THE NAVY COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER OFFICER AND SAILOR GRADUATION DAY

On 10 June, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Basic Common Training intake 23/01 (49 sailors) and Junior Officer

Common Training intake 23/01 (27 officers) combined for their formal graduation ceremony at Devonport Naval Base.

It takes around 16 weeks for a trainee to graduate as a sailor in the Royal New Zealand Navy, and around 22 weeks for an officer. Graduates continue into their branch training, which involves over 20 different trades in the Navy.

The best all-round sailor was Ordinary Electronic Warfare Specialist Molimoli Tamale, receiving the Spencer Tewsley Cup, while the top graduating Junior Officer was Midshipman Finbar O’Flaherty, who received the Minister of Defence’s sword. The latter award is not presented if the standard isn’t high enough.

The official party included Minister of Defence Andrew Little, who had attended an army graduation earlier in the week, and both Chief of Navy Rear Admiral David Proctor and Deputy Chief of Navy Commodore Andrew Brown.

Devonport Naval Base security reminder – for the safety of the community please take care and remain outside the 60-metre perimeter of the Naval Base at all times. This includes when swimming, diving, kayaking, fishing and sailing.

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DEVONPORT NAVAL BASE TEL 445 5002

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