Tornado F3 "shoots down" Typhoon - according to Navy News
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Cdr Simon Ward, Nottingham’s CO, said working alongside the RAF had proved extremely useful for both sides.
“This exercise heralded the next generation of co-operation between the RAF and RN,” he added.
“It’s a key function for both Services to be able to co-operate.”
Do you know, I think he's onto something.
“This exercise heralded the next generation of co-operation between the RAF and RN,” he added.
“It’s a key function for both Services to be able to co-operate.”
Do you know, I think he's onto something.
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We all know that the press don't have an understanding of what they are writing about.
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Excuse my ignorance of matters nautical but for how long have the CO's of ships been Commanders and not Captains? Is this just another example of cost cutting? It all seems a bit back to front to me - in the RAF squadron bosses were always Wing Commanders and not Squadron Leaders!
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Excuse my ignorance of matters nautical but for how long have the CO's of ships been Commanders and not Captains? Is this just another example of cost cutting? It all seems a bit back to front to me - in the RAF squadron bosses were always Wing Commanders and not Squadron Leaders!
"Excuse my ignorance of matters nautical but for how long have the CO's of ships been Commanders and not Captains? Is this just another example of cost cutting? It all seems a bit back to front to me - in the RAF squadron bosses were always Wing Commanders and not Squadron Leaders"
Most minesweepers and patrol ships have Lt Cdrs driving them, Frigates / Destroyers will be a 3 ringer, while some have Captains (depends on the role though). All capital ships will have a 4 ring Captain driving them.
Most minesweepers and patrol ships have Lt Cdrs driving them, Frigates / Destroyers will be a 3 ringer, while some have Captains (depends on the role though). All capital ships will have a 4 ring Captain driving them.
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IIRC, the commander of a ship is always addressed as Captain, regardless of rank. If there is another officer of the rank of Captain on board, he is addressed as Commodore, so that there can be no confusion....
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But what if Lionel Ritchie and his ex-band mates got back together and did a benefit concert aboard a ship where there was a captain and a commodore......?
Ah, there's the door, I've been looking for that.......
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It is unusual to have two Captains on a one ship, unless the Senior Captain has been given a specific group responsibility in which case he would adopt the title Commodore. Commodore is not a rank, just a title, although he has flag status in all but name. The officer maintains his place on the Captains list and reverts back to Captain on completion of the assigned duties
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As WEBF says, Commodore now a substantive rank, equiv with Brigadier and Air Commode. It was the case that it was a 1* title that was taken with a specific appointment, and the holder then reverted to Captain on relinquishing the role, as my old man did when he was DCOS at Northwood.
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Naval ranks are quite easy to understand.
The senior officer of the ship's company is always the commander. The commander of a ship is always known as the Captain, unless, of course, he is the Commander. He may, however, not be a captain but possibly a commander, if not a lieutenant commander. The second-in-command of a ship is the Commander, unless it's a small ship in which case he is the First Lieutenant, although he might possibly be a lieutenant-commander. On a big ship, the First Lieutenant is not usually the first lieutenant, but a junior lieutenant-commander or perhaps a lieutenant.
The Army is easier. The colonel of the regiment is usually a lieutenant-colonel, unless he is the Colonel of the Regiment, in which case he may be of any rank, or even, theoretically, a civilian.
The RAF is simple as long as you remember that Pilot Officers are not necessarily pilots, Flight Lieutenants don't usually command flights, squadrons are not led by Squadron Leaders, Wing Commanders have little to do with wings and groups aren't commanded by Group Captains. God knows what Air Commodores do.
I hope this makes everything clear.
The senior officer of the ship's company is always the commander. The commander of a ship is always known as the Captain, unless, of course, he is the Commander. He may, however, not be a captain but possibly a commander, if not a lieutenant commander. The second-in-command of a ship is the Commander, unless it's a small ship in which case he is the First Lieutenant, although he might possibly be a lieutenant-commander. On a big ship, the First Lieutenant is not usually the first lieutenant, but a junior lieutenant-commander or perhaps a lieutenant.
The Army is easier. The colonel of the regiment is usually a lieutenant-colonel, unless he is the Colonel of the Regiment, in which case he may be of any rank, or even, theoretically, a civilian.
The RAF is simple as long as you remember that Pilot Officers are not necessarily pilots, Flight Lieutenants don't usually command flights, squadrons are not led by Squadron Leaders, Wing Commanders have little to do with wings and groups aren't commanded by Group Captains. God knows what Air Commodores do.
I hope this makes everything clear.
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The Army does also get things back to front from time to time; evidenced by the fact that a Lieutenant General out-ranks a Major General 
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...if they are aircrew. Otherwise, they do generally.
But quite amusing anyway.
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Flight Lieutenants don't usually command flights, squadrons are not led by Squadron Leaders, Wing Commanders have little to do with wings
But quite amusing anyway.
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