getting to get

> transferable skills that benefit you in later

> life.

>

> A full/spare time career in the RN is a great way

> to get ahead in life.

[Scruffy Mummy]

If anyone is interested, the Quakers and the charity Forces Watch have campaigns challenging militarism in public life and particularly in schools. Find out more here:

Forces Watch (focuses on militarism in schools) - https://www.forceswatch.net/

Quakers Challenging Militarism Website - https://www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/peace/challenging-militarism-1

Briefing Paper: https://quakers-production.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/store/ad773bc324db6aacbd11526a24d9268b4c8431260273f5d0fc2c452989ca

Video 'The Unseen March' (5 minutes)

[jimlad48]

I am grateful we live in a society where people are free to challenge like that. Given the world we are in, the Forces will need recruits to keep the nation free to enjoy such freedom of speech for many years to come.

[Milan05]

Apparently whole classes of 30 kids got in at a time, "and it weighed, 140,000 or 14,00 or 140 or 14 tonnes!?!?"

[Chick]

jimlad48 Wrote:

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> I am grateful we live in a society where people

> are free to challenge like that. Given the world

> we are in, the Forces will need recruits to keep

> the nation free to enjoy such freedom of speech

> for many years to come.

Is that why we are bombing Syria, to be safe in London?

[jimlad48]

Chick Wrote:

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> jimlad48 Wrote:

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> > I am grateful we live in a society where people

> > are free to challenge like that. Given the

> world

> > we are in, the Forces will need recruits to

> keep

> > the nation free to enjoy such freedom of speech

> > for many years to come.

>

> Is that why we are bombing Syria, to be safe in

> London?

Having worked in aspects of targeting, I can assure you that we do not indiscriminately bomb at random. We leave acts of barbarity like that to the Russians.

Syria is a hugely complex situation, which can have repercussions here in the UK and elsewhere. So yes, it is to keep us safe.

The sad reality is we live in a challenging, difficult world and its not always possible to live it without having to do difficult things.

[Chick]

Except it wont keep us safe, do you think the terror attacks we have had are just coincidence? And I remember the war in Bosnia, with targeted attacks that were so accurate the missiles land in the wrong country.

[jimlad48]

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> Except it wont keep us safe, do you think the

> terror attacks we have had are just coincidence?

> And I remember the war in Bosnia, with targeted

> attacks that were so accurate the missiles land in

> the wrong country.

We're not going to agree on this, so I suggest it is probably a fairly pointless discussion to have.