Could you do it?

Absolutely no way. In any case I'm too old. But like all service personnel I am most grateful for the job they do.

A friend has a son who serves on a sub. He never relaxes with constant worry about his lad. Me and OH would be exactly the same about ours.

Anyway that BBC series Vigil was enough for me....!
Spend 7 months not seeing daylight or speaking to your family
 
It is awarded to those identified as providing the greatest influence of morale on board thereby generating the required component of Operational Capability and is indeed sponsored by the Tunnock family of biscuit fame.
Sounds like a great bloke. Just what the armed services needs right now.

Tunnock's wafers are pure morale to be fair.
 
And the rest
I googled it and like most army jobs the pay for what's involved is pretty poor.

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A submariner in the UK Royal Navy can expect a starting salary of over £33,138, with potential earnings increasing significantly with rank and experience, reaching up to £90,268.48 for higher positions like Head of Department on a submarine. Ministry of Defence gradcracker.com
 
I googled it and like most army jobs the pay for what's involved is pretty poor.

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A submariner in the UK Royal Navy can expect a starting salary of over £33,138, with potential earnings increasing significantly with rank and experience, reaching up to £90,268.48 for higher positions like Head of Department on a submarine. Ministry of Defence gradcracker.com
Believe me, all ranks are being given significantly more on top of their normal salaries for these extended patrols and, they thoroughly deserve every penny
 
It is awarded to those identified as providing the greatest influence of morale on board thereby generating the required component of Operational Capability and is indeed sponsored by the Tunnock family of biscuit fame.
I'd be very wary of the submariner that preferred snowballs over caramel wafers.
 

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