Interviews with the Serving

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Meet the Navy officer who keeps the lines of communication open

Paul McQueer is 28 and joined the Royal Navy in 1998. He is currently serving on HMS Liverpool as a Petty Officer (Communications Information Systems).

Read more: Mar 11: Paul McQueer talks about life in the Royal Navy

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Lieutenant Simon Scamp is 26 and joined the Royal Navy in 2009. He is currently serving on HMS Liverpool as a Trainee Officer of the Watch.

Read more: Mar 11: Lt. Simon Scamp on what the Navy means to him

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In 2000, the ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual people serving in the Armed Forces was lifted. Lieutenant Commander Mandy McBain of the Royal Navy looks at the progress that has been made since then.
Things have moved on a lot, not just in the Naval Service but in the UK generally. It is therefore correct that the rules, regulations, policies and practices that the Naval Service adheres to mirror, as much as they can, those in the wider society. After all, it’s from this wider society that the Navy recruits.

Read more: Mar 11: Sea Story

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Mandy McBain’s career in the military began 24 years ago , in the closet . Now Lieutenant Commander McBain marches in uniform at the head of Pride . Zing Tsjeng chatted to her about being one of the highest ranking lesbians in the Royal Navy .

Read more: Jan 11: Serving With Pride