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Last week I had an item on Defence Watch about the Royal Navy in the UK brining on board sailors from Canada, the U.S., France and New Zealand to help it with its shortage in engineering positions because of cutbacks.

The Royal Canadian Navy has also brought in a relatively new program to deal with the downside of the Halifax-class modernization program – the upgrade was limiting at-sea experience for some sailors as the ships were brought into port for modernization. Enter the REGULUS program which was started in 2010.

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More details here written by Jamie Cook, MARPAC public affairs, for the RCN’s website:

“REGULUS is about getting young men and women of the RCN to sea during a period of reduced sailing opportunities,” said Lieutenant (Navy) Arthur Halpenny, REGULUS Personnel Coordinator. Through personnel exchanges with friendly navies around the world, Canadian sailors hone their skills and gain valuable international experience while working on board foreign vessels, strengthening the RCN’s core competencies.