Ian Moore – The role of Sea Dads

Every young Sailor who joins the Navy has a ‘Sea Dad’ of some description.

It’s somebody who’s a bit more mature, a bit more experienced, somebody who is designed to keep you on the right track, give you the education that you actually need, show you how things work, make sure that you understand it, and essentially make sure that you don’t go round and try and kill somebody, because that’s the big thing.

Submarines are one of the few areas of the Military where a 16-year-old could actually make a wrong decision and sink that submarine and take everybody with it.