Royal Navy Rank Strucutre.
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Hi, hope someone can help me with this..
You may remember me, I am a journalist who hates it when journos get it wrong.
As part of this mission I am compling info on the UK armed forces for our reporters across the group.
I am at the Rank structure stage and have found exactly what I want on the army and RAF websites. But I can't find anything for the RN.
I'm putting together a crib sheet for my hacks to refer to. So for example they know a Corporal has some resobsibility that some people are called gunners or sappers or whatever.
I'm hoping this will stop a lot of misunderstandings....
So can anyone please point me to a web based resrouce.
It's Friday afternoon so all my RN contacts have gone home!
I'd really appreciate a bit of help
Cheers
Dan
You may remember me, I am a journalist who hates it when journos get it wrong.
As part of this mission I am compling info on the UK armed forces for our reporters across the group.
I am at the Rank structure stage and have found exactly what I want on the army and RAF websites. But I can't find anything for the RN.
I'm putting together a crib sheet for my hacks to refer to. So for example they know a Corporal has some resobsibility that some people are called gunners or sappers or whatever.
I'm hoping this will stop a lot of misunderstandings....
So can anyone please point me to a web based resrouce.
It's Friday afternoon so all my RN contacts have gone home!
I'd really appreciate a bit of help
Cheers
Dan
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I am a journalist who hates it when journos get it wrong.
Royal Navy Rank Strucutre
Corporal has some resobsibility
please point me to a web based resrouce
Here's a link to the RN website tri-service rank structure page. Good luck with your venture.
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Just remember that for any given rank, the Royal Navy officer/rating will automatically outrank his Army/RAF counterpart. Senior Service, y'see
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Cheers fellas...My browsing skills abvously need updating....All I could find was WW2/Napolionic era rank stuff.
And I can't spell - that's why I are a journalist who works in radio.
All the best
Dan
And I can't spell - that's why I are a journalist who works in radio.
All the best
Dan
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Timex, I hope not.
I believe we had decided to follow the US and limit promotion to 4* except in time of war, hence the hope not.
This means of course no automatic seat in the Upper House which will both save in pay, pension and parliamentary pay. Of course it means no more military Lords lording it over the Commons.
I believe we had decided to follow the US and limit promotion to 4* except in time of war, hence the hope not.
This means of course no automatic seat in the Upper House which will both save in pay, pension and parliamentary pay. Of course it means no more military Lords lording it over the Commons.
This means of course no automatic seat in the Upper House which will both save in pay, pension and parliamentary pay. Of course it means no more military Lords lording it over the Commons.
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Rates (non-com):
Able Seaman
Leading Rate
Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer
Warrant Officer
Officers:
Midshipman
Sub Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
Captain
Commodore
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
Admiral
Admiral of the Fleet
Hope that helps,
Al
Able Seaman
Leading Rate
Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer
Warrant Officer
Officers:
Midshipman
Sub Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
Captain
Commodore
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
Admiral
Admiral of the Fleet
Hope that helps,
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And for the extra bit of trivia, RN Midshipmen and Sub Lieutenants are subordinate to their RAF/Army equivalent ranks.
Ratings aren't just referred to by their rank though - often their trade is part of their title, eg. AET, MA, ET, etc. This carries through when they are promoted, so you end up with titles such as CPOWEA, LAET, POMA, etc.
Here's some of the branch badges, which seem to be getting changed far too often:
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3770
Ratings aren't just referred to by their rank though - often their trade is part of their title, eg. AET, MA, ET, etc. This carries through when they are promoted, so you end up with titles such as CPOWEA, LAET, POMA, etc.
Here's some of the branch badges, which seem to be getting changed far too often:
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3770