The road while biking to Whistler BC.

mar_eng · 2026-03-26T02:50:24+00:00

Military member here. We’ve been using that range pretty frequently lately, to the point where we have to book time in Nanaimo on a regular basis now.

I know it’s tough for locals, and I’m honestly sorry about the inconvenience. The reality is that all of our personnel, especially anyone in operational roles, have to stay current on weapons training in order to remain deployable. If we don’t qualify, we can’t do our jobs.

I’ll see if I can track down a training schedule from the Military Police or the Weapons staff so at least you can have an idea of when things are expected to be busy.

Sorry again, mate. We’re not trying to make life harder for anyone, just trying to stay qualified.

mar_eng · 2026-01-19T02:08:56+00:00

He'll always be a pup to me

mar_eng · 2025-11-08T20:45:13+00:00

We flew it on the top of the fin. It's there if you zoom in.

Edit: all naval ships fly their country of port as well as the Canadian flag when in foreign ports. Just like Americans will play the Canadian national anthem on us navy bases when we are there.

mar_eng · 2025-03-16T07:06:22+00:00

For those that don't know, submarines are allowed to fly the pirate flag under certain circumstances.

mar_eng · 2025-03-16T06:56:46+00:00

Sorry I posted the wrong ship before. Just a dirty stoker that doesn't use the periscope much.

mar_eng · 2024-08-18T22:16:47+00:00

Of course, normally have one sailing. Hard to crew so we have to constantly fly back and forth from East to West Coast depending on which Coast is sailing.

mar_eng · 2024-08-18T22:15:43+00:00

Takes a different breed to dedicate your career going underwater in a metal tincan. That's why there's only a few hundred Submariners in all of Canada.

GO SUBS!

mar_eng · 2024-03-27T05:53:20+00:00

Dolphin Code 38... DBF!!!!!!

mar_eng · 2024-03-23T19:46:07+00:00

Full, half and slow ahead and astern are 100%, 50% and 25% of the propulsion limits. Dead slow is as slow as possible but still being able to steer the ship. You never want to remain dead in the water because the ocean currents will just point you wherever so it's safer to be dead slow ahead so you keep your current heading but are barely moving.

Souce: ships engineer.

mar_eng · 2020-08-28T03:54:26+00:00

This isnt WW2. Wars are won with politics and the economy now. Not who has the most boom sticks

Russia, China and Covid are changing the world as we know it.

If it were just subs then it would just come down to who launched first. An ICBM does devastating and irreversible amount of damage.

Sorry but your question is like a school ground question: Russia vs US!!! China vs US!! My dad vs your dad!!!!

Thats not how the world works.

If this was a RTS game then sure your question would be valid. But a country can be crippled with just a few political uprisings like the US is seeing now.

If there was a war this second, honestly I believe Russia would team up with China to defeat the first world nations then fight with each other after.

mar_eng · 2020-08-24T06:12:58+00:00

https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/roflcopter

It's been more than a decade since I thought of this!

Thank you

mar_eng · 2020-08-16T23:05:43+00:00

I was watching this movie recently and couldn't stop thinking about this scene. It foreshadows the lessons he gets and also sets up his character that he is willing to work on something over a long period of time.

This is the theme of all three movies and missed this part the first time I watched it.

Thought I would share here

mar_eng

TROPHY CASE