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I was just wondering about Royal Navy Traditions.

As most of us know that the RN is the 'Senior Sevice', surely the RN must have its own traditions gathered from History and Folly alike.

So my question(s) is this 'What names and dates are given to the RN traditions throughout the year?'

Please help because I hear that the RN has lots of tradition but I'am a bit of a newbie to the forces. :puppydogeyes:

There are two ghostly figures who post on the Royal Marines forum called JR and Owdun. Now it's rumoured that JR prevented Owdun from administering the first ever kiss of life to Nelson, approximately three weeks before he was shot!

Only so he could go first
No tongues, mind

I am sorry your Lordship, I thought that you said kiss me Owdun. I don't even know what kismet means.

Aye - Andy.

Andy, it`s a curry house of ill-repute in downtown Sollihul

Dinners:

Pickle Night (senior rates mess): PICKLE was the ship that returned to England with news of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar.
Trafalgar Night (officers mess): Celebrate the battle of Trafalgar.
Burns Night: Celebrate the life and works of Robbie Burns (excuse for us non Jocks to drink whisky!!)

There are other dates but they mainly relate to individual ships battle honours. The three above are the main dinners associated with Naval dinners... I'm sure someone might know of some other significant dates though...

13th January, my mum's birthday.
Sorry, being daft, very unusual. Anyway, try this link http://www.bluejacket.com/tradition.htm or go to Google and type in Royal Navy Traditions. there's loads of info. You may have read about 'Jackspeak', a book of RN slang and friendly Naval expressions of endearment, like "Piss off Jack." Trans. 'Please go away you friendly Naval chucklebosun.'

Come in Jim,the bastards are at us again,they wont let us olduns rest on our laurels.I never tried to kiss Nelson,or the gunners daughter,it's all a dirty libel put about by Hardy,trying to cover his own arse.



Aye Owdun.

El Prez
"Piss off jack"
more like "f**k off jack"
"Please leave alone with my deams of Maggie May"

F off Jack is perfectly correct, it's just that I'd mixed Phil with Rock On, another new comer who is female and was trying to be delicate. Always a first time! Anno Domini

Well Owdun and JR, by the sounds of it, with you two around, I'm not surprised Hardy was covering his own ar*e!!

Why was Owdun and JR trying to kiss nelson for?
were they his blue eye's?

That's certainly not the way to make an impression!

A bit a hard work thats all you need....

Trying to kiss the captain indeed!

El Prez wrote: it's just that I'd mixed Phil with Rock On, another new comer who is female and was trying to be delicate. Always a first time! Anno Domini

Iam not female (not last time I looked.. )

Iam a 23yr old 6ft 1ins (polite) strapping male

Mind you I'am not saying I would'nt like to be a female..
My what a big girl you are.. True.

Aye Frank,It was that 'Bloody'Sgt Secker that got all the glory,and as the story go's refused to clean the Blood off his uniform buttons hence the reason why the upper echelon (stripeys) have what seems to us poor Mortals Dirty Buttons Ahem sorry Gilt,and us poor 'Bootnecks' spent most of our time in the Fighting Tops? did'nt have time to dilly dally with the Passengers.Okay set ya T'gallants and Tops'ls stand by all gun crews.And for those that are not aware the terminolgy 'Show a Leg' came from the days when wimmin where allowed on board and in the Mornings the Bosun's Mate would go through the messdecks shouting 'Show a Leg' if you had a hairy legs you were turfed out of the 'Mick' and if the Mrs had Hairy legs To Bad.Stand by to repel boarderers.Aye JR

Now I know jacks got some funny habits, but I am sure I heard one of them say he had a "lick of the cat" No wonder pusser got rid of the ships cat.

Bean