Article: FORCE ON RECRUITING DRIVE FOR LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVES Modern Navy comes into view ; As the nation continues to watch the progress of Prince William career in the Armed Forces, MATTHEW McCREARY spends time with the Royal Navy

TO the average 'landlubber' the traditional image of the Royal Navy has often been a curious mixture of heady romance and relentless hardship.

Chances are if you were asked to explain what you think the Royal Navy actually does, you'd be hard pushed to get beyond 'sailing ships'.

The modern reality for the service is a lot more complex and embraces the vagaries of world politics and power struggles.

Such is the need to keep the public up to date with just what they do that the Navy has dedicated a team of its top professionals to tour the country meeting the public.

Just such a team recently dropped in to Belfast for a week-long series of meetings and engagements aimed at highlighting their ...

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