Submarine Perisher
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anyone know anything about this submarine course conducted in Holland? will love to know more info about it cos i can't seem to find anything useful online. all i know is that it's a 28 days for submarine commanders. every intake is only 6 officers. recently a LTC from the RSN became the only person in the whole Asia to pass the course. he's now officially the commander of RSS Centurion.
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Well, let's say it's a real-life Kobayashi Maru scenario training...but winnable without cheating!
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That sounds familiar. Was it taken off a Tom Clancy book?
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If I'm not wrong, it was perviously a course for the Royal Navy's submarine commanders. Maybe due to the defense budget cuts, it is now open to the other NATO countries.
One interesting event in the course.. Looking thru the periscope while a frigate charge down at you and only diving at the last minute...
Also, read that if an officer fails the course by either a safety infringement or failing a grade, he will never step onboard a submarine again.. Ever..
I'm glad that our own Navy Officer is the only one in Asia to pass the course!
Ya.. Tom Clancy wrote about the course.. But I forgot which book it was in... Hunt for Red October?? -
No, I think it was SSN. can't remember actually.
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Originally posted by Snaily:
he wrote it in 'submarine'
If I'm not wrong, it was perviously a course for the Royal Navy's submarine commanders. Maybe due to the defense budget cuts, it is now open to the other NATO countries.
One interesting event in the course.. Looking thru the periscope while a frigate charge down at you and only diving at the last minute...
Also, read that if an officer fails the course by either a safety infringement or failing a grade, he will [b]never step onboard a submarine again.. Ever..
I'm glad that our own Navy Officer is the only one in Asia to pass the course!
Ya.. Tom Clancy wrote about the course.. But I forgot which book it was in... Hunt for Red October??
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hmm. i wonder what happens if the sub doesn't dive in time. does it get rammed? -
Originally posted by Snaily:
he wrote it in 'submarine'
If I'm not wrong, it was perviously a course for the Royal Navy's submarine commanders. Maybe due to the defense budget cuts, it is now open to the other NATO countries.
One interesting event in the course.. Looking thru the periscope while a frigate charge down at you and only diving at the last minute...
Also, read that if an officer fails the course by either a safety infringement or failing a grade, he will [b]never step onboard a submarine again.. Ever..
I'm glad that our own Navy Officer is the only one in Asia to pass the course!
Ya.. Tom Clancy wrote about the course.. But I forgot which book it was in... Hunt for Red October??
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hmm. i wonder what happens if the sub doesn't dive in time. does it get rammed? -
yes that's true. if u fail, u will never step onboard a submarine again.Originally posted by Snaily:Also, read that if an officer fails the course by either a safety infringement or failing a grade, he will never step onboard a submarine again.. Ever..
I'm glad that our own Navy Officer is the only one in Asia to pass the course! -
double.
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Yup.. It will get rammed.. Something no submariner will ever want to happen..Originally posted by sgFish:he wrote it in 'submarine'
hmm. i wonder what happens if the sub doesn't dive in time. does it get rammed?
However, I guess the frigate will suffer quite a extensive damage to its bow.. -
Remember the LA Class SSN USS San Francisco who rammed into an undersea mountain. Thats what will happen if the sub got rammed.
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isn't tt applies only to the dutch officers? for them if they fails the course, they can't command submarines in the dutch navy anymoreOriginally posted by Gordonator:yes that's true. if u fail, u will never step onboard a submarine again. -
i believe it applies to all officers who took the course, regardless of where they came from.Originally posted by TVaddict:isn't tt applies only to the dutch officers? for them if they fails the course, they can't command submarines in the dutch navy anymore -
i think its just the dutch navyOriginally posted by Gordonator:i believe it applies to all officers who took the course, regardless of where they came from.
the british have the same rule for their own perishers as well -
if u fail the perisher course, u think the navy will trust u with their sub?
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Well... We won't know what happens if our own RSN officer fails the course..
The only one who went passed.. However, good luck to the next officer selected for the Perisher course. -
because the report i read says it only applies to dutch officers... unless the report is wrong...Originally posted by Gordonator:i believe it applies to all officers who took the course, regardless of where they came from. -
well, might be true. from what i read in the papers, it is reported that those who failed the course will never command a submarine for the rest of his career. but never mention whether it applys to foreign candidate or not though.Originally posted by TVaddict:because the report i read says it only applies to dutch officers... unless the report is wrong... -
Well Done! Made Singapore and us all real proud of you! That is a very tough course to pass and hence the name perisher.
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perisher actually means an annoying person. makes one wonder, is the commander still really that annoying on board the sub? oh my.Originally posted by tankee1981:Well Done! Made Singapore and us all real proud of you! That is a very tough course to pass and hence the name perisher. 
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Well.. Actually the name "Perisher" is a short form of the name for the course.Originally posted by Gordonator:perisher actually means an annoying person. makes one wonder, is the commander still really that annoying on board the sub? oh my.
It's actually called the "Periscope Course". Guess that comes from the fact that the trainee will be "hugging" the periscope most of the time on the course..
Interestingly, the RN has a history of sending their Perisher graduates back to submarines as First Lieutenants (or also known as XO). There are after all more Perishers than submarines avaliable. This means that there are often two command qualified men onboard.
And also, the RN likes to send submarine COs to command ASW frigates after their tour as submarine COs. It takes a real submariner to catch a submarine. -
ya i saw it on newspaper, a very tough course onli 40 pass since started 10 yrs agoOriginally posted by Gordonator:anyone know anything about this submarine course conducted in Holland? will love to know more info about it cos i can't seem to find anything useful online. all i know is that it's a 28 days for submarine commanders. every intake is only 6 officers. recently a LTC from the RSN became the only person in the whole Asia to pass the course. he's now officially the commander of RSS Centurion. -
is there a perisher badge for the course graduates? can't find it anywhere online.
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Seems like there is... If I didn't remember wrongly, the RSN officer was wearing two oversea badges in the photo for the article.Originally posted by Gordonator:is there a perisher badge for the course graduates? can't find it anywhere online. -
one of it is this one from Swedish, the other one i'm not sure.Originally posted by Snaily:Seems like there is... If I didn't remember wrongly, the RSN officer was wearing two oversea badges in the photo for the article.