Of course, my experience in the merchant navy spanned a period of 10 years. One-third of that was in wartime conditions, whereas my service in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve was at the same time as my service in the public service of Canada.
Insofar as the public service is concerned, I was there for 32 years, and with the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve for 11 years. My service with the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve was in peacetime. Perhaps it's trite to say, but peacetime is not the same as wartime. In wartime, mostly horrible things happen, but what tied us all together, both in the merchant navy and in the navy, was the natural companionship. When you see a ship being torpedoed, as I have—and I should tell you that my own ship was sunk by enemy action—there is not much sympathy for the ship as it goes down, but for those who were able to survive the catastrophe.
I don't know how much time I'm allowed to answer that question, but I have a number of experiences in war in the merchant navy.