WRNS Recruitment Film 1960's | Royal Navy | Women's Royal Naval Service

Step back into the 1960s Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) with this classic recruitment and training film. Beginning at the Reading Careers Office, the documentary follows new Wrens as they receive their uniforms and take their first steps into naval life. “You are a WREN… and to the Navy, you’re someone special” sets the tone for a film designed to showcase pride, opportunity and adventure within the Service.

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The film highlights the wide range of roles available at the time, including air traffic control, radio operations, stores assistants, air mechanics at RAF Lossiemouth, and range assessors. It also follows stewards and officer stewards in training, offering an authentic look at the skills and responsibilities behind each trade.

Viewers are shown the leisure and social opportunities Wrens enjoyed: horse riding, amateur dramatics, canoeing, and time spent exploring life in Portsmouth. The film also touches on the international aspect of WRNS service, with postings to Gibraltar and Tangier.

A detailed look at WRNS officer training at Greenwich, along with the proud passing out parade, completes this rare glimpse into the women who helped support Royal Navy operations during the Cold War.

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