Taste of life in navy
SENIOR and junior sea cadets from TS Canonteign got a taste of navy life after carrying out some training on a warship.
A group of cadets from the Teignmouth-based group enjoyed doing some seamanship training arranged by the crew of HMS Illustrious at her home port of Portsmouth.
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CADETS: A group of youngsters from TS Canonteign enjoyed seamanship training on HMS Illustrious Nick Maylam
Lusty, as she is known, recently rejoined the fleet having undergone a refit after being placed on extended readiness to prepare her for replacing HMS Ocean which will undergo a refit.
The cadets carried out tasks which related to the theme of safety at sea including damage control, first aid and humanitarian assistance.
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The day also included a tour of the ship, a fun tug-of-war on the flight deck and lunch.
The officer in charge of TS Canonteign, WO1 Ian Hurst, a senior instructor at the Royal Navy's submarine school at HMS Raleigh, said: "This was a fantastic opportunity for our cadets to get a real taste of Royal Navy training and life on a British warship.
"You only had to look at the smiles on the faces of those taking part to know what a success the day was."
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