This
is an excellent opportunity for the Sea Cadets of Gloucestershire
to find out what life on a Naval vessel is like. |
| Lieutenant
David Crowe |
Youngsters
from Stroud, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, and Ross-on-Wye boarded HMS
Trumpeter and HMS Charger as they were moored at Gloucester Docks.
The
idea was to get an informative tour of the ships, and to be able
to ask the crew about their life at sea and the career options open
to them.
The
ships are currently in week seven of their eight-week summer deployment
which started in Liverpool.
Visits
so far have included Ostend, Antwerp, the Channel Islands, Bristol,
and now Gloucester.
The
captain of HMS Trumpeter, Lieutenant David Crowe, said, "We
are one of the few Royal Navy ships of a small enough size to come
into Gloucester.
"This
is an excellent opportunity for the Sea Cadets of Gloucestershire
to find out what life on a naval vessel is like.
"As
Cadets these young people obviously have a great interest in the
Royal Navy and so hopefully they will use this opportunity to see
the benefits of a naval career firsthand, and gather any information
they need on the types of skills and qualifications they could receive
if they joined the Service."
One
of the youngsters who got a chance to look around HMS Trumpeter
was 13-year-old James McGhee who attends Tewkesbury Sea Cadets.
He
was thrilled by the experience.
"It
was really good," he said.
"You
feel powerful when you're behind the steering wheel because you've
got a big boat that you're sat controlling, and it's worth a lot
of money.
"I
thinks its really good. If I went on it it would encourage to me
to join the navy."
Another
member of Tewkesbury Sea Cadets, 12-year-old Daniel McDonald, said
"I was expecting it to be slightly bigger but its just as good
as I thought.
"I
can't wait to join the navy and I hope I enjoy it".
Shortly
after the boys had looked around the boats HMS Trumpeter and HMS
Charger headed back down the river Severn back to Sharpness and
on to North Somerset.
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Sea
Cadets from across Gloucestershire got the chance to climb aboard
two university training ships at Gloucester docks on Tuesday August
3 2004. 
