Thursday 15:36
Students from Wiltshire got the chance to sample a life under the ocean wave when they visited the Royal Navy's Submarine School today (Thursday 19 January).
The teenagers aged 16-18, from Wiltshire College (Trowbridge and Chippenham sites), were given the opportunity not only explore the shoreline training facilities of the Royal Navy Submarine School at HMS Raleigh, but also tour HMS Turbulent based at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Plymouth.
Pictured are the students as they boarded the hunter killer class of Submarine.
The students, who are studying BTEC courses in public service, saw state of the art navigation and weapons systems at close hand and also how submariners live, work and sleep aboard HMS Turbulent. They also met the crew, had a look around the galley, mess room, forward escape compartment, and had a peep through the periscope.
Roy Wilcockson, Royal Navy and Royal Marines Business Manager for the South West, said:
"The Royal Navy are always on the look-out for the right sort of recruit for the Submarine Service. It's a challenging career and that person needs to be a self-starter, have a degree of independence, yet be tolerant of other people and enjoy working as a team. Currently submariners receive a £5,000 bounty when they successfully complete their training.
"Today's event was about showing these young people what life as a Submariner can be like in the 21st century, and what the Royal Navy has to offer. There's nothing like the first-hand experience of clambering on-board a working submarine for youngsters considering their future career options - it really focuses their mind on the wide range of opportunities we could offer them if they decided to join us."
Issued on behalf of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines by Government News Network South West
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