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Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, [1] also known as Dartmouth, is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy. It is located on a hill overlooking the port of Dartmouth, Devon, England. Royal Naval officer training has taken place in Dartmouth since 1863.
The University Royal Naval Units (URNU) (/ ˈ ər. n uː / UHR-noo, less commonly / ˈ ɜːr. n uː / ERR-noo) (formerly Universities' Royal Naval Units) are Royal Navy training establishments under the command of Britannia Royal Naval College, who recruit Officer Cadets from a university or a number of universities, usually concentrated in one geographical area.
His Majesty's Naval Service (or, when the reigning monarch is female, Her Majesty's Naval Service) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service. [1] [2] It consists of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and Naval Careers Service. [3]
British Pacific Fleet: Royal Naval College, Greenwich, Britannia Royal Naval College. RAF pilot's flying badge/brevet (wings) War Medal 1939-1945 with Oak Leaf, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Burma Star with Rosette, Italy Star, Greek War Cross, Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with Palm
An interior shot of the Joint Services Command and Staff College. Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) is a British military academic establishment providing training and education to experienced officers of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence Civil Service, and serving officers of other states.
The Royal Naval Academy was a facility established in 1733 in Portsmouth Dockyard to train officers for the Royal Navy.The founders' intentions were to provide an alternative means to recruit officers and to provide standardised training, education and admission.
In the British Royal Navy, where there was a need to recruit enough hands to man the vast fleet of the British Empire, extensive regulations existed concerning the selection and status of boys enlisted to keep filling the ranks. Various specific terms were introduced for different age- and exam-related stages in a boy's potential career:
Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, Devon; RM Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon – Headquarters, UK Commando Force and 30 Commando (IX) Group; RM Poole, Poole, Dorset – Special Boat Service and 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery