Try before you buy – students get a taste of Navy

Left to right FIMA HRM, LEUT Richard Barraclough, work experience facilatator CPO Maxine Stones, students Jason Rogers, Michael Potterton, Rory Young, Shaun Finn, Timothy Bell and CO FIMA Perth, LCDR Greg Church.

On June 16 a new work experience program began at FIMA Perth, HMAS Stirling.


Under the guidance of CPO Maxine Stones of FIMA Perth, groups of up to 10 West Australian high school students undertake a structured one week work experience program at HMAS Stirling.

The program is run along similar lines to the highly successful Navy Youth Program that was conducted at both FIMA Sydney and FIMA Perth earlier in the year.


The objective is “try before you buy”. The students get a real taste of Navy life with ship visits, practical time in the FIMA workshops and a lunch time treat from Stirling’s main galley.

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