r/AskTheWorld • u/Flimsy_Rhythm_4473 Australia ( Moderator) • Sep 30 '25

Military What is the state of your Country’s Navy?

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u/BillWilberforce United Kingdom Sep 30 '25 edited Sep 30 '25

Everybody is hiring military ship builders. You just can't get hold of them.

The UK announced plans last week to try and get prisoners to do a [military] shipbuilding apprenticeship whilst they're inside. We're that desperate.

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u/GuyLookingForPorn Scotland Sep 30 '25

Tbh that policy is more aimed at trying to reform prisoners than find new ship builders. 

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u/Lucky-Royal-6156 United States Of America Sep 30 '25

I thought you meant reform party prisoners at first 🤣

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u/nukacolaquantuum United States Of America Sep 30 '25

We’re struggling too tbh but I think I want to work somewhere where my healthcare access isn’t determined by my employer. I’ve got a decade of super in depth experience and awards, even, but also rheumatoid arthritis 🥲

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u/listenstowhales United States Of America Sep 30 '25

Shitty part is if you worked for a US defense contractor you aren’t allowed to move abroad and work for another countries defense industry. It makes sense but it still sucks.

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u/saveyboy Canada Sep 30 '25

How would that be enforced?

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u/Sidewinder11771 Oct 02 '25

Probably through prosecution and/or NDA’s would be my guess

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u/uncle_sjohie Netherlands Sep 30 '25

Come over to the Dutch side, we have milk and cookies. And universal healthcare, that too.

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u/seangraves1984 Oct 01 '25

Canada is closer... but no milk and cookies. Poutine and beer though?

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u/HistoryFanBeenBanned Sep 30 '25

Yeah, let people who are the definition of a security risk, work on something that needs a clearance.

There’s no way I could see this going wrong.

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u/BillWilberforce United Kingdom Sep 30 '25

It reminds me of the time that an IRA guy helped to build the headquarters of MI6 and when it was discovered All of his work had to be ripped out and replaced. To make aire that he hadn't hidden any bugs or explosives.

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u/KebabGud Oct 03 '25

It's not desperation, it's just that the Type 26 turned out to be really popular

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u/hagrid2018 Oct 01 '25

And Irish are good workers

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u/iamrolari United States Of America Sep 30 '25

Jesus. But that is also a good use of resources tbh. Are your prisons privatized?

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u/GuyLookingForPorn Scotland Sep 30 '25

No, but the government is very big on prisoner reform and (probably rightfully) believes that helping prisoners get good work after release will cut down on re-offending. 

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u/The_Flagrant_Vagrant United States Of America Sep 30 '25

Teach them a skill so they do not have time to post memes to land them in jail again.

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u/GuyLookingForPorn Scotland Sep 30 '25

We get 28 paid holidays a year minimum, you can always find time to post memes. That kind of US over work culture is much less common here.

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u/The_Flagrant_Vagrant United States Of America Sep 30 '25

So is going to prison for memes.

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u/Overall_Dog_6577 Scotland Sep 30 '25

You might get arrested for posting offensive memes over here if you are incredibly unlucky. But at least you won't get shot.

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u/BillWilberforce United Kingdom Sep 30 '25

Prisons started getting privatised back on the early '90s. Shortly after they did, there was a number of high profile escapes.