Jim Perks – The Submarine Family Initiative

We tried to build this Submarine Family Initiative and bring the organisations that exist together. It’s taken 6 or more years to get there.

We’re at a point now where we know what it is we want to do. We’ve now got to go and do it and deliver it.

It a thing that exists. Not enough Submariners know about it so this is a good way getting that message across.

Join the Submarine Family and share our stories. Share what it is that we do and love and are proud to have done.

So, then last couple of years as Head of the Service were fascinating. Got me to meet Prince William quite a few times and talk to him. ‘Cos he’s our Commodore in Chief and Admiral Weale used to go down and brief him, so I took that responsibility on and have a one to one with him for half an hour every 6 months and invite him up to Memorial unveiling.

Another thing we managed to get done. That was nothing to do with me, that was another group of Submariners that got that together and made it happen. Again, brilliant for us as a community to have somewhere to go to remember.