Hi.
My name is Sónia, I’m 27 years old.
I join the Navy in 1997, and I’m still here.
I’m a machinist’s mate and my rank is petty officer 3rd class. Yes I work with machines.
In all these years I’ve travelled a lot. I was in two warships, for long periods of time.
If you want to know more about my experience in a Navy, I’ll enjoy to tell you about it.

Hi,
I’m Carlos Rodrigues, I’ve been in the Navy since 1991 and I’m 36 years old. My Rate is Logistics, symbolized by a seahorse, and at present my rank is Petty Officer.
During these years I’ve been in several departments of the Portuguese Navy including almost 3 years on the Frigate “Vasco da Gama”. Right now I am in a Career Course to became Petty Officer 1st Class.

Hello,
my name is Ricardo Prates and I’m a Petty Officer 3rd Class.
I’ve been in the Portuguese Navy since 1999 and my rate is Machinist’s Mate. Since then, I’ve been on different ships: a Corvette and on two Hydrographic Ships.
On board these ships I take care of engines and their auxiliaries equipments.
If you want to known more about my experience, you can ask about it.

Hello, my name is Pereira and I am 35 years old. I have been in the Portuguese Navy since 1992. My Rank is Petty Officer and my Rate is logistics. I was in a frigate “Vasco da Gama” class. I have been to a lot countries. At the moment I’m in a career course to be promoted.

 Hello and welcome;

My name’s Mendes and I’m 42 years old. I’m a petty office second class of the Portuguese Navy and my rate is Torpedoman’s mate. My greatest experience is the submarines where I spend twelve years of my military life. Since 1985 I have enjoyed the Portuguese Navy because I love the sea, the ships and to traveller.

If you want to know something more about me or my experience don’t be shy.
I hope you like this pod cast and I can help you to satisfy your curiosity.

I’m waiting for your questions.
See you.

Hi,
my name is José Gonçalves, I’m 30 years old and I’ve been in the Navy since 1995.
My rate is Logistics and my job is to acquire everything that a unit needs to perform its missions.
I’ve been both in land and on naval units. One of them was a corvette called “António Enes”, where I had most of my “naval adventures”.
Besides the Azores and Madeira, where we are assigned to on a regular basis, I’ve been in Spain, Ireland and Iceland.

Hi,
my name is Miguel Ferreira and I have been in the Navy since 1990. I was 19 years old when I joined in the Navy.
My rate is logistics and my rank at the time is Petty Officer.
During these years, I have been in some naval units, like a school, a corvette "João Roby" and the Navy Hospital.

 Hi,
My name is Luis Cerqueira. I´m 36 years old, married with a daughter. I´ve been in the Navy since 1990. I began my career as a Logistics Seaman. In 1993 I was promoted to Petty officer 3rd Class. Since then I`ve been in a few Naval Units and in ...

Hello,
my name is Angelo Cardoso. I am 30 years old and I have joined the Portuguese Navy in 1993. My rate is Logistics and my rank is Petty Officer.
Along these years I have served in several on land Naval Units, and for two and a half years I was aboard an hydrographical vessel named «Almeida Carvalho».
In all those Units my functions were related to financial administration and personnel resources.
At this moment I am attending a career course to become a Petty Officer 1º Class.

We are a group of Petty Officers from the Portuguese Navy that are attending an English Course. The purpose of creating this Podcast is to share our Naval way of life.
Our group is composed of ten elements, seven from Logistics, symbolized by a Seahorse, two from Mecanist’s Mate, symbolized by a propeller and one Torpedoman’s Mate, symbolized by a torpedo.
Our Podcast was named after our rates’ symbols.