Big Brother Canada

[Colin Parkinson]

I have been watching the British series on their warships, both the Type 45 and on the new carriers. You notice they show the good and the bad, people getting into trouble, overflowing drains, people being silly, frustrations in the laundry room, along with all the upbeat stuff. It looks genuine and since they seem to be improving their recruiting numbers, maybe they are doing something right. The old way of hiding our warts and bruises might not be working in this social media world, where people become suspicious or tune out when it's all good news and nothing else.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I have been watching the British series on their warships, both the Type 45 and on the new carriers. You notice they show the good and the bad, people getting into trouble, overflowing drains, people being silly, frustrations in the laundry room, along with all the upbeat stuff. It looks genuine and since they seem to be improving their recruiting numbers, maybe they are doing something right. The old way of hiding our warts and bruises might not be working in this social media world, where people become suspicious or tune out when it's all good news and nothing else.

Kind of like the way they write their performance reviews, which tend to be 'warts and all' as opposed to the usual airbrushed BS

 

[dimsum]

I have been watching the British series on their warships, both the Type 45 and on the new carriers. You notice they show the good and the bad, people getting into trouble, overflowing drains, people being silly, frustrations in the laundry room, along with all the upbeat stuff. It looks genuine and since they seem to be improving their recruiting numbers, maybe they are doing something right. The old way of hiding our warts and bruises might not be working in this social media world, where people become suspicious or tune out when it's all good news and nothing else.

Is it like the old (2005?) PBS series called Carrier, filmed onboard a CVN?  It was pretty warts-and-all as well at points.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Since we are self-isolating, grab some beer and enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0NzDVPVWoc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s4OmngvGuw&t=555s

 

[daftandbarmy]

We will survive through innovation...

 

[Drallib]

But glad that actually in the show he was not the way he seemed in the intro.

Yeah, it wasn't what I was expecting at all. Sad to see him go so early. I still wonder if he'll get any backlash from it all.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Hope not, other than ribbing from his own mates. Outside of military related pages/websites, this has had almost no social media traction, already forgotten. At the best of times, people have a short attention span, and this is far from the best of times.

 

[Infanteer]

Maybe there is something else taking people's attention, like a global pandemic or something....

 

[Haggis]

He passed selection so he's not a stupid guy.

British action star Lewis Collins ("The Professionals" and "Who Dares Wins") passed selection for the SAS but was rejected because of his celebrity.  This fella may not have done himself any favours in his quest to join CANSOFCOM.

 

[daftandbarmy]

British action star Lewis Collins ("The Professionals" and "Who Dares Wins") passed selection for the SAS but was rejected because of his celebrity.  This fella may not have done himself any favours in his quest to join CANSOFCOM.

The toughest hairdresser in the Parachute Regiment

Collins was a private in the 10th Battalion Parachute Regiment of the British Army (a Territorial Army unit) in the late 1970s to early 1980s. He applied to join the Territorial SAS but was rejected because of his celebrity, despite passing the entrance tests.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Collins

 

[medicineman]

Must still be recovering from work...first pass on the title of this thread looked like "Big BROTHEL Canada"...need more coffee.

MM

 

[Jarnhamar]

[quote author=medicineman] "Big BROTHEL Canada"


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Still accurate.