Joyanna Adams

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All We Want For Christmas Is For Them To Come Home!

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If you haven’t seen this…now’s the TIME!

ENJOY!

(Thanks to Rocket Man)

December 10, 2011 - Posted by | humor, Military | ,

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  1. After lots of time away last year (214 days) — planned for 7 week deployment exercise with other nations

    Diverted to Libya and further operations

    Back 9 Dec after 7½ months away – 225 days with 176 at sea

    400 people onboard (at peak during the amphibious exercises just under 900 onboard but approx 650 during Op Ellamy)
    Steamed just over 40,000 miles
    Burned approx 6,000 tonnes of fuel
    Operated 16 different type of aircraft off the deck

    Realities of deploying:

    15 babies born while the ship has been away (fathers did get home to see mum and baby)
    5 people were sent home so they didn’t miss their own weddings.
    1 sailor whose son’s third birthday is on homecoming. Family meeting ship

    Ships company have missed:

    Summer holidays.
    Children’s exam results
    Children finishing school and starting university
    The Padre missed his daughter’s graduation.

    The ship’s company made a Christmas DVD when they heard they would be home for Christmas.

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    Amfortas's avatar Comment by Amfortas | December 11, 2011 | Reply

    • Well, THAT’s what we wanted to know! Thanks amfortas!

      Joyanna Adams

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      Joyanna Adams's avatar Comment by joyannaadams | December 11, 2011 | Reply

  2. British seamen (and women) having fun. Nice shot of the Lt Commander RN evacuating his bowels !!

    🙂

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