"The Greenie" but all are grateful when

but all are grateful when they do

Not all ships will sail with a doctor

Forged in history as the sailors who kept the steam engines working by stoking the coal fire onboard

Today - still keeping the ship working below decks - these sailors harness the historic colour purple to represent the name "Stoker"

The tradition of the red stripe has been in practice since 1918

"The Greenie" but all are grateful whenNon Executive Officers specialisations were identified by different coloured distinction cloth worn between the gold rank lace on their sleeves or undress epaulettes. Electrical Engineers chose green and from this term "Greenie" originates and remains in use to this day to describe any personnel in the electrical department.