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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.
In December 2020 she was awarded the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. [12] In May 2022, Oakley took over command of the Britannia Royal Naval College. [3] At the college’s passing out parade in August 2022, BBC News noted that it was the first such parade "with a female captain at the helm." [13] She is a Director of the Royal Navy ...
Passing Out Parade of members of No.1 Officer Cadet Training Unit, RAF Jurby, January 1957. Passing out is the official graduation ceremony following the completion of a course by military or other uniformed service personnel at their respective training school, college, or military academy, largely in Commonwealth nations. [1]
Royal Air Force - 24 weeks, delivered at RAF College Cranwell . Royal Navy - 30 weeks (split into two equal phases of 15 weeks each), delivered at Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) in Dartmouth. Royal Marines - 15 months, delivered at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, with 3 weeks towards the end of the course in the United States.
The romance of Prince Philip of Greece and Princess Elizabeth sprang out of a summer encounter at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in 1939. ... at Dartmouth in July 1939, when King George VI ...
The 149th Sovereign's Parade in front of Old College. The first Sovereign's Parade was held on 14 July 1948, in front of King George VI. Three Sovereign's Parades are held each year outside the Old College to mark the "passing-out" and the final parade at Sandhurst of the Senior Division.
After the passing-out parade that September, Charles embarked on a naval career and enrolled in a six-week course at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth. He then served from 1971 to 1972 on the guided-missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and the frigates HMS Minerva, from 1972 to 1973, and HMS Jupiter in 1974.
The category is for persons who trained at the college in Dartmouth and its predecessors HMS Britannia (1820) and HMS Prince of Wales (1860) from 1862 until the present day. Contents Top