Anyone who’s spent enough time around the military has probably worked alongside international partners. Same coalition, same doctrine, allegedly the same language, but yet.
What’s the best thing you’ve heard from a foreign partner and had to have translated?
Full disclaimer I’m a curious Royal Australian Navy veteran. A SWO equivalent.
“Rooters rounds” were a regular thing for the at sea officer of the day and duty PO to conduct while underway. Especially on the amphib ships I served in when we had the pongos embarked.
The creativity of sailors who wanted a root never ceased to amaze me. Places like the toilet paper storage compartment…
Anyway, that being said. What happens if a sailor were to fall pregnant during a deployment, especially in extended situations like what we’re seeing at the moment?
Are they medivaced?
Have sailors stayed on board once pregnant?
Is there a chance of a child being born to a sailor underway??
In the RAN pregnant women were basically unable to step on a ship due to the RADHAZ safety zones so I’m just wondering what the go is…
Managed to remove the badges and tape from my bike. And I didn’t fuck the paint.
Used my wife’s hair dryer to warm it, then some 30lb mono 0.5mm fishing line. Combination of magic eraser, Glitz Oomph and my wife’s fingernails removed the rest of the residue. The shiny spots are wear from my highway pants over the years.
Morning /r/Melbourne,
My wife and I are relocating to the Avondale Heights area from Sydney and I’m looking for a GP that has a sound understanding of DVA and how the system works. I am a complex medical case and need to be able to see them monthly.
I’m also looking for recommendations for the following that also accept DVA:
- physio
- psychologist (EMDR qualified preferably)
- psychiatrist
- dentist
- medicinal cannabis prescriber I can see in person
- exercise physiologist
I’m happy to travel a bit to see decent specialists but would prefer a GP in the local area.
Spotted at BMW Hornsby while waiting for my car from service
Edit: Butchered the title posting quickly 😮💨
Open source reporting puts RN TTL Block IV stocks at about 65. Not much but still missiles.
Would there have been a clause in the procurement contract that allows the US to buy them back off the Brits?
Genuinely curious as to what options that could be considered to quickly restock the magazines.
Also considering Australia had committed acquire more than 200 back in 2024… I’m guessing delivery will be delayed due to strategic reserve issues…
I wonder how long the Block V modernisation of the Astute Class will be delayed…
I’ve never ever in my life seen a military use religion like this for recruiting.
I’m an Australian and I find this quite shocking to be honest.
Also not a Christian…
My wife, our cats and I are relocating to Melbourne from Sydney. What are some quintessential things that we must do to convert?
What’s the best way to introduce my wife to the city?
What are some must do things in our first 12 months?
Two centuries of Russian security printing, in three test notes.
The first marks 200 years of Goznak, founded by imperial decree in 1818 as the Expedition for the Procurement of State Papers and still the printer behind Russia’s banknotes, passports and coin. The face gathers the figures who built it; the back reads left to right from an 1818 pressroom to a circuit board, with the words “by decree of His Imperial Majesty” still in the fine print.
The other two mark the Moscow Printing Factory, which turned 100 on 6 July 2019, and they only look identical until you find the window on the front. On Type II, the scarcer of the pair, the pressman’s arms break clear of the frame and reach across to the stacked sheets. On Type I he sits fully inset, arms hidden. Hold either up to the light and the worker steps into the empty window on the back, which is exactly what a test note is for: letting the printer show off.
No watermark, no thread, 161 x 78 mm, and “no value” printed plainly.
Top note is the 2018 Goznak 200th Anniversary commemoration note.
The middle note is the Type I 2019 Moscow Printing Company 100th Anniversary commemoration note and the bottom is the Type II
Over the weekend I drove from Sydney to Melbourne and back to see my son for his 13th birthday. Due to the short notice of the trip (my ex decided to be surprisingly reasonable) we chose to drive instead of flying. We’ve owned it about 6 months now and this was our first interstate road trip with it.
So to be sensible I had our 2021 X1 F48 LCI sdrive 2.0i in eco pro the entire way.
My god it blew my mind! Our average consumption was 6.5L/100km with the cruise control set to 120 most of the way. I have always had a dream of being able to do the drive on one tank of fuel and we almost achieved that over the weekend. I was stressed about the petrol price going up and then the fact that petrols typically more expensive the further from civilisation you travel.
Considering the glossy says 6.5l/100km it’s the first time ever I’ve seen a car I’ve owned achieve the fuel efficiency a manufacturer claims….
I only use RON 98 petrol, average air temperature was around 8°C and we used eco pro, and cruise control set where we could.
I’m just blown away. This little car keeps impressing me more and more.
Well it took me to my mid thirties to learn that tomatoes will grow in Sydney, Australia in winter…
The amount of international media attention that this is getting is staggering. I’m in Australia and it’s popping up in our international news…
So the reasons seem moot to me as an Australian. Beards as traditional in our Navy, and our Air Force can even wear them now. The stated reasons for enforcement of the beard policy in the USN really seem trivial as someone who has never had an issue getting a seal on BA with a beard, nor have I had discipline issues related to sailors wearing a beard…
Considering this seems to be essential to the war fighting success of the USN, whats the dumbest policy you actually had to follow while serving?
I have the BMW equipment code (Option S01X2) fitted with the 19" Light Alloy Y-Spoke 580 Bicolour wheels, and I want to upgrade my brake callipers and may as well do my discs while I am at it.
I like the visual appeal of the red callipers and am looking for a general performance upgrade to the OEM-fitted brakes all round. I don't regularly push the car, but I am known for carrying on a bit in corners when the conditions and road permit.
So my main questions are:
Calypso (front) and Pandora together on the table in the morning sun.
You can see how much smaller Panda is compared to Calypso… Pandora is 5 and Calypso is 8. Panda has always been petite
Scanned with my Phase One XF and IQ3 100mp back.
Despite Reddit’s compression I’m still impressed with the images