It wasn't until 1993 that the WRNS became part of the Royal Navy. Before thet they were effectivily treated as civilians even though they could be in thick of the action.
Yet I can well remember the briefing when we arrived at Leeming to be told that WRAFs were very much off limits, and we'd incur the Staish's severe displeasure if we so much as stepped out with one. Same was said to be true of WRACs, but since they
all had their legs on upside-down, it was never an issue.
I'll draw a veil over our course leaving night do, when a member of the junior course "entertained" both the OM WRAF stewards in his cabin at the same time
