It couldn’t be more of a contrast to the Royal Navy - my grandfather served from the mid 50s until the late 70s, and not only did they still have rum rations un

It couldn’t be more of a contrast to the Royal Navy - my grandfather served from the mid 50s until the late 70s, and not only did they still have rum rations until 1970, but they dished out Valium like candy. The way he tells it most of the crew were high or drunk most of the time, and would end up laughing in situations that would otherwise result in brown trousers.