didn't Queen Victoria make some remark or ruling that Naval Officers were NOT gentlemen?
I believe that she also referred to Naval officers as pigs (Before any "pigs" start protesting I learned of this from a Lt Cdr when I was an O/C in the RNR) Which is why you can sometimes hear Jack to this day (when Berating his lot) Refering to Naval officers as Pigs and the Wardroom as the Piggery.