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[jammi]

My only concern is the mixing of non commissioned and commissioned ranks, as well as Army and Naval ranks. Examples being there are no Sergeants in the regular Navy (Marines don't count). Also, there is no way a Sergeant could progress to a Lieutenant - you'd require officer training and a commission. A sergeant is a NCO, while a Lieutenant is an Officer. Mind you, NCO is an Army term - non Officers in the Royal Navy are known as Ratings.

I'd always presumed only Officers would be allowed to pilot as well. Kind of like the modern day RAF. All the piloting itself it done by officers, with the crew usually consisting of NCOs. Similarly, the Navy will only commission the command duties of it's ships to officers. I suppose the closest comparison in the Army is that officers will always lead Platoons, Battalions and Regiments.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy_ra...s_rank_insignia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uk_Royal_Navy_Ranks

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