By the Editor: In 1986 I joined PWO 70 at the then HMS Dryad at Southwick. I suppose what I find shocking is that the pleas implicit in the article below are much as I heard 33 years ago. The author is spot-on in recognising the importance of encouraging the best to train the future better. It is a non sequitur to consider under-valuing those who are directly responsible for orchestrating ships’ fighting power. Read on and proffer your thoughts, or better, take up the SWO challenge. A colleague of mine was recently told, “Don’t go to Collingwood – it’s where PWOs go to die.” In this article I…
