Christmas Jamboree 1976

Naval tradition has the ship’s youngest rating donning the captain’s uniform and ruling the ship for the day, on Christmas day. It is believed that this tradition originated with the Roman custom where masters waited on servants on Christmas day.

This series of photographs is from the last parade day before the Christmas break on December 16, 1976. The youngest cadet (sorry can’t remember the name) donned the CO’s (LCdr Jack Templeman) uniform jacket and cap and commanded the corps for the night.

During that night, the Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess performed a skit, followed by a movie…

Youngest Rating is Commanding Officer for the Day
LCdr Unknown and O/C Jack Templeman

Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess Skit

The first person crawls in on his/her knees and falls down and pretends to die. The next person crawls in and says "water" "water" "water" and falls down and pretends to die. The third person crawls in and says "water" "water" "water" and gets to the cup of water and takes out his comb and combs his hair.
Narrator PO2 Darren Knight
Second person crawling PO2 Neil Johnston	Second person pretends to die PO2 Neil Johnston
Third person crawling CPO2 Alain Lajoie	Third person makes it to the water CPO2 Alain Lajoie

Movie Night Intermission

The ship’s company was show a motion picture (Phantom of the Paradise). There was an intermission when the reels were changed and then again when an issue with the projector was addressed.
Ice Cream for the Ship's Company
PO1 Patricia Scarr	CPO2 Alain Lajoie
Lt(N) Bill Sutherland	A/C Wanda Unrau and A/C Linda Wellwood
SLt Hugh Walker to the rescue as CPO1 Peter Dorrins, SLt George Bruce and CI Brad Refvik look on	Lt(N) Bill Sutherland checks it out too CI Brad Refvik and CPO2 Jim Slinowsky (RPO) in background

Clean-up

Putting the chairs away	Final instructions from the XO Lt(N) Bill Sutherland
Sweeping the deck as the CO for a day looks on O/C Jack Templeman