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The Duke of Sussex will be forbidden from wearing full military regalia after suffering the blow of losing his honorary appointments with the Armed Forces, it emerged tonight.
Latest Covid outbreak at Lympstone Royal Marines training camp confirmed There are currently 22 cases in the Lympstone area near Exeter 14:10, 3 FEB 2021 Updated The Royal Marines' Commando Centre at Lympstone Sign up for our Exeter newsletter and you'll never miss a big story againInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Keep me updated When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your d...
However, the shake-up is said to include using algorithms to determine whether a sailor or marine has passed a promotion course. That would end the use of officers’ discretion to spot talent – the hallmark of Royal Navy promotion for 300 years. The project will also streamline promotion courses and opportunities amid a glut of senior non-commissioned officers. Capita is working with Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems, Fisher Training and Fujitsu to deliver specialist projects which will include a new IT system and data performance dashboards. In addition, it will market the revamped courses to in...
“It has made planning difficult“, said one source last night. “You could start raining with 60 men, and end up with just ten getting through. Meanwhile those in Hunter Troop are released back into training when they're deemed match fit, leading at times to an unexpected glut of recruits joining an already tightly bounded, homogenous unit.” This, coupled with the new demands of the green beret’s new ‘Future Commando Force’ format - and the knock-on effect which Covid-19 has had on training - led senior officers to launch an investigation into what could be done to enhance a rec...