40 NAVY NEWS, DECEMBER 2010 Big screen berets
RUNNING ashore from an Offshore Raiding Craft, these Royal Marines from Mike and Lima Companies, 42 Commando, are about to hit the big screen.
Operational Languages Opportunities to learn Arabic, Dari, Pashtu
The Directorate of Joint Capabilities are looking for personnel to learn operational languages.
Applications are invited from Offi cers up to
OF3 and other Ranks at any level, with at least 2 years seniority within their Service, to undertake language training.
Courses are conducted at the Defence School of Languages (DSL) Beaconsfi eld twice yearly, and we are currently inviting applications for the May 2011 and October 2011 courses. The courses last 15 months, and on completion you will deploy for 6 months as a Military Linguist to Afghanistan, CNATT, Umm Qasr, or UK MCC Bahrain.
Applicants who successfully complete the course will also be eligible for a fi nancial award under the Defence Operational Language Award Scheme (DOLAS – DIN 2009DIN01-192). You will also qualify for additional operational language pay.
Selection is by interview, and candidates must be physically fi t. Applicants must also have been released by their manning authorities for the language training and subsequent operational tour.
For further information and an application form see the following DIN:- 2010DIN07-089, or contact CPO (AWT) Paul Baynes on (civ) 01980 615362, (mil) 94344 5362, or email
wo-lcg@dolsu.mod.uk or DOLSU- LCG-WO.
Postal enquiries should be sent to:
Defence Operational Language Support Unit, Bldg 1D,
Trenchard Lines, Upavon, PEWSEY,
Wiltshire SN9 6BE
From December 17 they’re fronting the new-look nationwide recruiting campaign for the Corps, courtesy of a series of advertisements. Directing the action in the four 30-second promotionals is TV/big screen director Susanna White (behind Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang), while cameraman Shane Hurlbut was director of photography for the blockbuster Terminator Salvation. The campaign is due to run for
three years and continues the existing recruiting theme – Royal Marines Commando: It’s a State of Mind . The advert receives its premiere in conjunction with the remake of the Disney sci-fi classic Tron, released nationwide eight days before Christmas. Of the four adverts, one is generic, one is aimed at potential commando offi cers, another for the ranks, and one for reservists. Which advert airs in cinemas will depend on the current push for recruits.
green beret (indeed, for much of the adverts you’ll see only the top half of the marines’ heads – the emphasis is very much on the coveted beret). The footage was fi lmed on the Auriga
The theme is the importance of the
deployment during the summer, with the team spending time with HM Ships Albion and Ocean off North Virginia and ashore at the US Marine Corps base of Camp Lejeune, where Auriga reached its climax. There was more fi lming closer to home in and around Lympstone, working closely with the Corps Colonel Dept, Lt Col Matt Jackson and Capt Scotty Mills to capture footage of RM recruits under training. “The new adverts provide the perfect message that we’re looking to get across: the emphasis is on the Green Beret, its importance, the ethos behind achieving it,” said WO2 Andrew Buckley of the Captain of Naval Recruiting. As well as being shown on the big
screen, the campaign will receive an airing on TV as well as the Internet. Picture: PO(Phot) Nicola Harper, CNR
Editor of Sailing Directions
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is the organisation behind the highly successful and trusted Admiralty brand, providing comprehensive world coverage of navigational charts, digital products and services to the mariner and international shipping.
If you are an experienced mariner with excellent writing skills, an aptitude for researching and assessing nautical information, possess good interpersonal skills and have a desire to apply your experience to a position ashore, the UKHO invites you to apply for a position as an Editor of Sailing Directions. The position involves the compiling and editing of sailing direction publications that are part of the worldwide Admiralty series.
There is an emphasis on continuing and maintaining a positive working relationship with port authorities and liaising with maritime authorities.
In this position you will create and maintain Sailing Directions, which need to be constantly updated. You will be responsible for assessing navigationally significant information and liaison with other departments within the UKHO.
You will need considerable experience in shipping and navigation. You should be able to demonstrate a good level of English literacy and interpersonal skills, pay great attention to detail, exercise sound judgement, and have a good IT aptitude.
The MoD is an Equal Opportunities employer and seeks to reflect the diverse community it serves. Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the stated requirements.
Starting pay will be based on experience and will be performance related. This is a Ministry of Defence non-reserved post, for which applicants must be British citizens, citizens of the Irish Republic, a Commonwealth state, or EAA nationals. Successful applicants will require security clearance; you will therefore need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.
Please visit
www.ukho.gov.uk for an information sheet and an application form. Alternatively you can contact the Recruitment Team at the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN. Tel: 01823 723353, e-mail:
recruitment@ukho.gov.uk
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