197905 by Navy News

I t 's al l in t he a i r . P l ans f or t he Navy t o t es t an a i r sh i p i n l a t e summe r have been she l ved because o f damage t o t he c r a f t i n an acc i den t . The 164f t , l ong Br i t i sh-bu i l t c ra f t was t o have been t aken t o R , N. a i r s t a t i on Veov i l t on t o a l l ow t he F l ee t A i r Ar m t o become f am i l i a r w i t h i ts hen d l i ng. Poss i b l e f u t ur e uses a r e f or an t i - subma r i ne , f i she ry pro t ec t i on and o i l po l l u t i on pa t ro l s , The ques t i on o f t he t es t s i s t o be r ev i ewed when t he c ra f t i s success f u l l y f l y i ng aga i n.

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As Serv i ce membe r s ca l cu l a t e the i r pe rsona l budge t s i n t he l i ght of t he 24 . 2 pe r cent . ave r age pay r i se , hopes a re now f i rm l y p i nned on t he awa rd prov i ng an a t t rac t i ve re t ent i on i ncent i ve unt i l t he t rue compa rab i l i t y t arge t i s ach i eved .

When t ha t w i l l be i s no t ye t known - a yea r a t t he l a t es t , poss i b l y soone r . I n i ts 1979 repor t , pub l i shed i n m i d-Apr i l , t he Ar med For ces Pay Rev i ew Body c l ear l y recogn i zed t he now we l l -documen t ed prob l ems i nc l ud i ng " ove r s t re t ch " and se r i ous manpowe r l oss , I n i ts r ecommenda t i on t he Rev i ew Body sa i d , " I f t he ; 1 i !1. I t i i i Gove rnmen t we r e t o dec i de i n t he l i ght o f ou t s i de pay ev i dence gene r a l l y tha t some i mprovemen t on t he comm i t men t cou l d now be made , we wou l d see th i s as en t i re l y cons i s t en t w i t h t he sp i r i t o f our r ecommenda t i on l ast yea r , when we saw Apr i l 1 1980 as t he l a t es t accep t ab l e da t e f or t he r es t or a t i on o f fu l l y up- t o-da te m i l i t ary sa l ar i es . " I mmed i a t e fu l l up-da t i ng wou l d have i nvo l ved an ave r age i nc rease o f 32 . 5 pe r cent . I n r esponse , t he Gove rnmen t sa i d i t wou l d fu l f i l i ts unde r t ak i ng unde r t he " s t ag i ng " The k i nd o f week l y i ncreases (be fore a r r angemen t s . Th i s means r i ses t ax) wh i ch t he Serv i ces pay awa rd w i l l r ang i ng be t ween abou t 21-29 pe r cent . , l eav i ng a shor t f a l l i n many br i ng ra t i ngs is as fo l l ows : F l ee t ch i e f s , cases o f abou t s i x or seven pe r abou t £28 ; ch i e f s , £25 ; POs , £22 ; l ead i ng cent . ra t es , £20 ; ab l e ra t es , £14 ; ord i na ry Sa i d t he AFPRB , " I mp l emen seamen , £11 , t a t i on o f t he ' second s t age ' These a r e ve ry gene ra l f i gures and t he re i nc reases w i l l undoub t ed l y do i s a numbe r of var i a t i ons , w i t h f ac t ors l i ke much t o res t ore Se rv i cemen ' s t ype of engagemen t and pay sca l e p l ay i ng S Con t i nued i n back page t he i r par t .

And he r e a r e t he new r a t es For many sa i l ors paymen t a t t he new ra t es , i nc l ud i ng back pay t o Apr i l 1 , w i l l be made i n May. A f ew r andom examp l es o f new da i l y ra t es a re: Ar t i f i cers / Mechan i c i ans / Techn i c i ans: F l ee t Ch i e f (Ca r ee r engagemen t ) , £20. 25. F i rs t c l ass Ar t I Mech I Tech ( I n t e rmed i a t e ) , £17. 99. 3rd c l ass Ar t i f i cer ( I n t e rmed i a t e ) , £13. 18. O t he r br anches : F l ee t Ch i e f (Ca ree r ) , £18. 89. CPO (Ca r ee r / Sca l e A) , £17. 29. Pe t t y O f f i ce r ( Ca r ee r I Sca l e B) , £15. 44 , Lead i ng ra t e (Ca r ee r / Sca l e A) , £14. 43. Ab l e ra t e ( I n t e rmed i a t e / Sca l e A) , £11. 38. Ab l e ra t e (Uncomm i t t ed / Sca l e C) , £9 . 63 , Ord i na r y ra t e (Uncomm i t t ed / Sca l e B) , £8 . 10.

VAR I AT I ONS Pe r cen t age r i ses va ry , w i t h " Ca r ee r r a t e " t echn i ca l f l ee t ch i e f s , ch i e f ar t i f i cers and 1s t c l ass ar t i f i cers ge t t i ng 29 pe r cent . , wh i l e i n non- t echn i ca l br anches f l ee t ch i e f s , ch i e f s and POs rece i ve i nc reases o f 26 or 27 pe r cent . , l ead i ng ra t es abou t 25 , and ABs 22 . For of f i cers t he r ange o f annua l i nc reases i s as fo l l ows: Cap t a i n , £2 , 306 to £2 , 729 ; Commande r , £2 , 086 t o £2 , 331 ; L i eu t enant Commande r , £1 , 646 t o £1 , 975 ; L i eu t enan t . £1222 to £14RI1 Sub-L i eu t enan t , £738- f l , 030. Some examp l es o f t he new ra t es w i t h pe r cen t age i ncreases i n beke r a t s ) : Cap t a i n (a f t er s i x 0 Con t i nued i n back page

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NAVY CHEFS W I N A FEAST OF AWARDS .

Roya l Navy che f s have d i shed up a spec t acu l ar success for the Sen i or Serv i ce a t one of Br i ta i n ' s top cook i ng compe t i t i ons , A t eam of 28 Navy cooks wa l ked of f w i th no f ewer than 42 awards , i nc l ud i ng seven go l d meda l s , a t the b i -annua l Torquay Gas t ronom i c Fest i va l , I t breaks the i r prev i ous record score a t the Fest i va l by n i ne , As we l l as t he go l ds , t he team scooped 14 s i l ver meda l s ' 13 bronze and e i ght cer t i f i ca t es of mer i t . Lead i ng t hem t o v i c tory was 17CPOCK Ken F r ase r , sen i or i ns t ruc t or a t t he Roya l Nava l Supp l y Schoo l i n H . M . S . Pem-

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unde r -21s won n i ne awa rds f rom 15 t he ha l f -hour dr i ve to Torquay ' s f amous exh i b i t s . I mpe r i a l Ho t e l , whe r e t he compe t i t i on And a l t hough a l a rge pa r t o f t he t eam was he l d . was f ormed by cooke r y i ns t ruc tors f rom On l y one i t em - a d i sh o f clot ted H. M . S . Pembroke , many w i nne r s we r e c r eam swee t f avour ed f or a go l d meda l f rom o t he r es t ab l i shmen t s and sh i ps. - became a f a t a l casua l t y o f t he Subma r i ne ra t i ng LCK Pe t e Tay l or o f j ourney: i t d i s i n t egra t ed and was se rved H. M. S. O l ympus t ook a go l d a t h i s f i rst up as br eak f as t f or t he coach par ty! a t t emp t a t compe t i t i on wor k , wh i l e POCK Dave Sco t t o f H. M . S . Fa l mou t h co l l ec t ed a go l d , a s i l ver and a cert i f i ca t e of me r i t . Nava l dom i na t i on o f t he Fes t i va l was The r e was a spec i a l men t i on f or t he sha r ed by young cooks . Ten o f them who en t e r ed t he compe t i t i ons for on l y Wr en cook , Sa l l y Ba r ry , who t ook a cer t i f i ca t e o f me r i t i n o r e j u t i t u t c l asses. O f f i ce r i n cha rge , L i eu t . -Cdr . H . G. Ha r l ey (Cooke r y Po l i cy O f f i ce r i n H. M . S . Pembroke ) , sa i d he had no th i ng bu t pra i se f or t he t eam , who had wo r ked " i nc red i b l y ha rd " t o pr esen t exh i b i t s o f t he h i ghes t qua l i t y. " I t ' s been a t r emendous run f or us . We won mo r e t han 24 awa rds a t t he Sou t h Eas t Sa l on Cu l i na i r e a t Ma id s t one l ast Novembe r , and t he t wo compe t i t i ons t oge t he r show c l ear l y t he ded i ca t i on and h i gh pro f ess i ona l sk i l l s i n t he Navy . "

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- bronze Nobby C l a r ke (RCN . S . S . ) meda l and t wo cer t i f i ca t es o f me r i t : POCK M i ck meda l , s i l ve r meda l , Br i dge r (R . N . SCSC) go l d cer t i f i ca t e o f me r i t ; CPOCK Rod Nay l or (R . NCS . S . ) s i l ver , bronze ; FCPOCK Ken F r ase r (R . N . S . S . ) - go l d , bronze ; POCK Dave Sco t t ( Fa l mou t h) - go l d , s i l ver , cer t i f i ca t e of me r i t ; POCK Paddy S t eenson (M i ne r va ) - t wo bronze ; CPOCK Dave Ave r y (Bu l wa r k ) - s i l ver ; CPOCK Joe Me r ce r (R . N . S . S . ) - t wo s i l ver , cer t i f i ca t e o f me r i t ; POCK A l an A l vey (M i ne r va ) - bronze ; CPOCK John Ba t hga t e (R . N . S . S . ) - t wo s i l ver , cer t i f i ca t e o f me r i t ; Se rg t . Sm i l e r Ha r vey (R . M . , Poo l e ) , t wo s i l ver ; LCK Pe t e Tay l or ( O l ympus ) - bronze ; go l d ; POCK Tom Ro t hwe l l (R . N . s . S . ) POCK John Page (R . N . S . S . ) - s i l ver , t wo bronze ; LCK Ta i t (Ca l edon i a ) - bronze ; CK He t he r i ng t on - cer t i f i ca t e o f me r i t . (Roya l Ar t hur )

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Jun i or sec t i on : ACK l l lot t (Do l ph i n) - t wo s i l ver ; WRENCK Sa l l y Bar ry (Ne l son) - cer t i f i cate o f mer i t ; ACK Wr i gh t (R . N .S . S. ) - go l d , bronze ; ACK F l e t cher (Su l t an) go l d ; CK K i-rby (Bu l wark ) - bronze ; CK Basse t t (Oppor s i l ver ; ACK t une ) Nut t a l (R .N . S.S . ) - bronze . P i c ture : E l i r ror Owen

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AB( R ) C l a r ke , i i Mess , H. M . S . Cha r ybd i s , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Ta r t a r , Ju l y , re f i t t i ng unt i l Oc t obe r 1, t hen t r i a l s . W i l l swop f or any P l ymou t h base or sh i p . SEA ( M ) N. Jackson , Vangua rd B l ock , H. M . S . Ne l son , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Ken t , June , W i l l swop f or Rosy t h sho r e base or any Rosy t h sh i pc

WRENY. I TR ( G ) L. Wr i gh t , SC of f i ce , H. M . S . Ne l son , e)ct . 24265 dr a f t ed H. M . S . Wa r r i or , June . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h es t ab l i shmen t .

AB( R ) J. M. Pawsey , Sa i n t s B l ock , H. M . S . Wa r r i or , Nor t hwood , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Mohawk , June . W i l l swop f or Wa r r i or , Wh i t eha l l or any London base .

LAO G. F. O ' Lea r y , 8 Owen Ct bse , Han t s , d r a f t ed t o Rowne r , Gospor t , Cha t ham- based H. M . S . Esk i mo , Ju l y . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p ,

REM1 Do l an , H. M . S . For es t Moor , es t n . 254. W i l l swop f or any f r i ga t e due dep l oymen t . AB( M ) D. BUTECL Ky l e o f Hagga r t , Locha l sh , Ross - sh i r e , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Boss i ng t on , Por t smou t h , Augus t . W i l l swop f or any Devonpor t sh i p , pr e f e r ab l y H. M . S . Br oad swo r d or any Rosy t h f r i ga t e.

ROSM1 S. We i gh i l l , Commcen , H. M . S . Do l ph i n , ex t n . 21241 / 21242 , dr a f t ed Fas l ane (H . M . S . Nep t une ) ove r s i x mon t hs f rom Ju l y . W i l l swap f or any U. K . sho r e base .

LCK M. R. K i ng , 3G1 Mess , H- M . S . I n t rep i d , due t o go S t a t es , MGD i n Au t umn 1979 . For e i gn dep l oymen t mos t o f 1980C W i l l swop f or any sho r e base Por t smou t h a r eac

LCEM P. E. Mu rphy , Gy ro Sec t i on , H. M . S . Nep t une , t e l ephone La rgs 674854 dr a f t ed H. M . S . Argonau t , Sep t embe r . W i l l swop f or any Rosy t h , Fas l ane , Cha t ham sh i p or sho r e base , MEM1 ( AMC) S. We l l s , D i sposa l l i st sh i ps un i t Por t smou t h , dr a f t ed H. M . S . D i omede , W i l l swop f or any sh i p dep l oy i ng . At . Te l ephone : Por t smou t h dockya rd Augus U Ex t n . 22490.

ABM D. W. O ' Pr ey , R. N . / R. M . Ca r ee r s O f f i ce , 19 Wa rw i ck Road , Car l i s l e , t e l . 23958 , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Ca l edon i a , Augus t . W i l l swop f or any London , Cha t ham or Por t smou t h base .

COP ( OPS ) ( S ) P. H. W. Sowdon , H. M . S . Esk i mo , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Danae , Devonpor t , June . W i l l swap f or any Por t smou t h or Cha t ham sh i p .

R01 ( G ) A. G. Ande r son , R. N . A . S . Yeo v i l t on dr a f t ed t o Sco t l and -based H. M . S . Wak~ f u l , Ju l y . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h or Por t l and sh i p or es t ab l i shmen t .

P0 ( S ) N. P. L i nge r , do CP St a f f , f ro r ts mou t h Dockya rd , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Jup i t e r Devonpor t . W i l l swap f or any l a rge sh i p , Por t smou t h based.

REM1 N. C l ay t on , pr esen t l y a t H. M . S . I nak i p , Pr es t on ( f rom Apr i l 16) . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h es t ab l i shmen t .

OEM1 M. Benson , H. M . S . Ar k Roya l , H. M . Dockya rd , Devonpor t , dr a f t ed H. M . S . T i ge r , Ju l y . W i l l swop f or any sho r e based or sh i p i n re f i t Devonpor l .

R01 ( T ) S. F l em i ng , B l ue Wa t ch , MHO P i t reav i e , Rosy t h , dr a f t ed H. M . S . A l de rney , Sep t embe r , w i t h pre- j o i n i ng cour se ea r l y Ju l y . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p .

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OEM I Cowpe r , W. E . O f f i ce , H. M . S . Ar k Roya l , Devonpor l , sh i p ex l n . 595 / 592 , dr a f t ed t o mor t smou i h S. F . M . G . , Ju l y . W i l l swop f or any P l ymou t h sho r e base or sh i p i n ref i t .

W r en RO l C. L. Gas t on , RCN. A i r St a t i on Cu l drose , ex t . 2159 . W i l l swop f or any Devonpor t base . CK Pr eece , 846 NAS R. NC a i r s t a t i on Yeov i l t on , dr a f t ed CTC Lymps t or i e June , W i l l swop f or any Devonnor t sho r e base . ALMEM B McLe贸d , 4R0 / HQ1 Ex t n , 591 , H. M . S . Ar k Roya l , dr a f t ed H. M . S . London Oc t obe r . W i l l swop f or any P l ymou t h sh i p . MEM1 T. Ha rwood , 127 Mess , H. M . S . Cochr ane , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Gu r khs Ju l y . W i l l swo for any P f ymou i h or Por t smou t h sh i p or sgor e es t ab l i shmen t . REM1 N. M. E l l i s ( TP t ra i ned) JR3 H. M . S . O r kney ( F . P . S . ) Rosy t h . W i l l swop f or any f r i ga t e or l a rge r sh i p pr e f e r ab l y due f or e i gn dep l oymen t .

LOEM Thorh l l l , do CT . Schoo l , H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood , dr a f t ed HCM. S . Bu l wa r k , June . W i l l swap f or any Por t smou t h seago i ng sh i p ' , pr e f e r ab l y GMD. REM1 Lynn , 3P Mess , H. M . S . Ken t , due dra f t May 21 . W i l l swop f or any sh i p go i ng dep l oymen t May. POCK B. G l l roy , PO ' s Mess , HCM. S . Ospr ey , Por t l and (ove r s i x mon t hs ) . W i l l swop f or any Devonpor t base . LMEM McMu l l en , 3K Mess , H. M. S . Scy l l a , dr a f t ed Ju l y , H. M . S . Ve rnon , n i ne mon t hs W i l l sw~p f or any sho r e base Cha t ham o. r l nsk i p .

AB( EW ) D. James , 3MS Mess , H. M . S . W r enWTR ( G ) L. Ba i l , Commande r ' s S i r i us home wa t e r s mos t o f ' 79. W i l l swap any O f f i ce , H. M . S . Do l ph i n , dr a f t ed H. M . S . SA on dep l oymen t . Daun t l ess , June , n i ne mon t hs . W i l l swop f or sh i p go i ng any Por t smou t h es t ab l i shmen t or nava l base . LS( S) J. M. Read , C I NCFLEET , Nor i h. W , Ood. Dr a f t ed HCM. S . Ac t i ve , Augus t , va r i ed LSTD 0. L. Ba r ron , 3R Af t Mess , H. M . S . and i n t e res t i ng PrOg r amme . W i l l swop f or any Br i s to l ' W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p or st r i p , excep t Type 21 i n home Wa t e rs . Te le sho r e b~~e . phone No r t hwood 26161 ex i n . 7134 . LS ( R ) H. W. L i gh t , H. M . S . Newcas t l e . W i l l swap f or Fas i ane , Rosy t h sho r e base or Rosy t h sh i p .

WRT S. Hayes , Sh i p ' s O f f i ce , H. M . S . G l asgow , Por t smou t h . W i l l swop f or any Cha t ham sh i p or HCM. S . Pemb roke .

(P) D. F. Jones , CPO. s Mess , Eas t ney 8a r r acks , Por t smou t h , dr a t i ed H. M . S . London , pr esen t . Sh i p i n ref i t unt i l Janua r y i n Po r t smu t h. W i l l swop f or any P l ymou t h sh i p . REM ( A) J. J. We l l e r , Wa rw i ck F Mess , H. M . S . Seahawk , R. N . A . S . Cu l drose , dr a f t ed R. F . A . For t Aus t i n (824 Nava l A i r Squadron ) . W i l l swop f or any Por t l and / Yeov i l or AED He r mes / Bu l wa r k dra f t , LS( R ) Br ya r s , P l acewood , H. M . S . Dr yad , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Ro t hesay , June . Cha t ham ref i t unt i l ea r l y nex t yea r . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h / P l ymou t h sh i p .

R. Lang l ey , do Cash C l o t h i ng S t or e , H. M . S . Ospr ey , Por t l and . Abou t 18 mon t hs W i l l swop f or H. M . S . to se r ve i n L0 ' s Wa r r i or or H. M . R . roX~. s i ' den t . OEM1 C. S. Godda rd , do Bu f f e rs Pa r t y , HCM. S . Cen t ur i on ex tn . 2585 , dr a f t ed H. M . SC Br i gh t on , Devonpor t , t wo yea rs , Augus t . W i l l swap f or any Por t smou t h or Cha t ham sh i p , seago i ng or ref i t .

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H I M . S . Nor f o l k f i t t ed i n t wo f am i l i es ' days - one i n Devonpor t , t he o t he r i n Por t smou t h - dur i ng he r busy Ma r ch progr amme .

As t he sh i p i s based i n Por t smou t h , t he Devonpor t day was a sma l l e r occas i on a l t hough ve ry nos t a l g i c f or t he 50 or so membe r s o f t he O l d Nor f o l k ' s Assoc i a t i on who t rave l l ed f rom a l l ove r t he Un i t ed K i ngdom to j o i n t he sh i p . For many o f t he O l d Nor f o l ks i t was t he f i rst t i me t hey had been t o sea i n a sh i p o f tha t name for mo r e t han 30 years . The i r Nor f o l k was a heavy cru i ser wh i ch saw ac t i on aga i ns t t he Scha rnhors t and t he B i sma r ck dur i ng Wo r l d Wa r 11 .

BEAUTY CONTEST Even t he b i t t er l y co l d , we t and w i ndy wea t he r d i d no t spo i l t he occas i on f or t he ve t e rans , who had seen i t a l l be f or e on convoy escor t to Russ i a . Mo r e t han 700 gues t s a r r i ved f or t he second f am i l i es ' ou t i ng , f rom Por t smou t h t he f o l l ow i ng day . An " occas i on " o f a d i f f erent na t ur e was he l d i n t he Nor f o l k a f t e r a v i s i t t o Rouen on t he way home f rom Exe r c i se Spr i ng t ra i n . Th i s was t he sh i p ' s annua l beau t y con t es t . Each mess en t e r ed a " beau t y , " and M i ss Pr i ss i l l a ( RO I an Se l l ers) was even t ua l l y named " M i ss Nor f o l k " by a pane l o f j udges show i ng i mpeccab l e t as t e! The j udges we r e t he Rev. Wynn Jones , MAA God f r ey Dur y , POMEM Denn i s Crouch , OEM S t ephen Fow l e r , and t he command i ng of f i cer , Cap t . A. D. Hu t t on .

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I wou l d l i ke t o d r aw t he a t t en t i on o f Se r v i ce r eade r s to Pemb r oke House ' t he RNBT r es i den t i a l home a t G i l l i ngham , Kcn t ' f or 30 -41) aged men o f t he Roya l Navy and Roya l Ma r i nes . Un i t s o f t he F l ee t ca r r y ou t exce l l en t cha r i t ab l e and pub l i c r e l a t i on wo r ks i n o l d peo c ' s homes and ch i l dr 19 . 1 wou l d l i ke t o pe r suade t hem no t 0 t o f orge t Pemb r oke House a t t he i r t o d i scuss mee t i ngs pro j ec t s . We have a good l i a i son wi th H.M.S. Pemb r oke and r ece i ve t he i r suppo r t i n many ven t ur es . Howeve r , one a r ea i s no t cove r ed , and t ha t i s con t ac t w i t h t he F l ee t . The r es i den t s - a l l i n t he - a r e ye 70-p l us age g r oup consc i ous o f t he i r pas t an t he RNBT ' t he i r t h r ough pr esen t connec t i ons w i t h t he c , . The r c i s much t ha t sh i p ' and subma r i nes i n comm i ss i on and shor e es t ab l i shmen t s cou l d do t o f os t e r t h i s f ee l i ng o f " be l on% ' ng - " The c i me has a l a rge co l l ec t i on o f sh i ps ' badges , bu i l t up s i nce t he r es i dence opened i n 1952 . Is you r s i nc l uded? On you r nex t v i s i t t o Cha t ham . why no t ca l l i n and say he l l o . Sh i p v i s i t s by sma l l pa r t i es a r e mos t we l come and you r We l f a r e Comm i t t ee cou l d eas i l y organ i ze one . Do you have a sh i p I es t ab l i shmen t newspape r , . > Why no t se~nd us a copy f or t he r es i den t s t o pe ruse ' . ' Dcoom mbss i on i ng book l e t s make i n t e r es t i ng r ead i ng as we l l . So p l ease don ' t f orge t Pem b r oke Houw . I n a f ew yea r s you m i gh t be one o f us . - J . T , Edwa r ds , Cha i r man , FCMA . Managemen t Comm i t t ee , Pem b r oke House , 11 Ox f o r d Road , G i l l i ngham , Ken t .

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t he Sea Cade t Corps , , i ppro . , , cd Sea Ven t ur e Scou t Un i t s , or pup i l s of . A Roya l Navy F l y i ng Scho l a r cer t a i n naut i ca l co l l eges and naut i ca l schoo l s . sh i p o f f 'ers young men t he h i ghes t s t anda rds o f t ra i n i ng by c i v i l i an f l y i ng The Roya l Navy Spec i a l F l y i ng c l ub i ns t ruc tors . Awa rd i s f 'or young men , be t ween 6 and 23 , a t any schoo l or un i vers i t~' . You ' l l be t ra i ned i n l i ght a i rcra f t l i ke t he P i pe r and t he Cessna 150 and O f course , you ' re unde r no a f t er on l y 9 hours you ' l l be f l y i ng so l o . ob l i ga t i on t o j o i n t he Roya l Navy , bu t i f you wou l d l i ke mo r e i n f orma t i on The course l asts abou t 4 weeks and i nc l udes a tot a l o f 30 hours f l y i ng , wr i t e t o th i s address . On l y nom i na l cha rges are made f -or Roya l Nava l F l y i ng Scho l a rsh i p accommoda t i on . Ot ' f i cer , The Depa r t men t o f Nava l Roya l Navy F l y i ng Scho l a rsh i ps Recru i t i ng , O l d Adm i r a l t y Bu i l d i ng , are open t o young men i n t he C , C . F . Spr i ng Ga rdens , Wh i t eha l l , London SW I A 2BF . (R . N , and Ar my Sec t i ons on l y) .

i nc r eased a l l owance (nf sca l e A pay , payab l e f r om t he da t e t he r a t i ng was f u l l y c l i b l e f or t he Zo t be r a t ed PO ' s ra t e , t due ii) l ack o f LRO ( G ) . Dun f e rm l i ne . " Ave r age wa i t i ng t i me f or LRO ( G ) t o RS Is a t pr esen t abou t f our yea r s f r om bas i c da t e . Th i r t een o t he r ros t e r s a r e abou t t he same l eng t h and seven a r e l onge r . Navy News was t o l d , Las t yea r 38 LRO ( G ) s we r e advanced t o RS and i t i s esd ma t ed t ha t abou t 35 w i l l be advanced t h i s yea r . ahhough t he advancemen t o f r " n~ . r e - advanc t men t . s a f t e r d i s r a t and a d r op o f t i ) ,ur i n t he numbe r o f RS ' s a l l owed i n 197 cou l d r educe t h i s f i gur e . The r e a r e 153 r a t i ngs on t he RS ros t e r , bu t ros t e r pos i t i ons a r e r ev i sed a f t e r r ece i p t o f ha l f ~ t po i n t s due on Wcady ay 31 and Novembe r 31 each y t a r . I t i s , t he r e f or e , poss i b l e f or r a t i ngs t o be ove r t aken on t he ros t e r by men w i t h h i ghe r me r i t po i n t s , so de l ay i ng t he i r advancemen t . A l l P0 ros t e r s I n t he ME and WE b r anches a r e cur r en t l y dr y a t t r i bu t ab l e t o ove r a l l sho r t ages and t o numbe r s ex t r ac t ed f or Mechank i an t r a i n i ng - and men a r e t he r e f or e be i ng r a t ed mo r e qu i ck l y i n t hese br anchom . The proposa l on pas i s r ega rded as of a some t h i ng " p i pe d r eam , " bu t t he sugges t i on i s made t ha t t he cor r esponden t ' s bes t cour se wou l d be t o subm i t i t unde r t he t e r ms o f DC I ( RN ) 71&7S as a ma t t e r o f Se r v i ce or pro f ess i ona l conce rn .

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No l onge r E f ace l ess l i ~ i %- , n$ spen t . i c ( i mm i . , s i on i n t he P,~rs i a i rn Gu l f some . 50 yea r s ~ i g( i . I was i n t e r es t cd i n f o l l ow i ng t he Queens r ecen t t our . I was ama zed t o see how pr e t t y some o f t he g i r l s a r e w i t hou t t he i r yashmaks . Du r i ng t he who l e o f my t i me i n t he Gu l f I neve r once saw an Ar ab ' r i ' s f ace . - G , F , Seys t i our , ka l l ha rn Abbey . Essex .

GUZZ CARS POSER As I n c i v i l i an l i f e , p r i va t e mo t o r t r anspo r t i s now an i n t egr a l pa r t o f ex i s t ence f or many sa i l or s . And t he s i m i l a r i t y w i t h c l vvy s t r ee t can be t aken a s t age f u r t he r i n t ha t some t i mes pa r k i ng space i s a t a p r em i um nea r t he i r p l ace o f du t y . Fo r kuu~ , f r om a l ead i ng seaman se r v i ng i n a P l ymou t h - based f r i ga t e comes a p l ea o f " When a r e t hey go i ng t o do some t h i ng abou t l ack o f pa r k i ng spwe f or j un i or r a t es a t Desonpo r t ~ya r d? " " A t pr esen t , " he says . " t he on l y sa f e p l ace f or a J . R . t o pa r k h i s ca r wh i l e se r v i ng i n a Gun sh i p Is on t he r ec l a i med l and i n H . , M . S . D r ake . Th i s Is r a t he r a l ong way t o wa l k f or t he chap whose sh i p i s t i ed up i n t he A l be i r t Ga t e a r ea or , even wor se , down a t Sou t h Ya rd . I . T ' be f i ve o r s i x dockya r d ca r pa r ks ou t s i de t he ya rd I t se l f do no t a l l ow nava l pe r sonne l t o use t bem . and mos t roads i n t he v i c i n i t y a r e ' Res i den t Pe rm i t Ho l de r s O i dy . ' " A pom i b i e sugges t i on i s t ha t pa r t o f t he H i l l 60

ca r pa r k wh i ch L. , neve r fu l l t o capac i t ~ . , he made ava i i ab4e - - -An ove rn i gh t du t y can he qu i t e cos t l y when vanda l s have f I n i shed w i t h you r ca r wh i ch you have had t o pa r k I n t he d i m l y - l i t backs t r ee t s o f Keyham . " I n t he shor t t e rm . Navy N ' ews was t obd , t he answ i e r was f or ca r - own i ng J - Rs ( and a l so S . R , s who canno t pa r k on t he D r ake pa r ade g round ) , t o pa r k on t he r ec l a i med l and - and t hen ca t ch a bus . An R . N . m i n i - bus se r v i ce ( supp l emen t ed a t peak pe r k i ds by f u l l -s i zed coaches ) f e r r i es R . N . pe r sonne l be t ween D r ake and a l l po i n t s en rou t e t o Sou t h ya r d and back . De t a i l s we r e g i ven i n P I . V% I TF . M 29ng , The s t a r t i ng po i n t i s ou t s i de D r ake Naa l i bu t , we we r e t o l d , ne " i a t i orL . ' cou )d be made t o r " t i c nea r t he r ec l a i med l and ca r pa r k I f suppo r t was f o r t h com i ng ( as men t i oned I n t he PLYMTEM ) . I n t he l onge r t em , l a rge ca r pa r ks f or nava l pe r sonne l and dockya r d emp l oyees a i re p l anned t o be cons t ruc t ed e i t he r s i de o f t he v i aduc t nor t h o f t he D r ake r ec l a i med l and ca r ~ ,

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Tha t A r k Roya l i s a f amou . . , and g l am(nr (nus name i s no t i n doub t , bu t I ndom i t ab l e ( a f t e r l i i u%t r i ~)us) . I S , ure l ~ t he mt ) , , t f amous Second Wo r l d Wa r ca r r i er t ak i ng t he wa r as a who l e , wh i ch t he Ar k , a l as , d i d no t l i ve t o see . As f or Ar k Roya l , no prob l em . Thc new Ar k shou l d qu i t e he t h rough - decke r t )bv i ou , . , i v numbe r f our . Hz i nds o f f I ndo m i t ab l e ' i . G i l be r t , Cr ad l ey , He r e f ord . , h i r e . Rega rd i ng t he d i sapp( . n i n t men t (nf co r r esponden t s w i t h r ega rd t o t he name f i l ch i ng o f I ndom i t ab l e by Ar k Rt )yz i l , t he t r end appea r s t o be t o g i ve wa r . h i ps p l ace names , t hough heaven f orb i d t ha t any cap t a i n o f t he f u t ur e shou l d be r equ i r ed t o comm i s s i on H . M . S . G r ea t e r Humb t r . s i de or H . M . S . Tyne and Wea t r . Why , I wonde r , has no ma j o r K i n% named wa r sh i p been th i s VI? Af t er al l , Geo r ge we l l - l ovcd sove r e i gn had gr ea t re i rd f or t he Roya l Navy , and " . i y l apr , )bab l y go down i n h i s t or y as t he l as t Br i t i sh mona r ch t o f i gh t i n a sea ba t t l e ( Ju t l and) . W. 1. '1%4. i ck . Thompson , C l eve l and .

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" Sa i l i ng " w i l l no t K . t he t heme song a i l t he l a t t er ' , . comm i ss i on - Pe t e r Spence r ( com i ng . mande r , R . N . , re t . ) , Pounds ga t e , Devon . I t wou l d be a i f i t t i ng t r i bu t e t o t he peop l e i ) f Manches t e r i f t he nex t She f f i e l d c l ass des t roye r t ha t be i ng bu i l t cou l d bea r na rne . These good peop l e d i d a ma r ve l l ous j ob i n keep i ng t he books , sh i p supp l i ed w i t h magaz i nes , c i ga r e t t es and t h i ck woo l l en ga rmen t s . t he l at ter

be i ng espec i a l l y appr ec i a t ed by t hose on l ook - ou t du t i es i n exposed gun pos i t i ons du r i ng t he l ong pe r i ods a t sea on no r t he rn pa t ro l . The r es i den t s wou l d have been p r oud o f t he i r beau t i f u l b~ i t t l e ens i gn (pr esen t ed t o t he on comm i ss i on i ng ) and sh i p f l own when t he Manches t e r wen t i n t o ac t i on aga i ns t t he I t a l i an squad r on o f f Cape A, E . Love Spa i r t i ven t ( i . ( ex - eh sk i ) . St \ 1~ i r t i rns . ( ; uc r . %c% . ( ' I i i i I I SI S . 1 : d i n . Why rn( i t bu rgh , pr e f e r ab l y a Type 42 des t roye r? i t wou l d be a com p l i men t t o t he Sco t t i sh peop l e , espec i a l l y when devo l u t i on i s be i ng d i scussed w i t h so much v i gour . O f a l l t he su i ded -m i ss i l e des F l ee t at t roye r s w i t h i n t he pr csen t . or unde r cons t ruc t i on , 14 ( i nc l ud i ng Manches t e r ) bea r t he E I l i sh geogr aph i ca l names , t wo Je l sh , t wo Sco t t i sh , and I r i sh . on , one Come R.N. Name . , Comm i t t ee , how abou t a be i t e r (1c , i l ' - - Robe r t Gowans , Dundee

pe r sonne l i )n t he i r way t o \ t i i t a i . so a l l t hr ee Se r v i ces t ook pa r t i n t he ac t i on . We had an an t i - a i r c r a f t d i v i s i on on boa rd , f o r med f r om c r ews o f c l ~ - r ange wcapon%C I was one o f t hese and wonde r i f " , M i nn i c " Spence , B i l l R i d de l l , e t c . , a r e st i l l w i t h us . - E , H, R i cha r dson . To r po i n t , ( ' ( ) rnwa l l .

As one o f t he or i g i na l com f or H . M . S . m i . , s i on i ng pa r t Manches t e r , ~ a r r i ved a t Hebbu r n - on - Tyne t o one o f t he l ove l i es t s i gh t s I have eve r scen , name l y zi 9 . 000 - t on sh i p o f t he c l ass pa i n t ed Sou t hamp t on wh i t e w i t h t wo bu f f g col ieam ou , .i ,ng f unnc i s . We s t eamed f or Po r t smou t h f or wo r k i ng - up t r i a l s , dur i ng wh i ch we b r oke t he r ecord f or he r c l ass w i t h a speed o f 36 kr i ot s . Thc Manches t e r ' s wa r r eco rd wa i s She was unsu r passed . i rndccd my " g r ey m i s t r ess . " E , Rhodes . Todmo r den , Lancs .

I t was w i t h u t t e r d i sgus t t ha t I r ead t he su s t i on t ha t t he l i t i c Mas t e r - a l --TI rms , shou l d be l a t i ng changed t o Ch i e f RC "..I Pe t t y O f f i ce r . 1 hopc mean t as a j oke as 1, f or one , , , h i ver a t t he ve r y i dea . Ph i l i p J. H . G i dd i ng , Ex - CH RPO? . l l enhur y , Br i s t o l .

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' Shabby ' 0 j e r seys Fo l l (nw i ng you r l e t t e r " D i r t y dr ess o f t he day " (Apr i l ) , why does one see o f f i ce rs , i nc l ud i ng sen i or ones , d r essed i n j e r seys when asho r e? They a r e a common s i gh t i n t he s t r ee t s o f Po r t smou t h , whe r e t he sma r t un i f o rms o f t he WRNS show up t he shabby j e r sey un i f o rm 01 t he ma l e o f f i cc rs and - Re t i r ed . Sou t hsea , ra t i ngs . f l an t %C " The ru l es a l l ow R . N , o f f i ce rs and r a t i ngs t o wea r woo l l y pu l l l es asho r e du r i ng no r ma l wo r k i ng hou r s f or pu rposes l i ke l unch t i me YW . t .% t o t he bank , and a l so t o wea r t hem be t ween home and du t y , Th i s a l so app l i es t o WRNS o t f k t r s . A t pr e . wn t WRNS r a t i ngs do no t have woo l l y pu l l i es , bu t i t i s hoped t o i n t roduce t hem l a t e r I n t he yea r .

" ' i t h rega i rd t o you r ; i r t i c l e " Wo t Pho t ? " Sh i pma t c B i l l o f Sou t hamp t i ) t i Thompson , b r anch R . N . A . , and now age , ] 84 , was i n t he f i rs t i ns t ruc t i o i i c l ass o f pho t og r aphe r s way back i n 1919 . He has a f und o f s t or i es and anecdo t es co l l ec t ed ove r t he yea r s , espec i a l l y o f t he t i m , . when he se r ved i n t he f l agsh i p o f Adm i r a l " Jack i c " F i she r . J , W . She l l , Hamb l e , Han t s .

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I n r ep l y t o you r c i ) r r t . sp)n . den t ' s l e t t e r f i )r ' ai new i % j r . , h i p bea r i ng t he name H . M . S . Yo r k , ZULU / , i t was men t i oned r ecen t l y t ha t t he name i s t ha t o f t he ' Roya l Canad i an Nava l Rese r ve un i t i n Mon t r ea l . When we cons i de r how we l l TAR A t he R . C . N . sh i ps pe r f o r med i n t he Second Wo r l d Wa r , I f ee l we canno t beg r udge t hem such a f i ne name . The l as t I sawo f H . M . S . Yo r k was pa r t o f t he uppe r deck and ter supe r s t ruc t uro e abovc t he wa i c r n a r e t he spec i a l i s t s i n t op qua l i t y s t a r t i ng on on l y 50 sh i r t s , pe r sona l se r v i ce i n Suda Bay . Cr e t e , dur i ng t he t om pr i n t i e f o r ces . r a n cus t ng f or t he a r med e d and de l i ve r y p r omp t Med i t e r r anean F l ee t ' s summe r Th i s i s t he i dea l , econom i c way o f g i v i ng O f f e r i ng an unbea t ab l e se l ec t i on of - J , ~Ood . The W r en who f r i es t h i s exe r c i se c ru i se 1947 . a r men t s - T - sh i r t s , swea t sh i r t s , hooded you r t eam , g r oup , un i t . e t c a r ea l sense o f g To mode l c r i no l i nes or j eans Le i ces t e r . swea t e r s , z i pped hooded swea t e r s and now and i s a l so pe r f ec t f o r pub l i c i t y o r i o t he r gead t i t y O r any r t ha t sc r eens e n new Acn l an , mach i ne - washab l e swea t e r s f und r a i s i ng . W r i t e now f o r f u l l - co l our Those t eas i ng shows o f t i gh t s or hose a t genu i ne l y unbea t ab l e pr i ces . bror ch t i r e . p r i ces , e t c t o : r ye mo r e gymnas t i c spr i t es d i sc l ose Hav i ng had t he l uck t o se r ve aboa r d H . M . S . Manches t e r I A l l you need t o do i s a r ough ske t ch Though even j eans , i t ove r - snug . can say she was a good sh i p Cou l d spi l l t he beans a t eve r y t ug . . . and we ' l l pr i n t i t supe r b l y t o you r t he bes t as f a r as I was conce r i nd i v i dua l r equ i r emen t s , i nc l ud i ng ve l ve t ned . i f requ i red . f l o c k ,,. , ' . o r nG , ap , . cs. PO So , n. s i A t Spa r t i ven t o we a l so had on M i n i mum o r de r i s 20 ' w i d i spec i a l d i scoun t s ss STx Te l o6n 480 82414. boa rd t roops and A i r Fo r ce

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f r i endsh i p . F r om t he shor e chee r i ng , s i ng i ng , ca r ho rns and app l ause echoed ac ross t he wa t e r , wh i l e on t he gu i ded m i ss i l e des t roye r ' s f l i ght deck t he Roya l Ma r i nes Band p l ayed Au l d Lang Sync . Ou t s i de t he b r eakwa t e r t he sh i p t u rned nor t h and f i r ed a 21 - gun na t i ona l smu t e . F r om For t S t E l nw , whe r e t he P r e s i den t o f Ma l t a (Dr . An t on Bu t t i g i eg) wa t ched t he f i na l

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LAST WALTZ The r e we r e many t ouch i ng momen t s as t he t i me came f or f a r ewe l l s be t ween o l d f r i ends , and a va r i e t y o f f f mn t a t i ons . To t he Scou t T r oop o f S t Rea r A l oys i us Co l l ege , Adm i r a l Cec i l p r esen t ed t he l as t Wh i t e Ens i gn used on h i s ba z Adm i r a l and t he P r e s i den t o f Ma l t a j o i n t l y wr o t e a f a r ewe l l wa l t z " Pa r t i ng wh i ch was pe r f o r med Son f ilc "l y . pub

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t he i r sub - b r anch f i e l d on com t he bas i c t r a i n i ng p l e t i on o f ~u i e . Men wi l l be dr a f t ed whe r eve r poss i b l e by t he i r EQ9 . Howeve r . cons i de r a t i on o f p r e f e r ence advancemen t dr a f t i ng , equa l prospec t s , and t he chang i ng na t ur e o f t he F l ee t - f i t w i l l mean t ha t some men wi l l have t o conve r t f r om one EQ t o ano t he r , espec i a l l y as i l l s i n t ended t ha t modu l a r t he i n t roduc t i on o f t ra i n i rbg shou l d no t adve r se l y a f f ec t any mans p romo t i on chanm . I n o rde r t o ca t e r f or men conve r t i ng f r om one s t r eam t o ano#mr , t he same EQ cou r ses wi l l be app l i cab l e bo t h t o men comp l e t i ng t he i r ca r ee r cou r ses and t o t hose dr a f t ed t o sea i n t he same ra t e , hav i ng pr ev i ous l y been t r a i ned on o t he r ew i p "nt . DC I ( RN ) 190

CARAVAN S I TES TO BE CLOSED R . N . a i r s t a t i on Cu l d rose i s t o l ose i ts ca r avan s i t e on or abc i u t Decembe r 31 . 1979 . The s i t e a t YE i ovmf t on i s a l so t o c l ose , bu t t he n i s no t unt i l Ma r ch 31 , 1982 . da t e ~ : f u t u r e o f t he t h i rd s i t e - a t H . M . S . Daeda l us - w i l l be r ev i ewed i n 1980 . The of f i c i a l announcemen t exp l a i ns t ha t su f f i c i en t ma r r i ed qua r t e r s a r e gene r a l l y ava i l ab l e t o mee t t he needs o f wha t i s a much l ess t r ans i en t F l ee t A i r Ar m . DC I ( RN ) 210

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B i s l ey The Roya l Nava l Sma l l A r ms Mee t i ng ' wh i ch f o r ms pa r t o f t he Se r v i ces Sk i l l - a t - Arms Mee t i wi l l be he l d on t he Na t i ona l R ' Azsw i a t ~on ' s r anges a t B i s l ey and on t he M i n ' i s t ry o f De f ence r anges a t P i rb i i gh t and Ash , f r om Ju l y 4 t o Ju l y 14 ( i nc~us i ve ) . Th i s wi l l be t he 50 t h annua l R . N . sma l l a r ms mee t i ng t o be he l d a t B i s l ey . DC I ( RN ) 192

* Ch i p gua rds Chuck and ch i p gua r ds a r e t o be prov i ded , a t t he ea r l i es t f or a l l l a t hes oppo r t un i t y , i ns t a l l ed i n wo r kshops i n H . M . sh i ps and Roya l F l ee t Aux i l i ar i es . Whe r e de f i c i enc i es ex i s t i n l a t hes f i t t ed i n sho r e es t ab l i sh men t s , a r equ i s i t i on f or nems sa r y wo r k shou l d be f o rwa rded t o t he appropr i a t e Ya r d Se r v i ces Manage r .

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W r ens and nava l nu r ses have been g i ven i nc r eased r a t es o f k i t upkeep a l l owance , back da t ed t o Apr i l 1, 1978 , t o re f l ec t t he h i ghe r cos t o f un i f o rm i t ems f r om non - Se r v i ce ob t a i ned sou r ces ( cour t shoes , t i gh t s and t rop i ca l unde r wea r a r e exam p l es) .

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* F i l l ed! No W r ens w i l l be a l l owed t o t r ans f e r t o t he den t a l su rge r y ass i s t an t ca t ego r y unt i l f ur t he r no t i ce , t he numbe r s be i ng a l r eady above r equ i n~n t s . X l ( RN ) 166

* L i m i t s up Na t i ona l Hea l t h A l t hough i nsu r ance r a t es o f oon t r i m i on r ema i n unchanged , t he ea rn i ng l imi ts are as km 6 Apr i lbe19 i ngg . i " eased DC I ( RN ) J 183

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A sa i l or on a ho r se i s no l onge r a r a r i t y , bu t me r e l y an examp l . o f t h i e va r i ed r ec r ea t i ona l oppo r t un i t i es now open , C l i n t Eas t Budd i ng woods may l i ke t o know t ha t equ i t a t i on cou r ses a r e ava i l ab l e f or s t uden t s o f a l l r anks f r om a l l t h r ee Se r v i ces ' and t ha t I n t he case o f t he Roya l Navy , t he necessa r y p i e - cou r se i ns t ruc t i on i s a l so ava i l ab l e . Those I n t e r es t ed shou l d app l y t o " Hon . Sec r e t a r y , R - N , Sadd l e C l ub ' O f f i ce o f DCBS ( OR ) M i n i s t r y o f D i e f ence , Ma i n Bu i l d i ng ' Wh i t eha l l , Lon don ' SW1A 2HB . " DC I ( RN ) J 182

For se r v i ces r ende r ed t o t he f i sh i ng vesse l Random Ha r ves t on Decembe r 15 , 1977 , a sa l vage awa r d has been made t o H . M . S . She t l and . DC I (RN ) 217

po i n t s ) . Fu t ur e PPDs w i l l t he r e f or e be ca l cu l a t ed f or a pe r i od o f one yea r ahead ' and on l y f or r a t i ngs no r ma l r ~em . A t t he same t i me , i t i s i n t en ded t o oon t i nue t he mon t h l y $eade r s co l umn i n Navy = ' n t s. and t h i s g i ves r a t i ngs a mon t h l y gu i de t o t he cur r en t s t a t e o f a l l r ~e r s . DC I ( RN ) 188

* A i r t rave l Se r v i ce passenge r s and t he i r de " ndan t s , t r ave l l i ng a t pub l i c expense , may use c i v i l a i r l i nes be t ween Be l f as t and t he c l oses t r eg i ona l a i rpor t t o t he i r G r ea t Br i t a i n des t i na t i on ( t hough t he op t i on o f by sea or ra i l i s be i ng r e t j i zd l . The a r r angemen t s app l y t o du t y , l eave , a r i d concess i ona l t rave l . The rou t es se r v i ng Be l a r e de t a i l ed i n t he f as t announcemen t DC I ( RN ) 151

* Tax re l i e f Tax re l i e f on l i fe assu r ance p r em i ums w i l l , f r om Apr i l 1979 , be g i ven a t sou r ce i ns t ead o f by t he ad j us t men t o f an i nd i vndua l ' s t ax code . The p r em i um wi l l t hus nor ma i t y be r educed by 17 . 5 pe r cen t , and i t wi l l no l onge r be necessa r y f or po l i cy ho l de r s t o c l a i m t ax re l i e f f r om t he i n l and Revenue . Mon t h l y a l l o t men t s f or l i f e assu r ance p r em i ums , dec l a r ed be f or e Novembe r 1, 1978 , wi l l be au t oma t i ca l l y changed by H . M . S . Cen t ur i on , bu t whe r e t he a l l o t men t s we r e dec l a r ed a f t e r Novembe r 1, 1978 and be f or e Apr i l 1979 . r ev i sed dec l a r a t i on f o r ms no t i f y i ng t he ne t p r em i um due f r om Apr i l 1979 mus t be r ~e r m . New dec l a r a t i ons r eques t i ng mon t h l y a l l o t men t s t o i nsu r ance 1979 compan i es f rom Apr i l shou l d i nd i ca t e t he amoun t o f t he p r em i um a f t e r deduc t i on o f t ax re i i e f . DC I ( RN ) 148

* F r ee mea l s Se r v i ce f am i l i es wh i l e on sea or a i r passage a t pub l i c expense wi l l no t i n f u t ur e be cha r ged f or mea i s . DC I ( RN ) J 180

* W i mb l edon f or t enn i s ' ~ You cou l d a day subs i s t ence as we l l as see t op i f you a r e chosen as nd ' W i mb l edon ' i l ~A. 2Zau t ya7 . Vo l un t ee r s shou l d ask t he i r D i v i s i ona l O f f i ce r f or de t a i l s or consu l t t he announcemen t . DC I ( RN ) 262 Anyone ea r n £14 a l l owance , c l ass p l ay ,

* I l l ega l t ende r A l l who keep t he i r money unde r t he bed shou l d be awa r e t ha t £1 no t es o f t he se r i es f i rst i ~ on Ma r ch 17 , 1960 , and £10 no t es o f t he se r i es i ssued on Feb r ua r y 21 , 1964 w i l l cease t o be l ega l t ende r on May 31 . 1979 . The £1 no t es be i ng w i t hd r awn have a Br i t ann i a on t he r eve r se , and t he £10 no t es have a he r a l d i c l i on on t he r eve r se , OC t ( RN ) J 228

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o f h i s m i nd t ha t he i s i n a spec i a l pos i t i on i n r e l a t i on t o t he d i sc l osur e o f i n f o rm t i on . An of f i c i a l r em i nde r wh i ch g i ves gu i dance a l so po i n t s ou t t ha t i t i s no t t he i n t en t i on t o i nh i b i t con t ac t w i t h t he med i a " unde r p rope r sa f egua rds . " The message is : " Reme r nbe r t he ru l es , and i n case o f doub t a l ways seek i ns t ruc t i ons f rom h i ghe r au t hor i t y . " Dc l ( RN ) J 177

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' 1 ' c . i m un t i l in 1976 he was appo i n t ed i n command o f H . M . S . as Cap t a i n Sch i oo l o f D r yad , Ma r i t i me Ope r a t i ons , and com mand i ng o f f i ce r H . M . S . Daun t i cu . Rea r - Adm i r a l E . J. Hor l i ck , who has been D i r ec t (nr Pro - ec t Team Subma r i nes i n t he ~h i p at Ba t h , became Depa r t men t D i r ec t or Gene r a l Sh i ps on Apr i l 2 i n t he ac t i ng r ank o f v i ce i i dm i r a l . He i s t o be p r omo t ed v i ce - adm i r a l i n Novembe r . V i ce - Adm i r a l H t nr l i ck j o i ne ( t t he as a mechan i ca l Navy eng i nee r i ng cade t i n 1943 and se r ved i n H . M . S . Theseus i n Ko r ean wa t e r s i n 1950 -51 . He has se r ved i n Ma l t a and S i ngapo r e and as s~uad r on eng i nee r i ng o f f i ce r t o t he - r i d F r i ' ga l c Squad ron . F r om 1973 - 75 he was Ch i e f Ma r i ne Eng i nee r i ng o f f i ce r on t he s t a f f o f C- i n - C F l ee t . , nOude

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The Mayo r o f Weymou t h i nspec t ed t he gua r d o f honou r , t hen wa t ched t he ny -pas t by un i t s f r om Nava l A i r Squad r ons based a t Por t l and . The he l i cop t e rs ' l and i ng l i gh t s we r e on and t he f l ag o f Weymou t h and t he Wh i t e Ens i gn we r e suspended be l ow t he f i rs t and l as t a i rc ra f t . t i ccause o f bad wea t he r t he ce r emony t ook p l ace i n t he Pav i l i on Thea t r e whe r e t he com mand i ng o f f i ce r o f Osp r ey . Cap t . C . 3. I sacke , r ece i ved t he f r eedom scro l l . An eng r aved c res t o f H . M . S . Osp r ey was pr esen t ed i n r e t urn and w i l l be d i sp l ayed pe rmanen t l y , i n t he mun i c i pa l o f f i ces

H . M . S . Mohawk makes i t l ook so easy i n An t i gua Boa t men us i ng An t i gua ' s Ha r bou r w i l l f i nd l i f e a b i t eas i e r i n f u t u r e Eng l i sh t hanks t o H , M , S , Mohawk . Dunng a f i ve - day v i s i t t o t he i s l and i n Ma r ch , t he f r i ga t e ' s d i v i ng t eam b l ew away t he mas t o f a l a r ge w r ecked schoone r wh i ch has hampe r ed boa t

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Tenac i t y b r oke o f f f r (nm a rou t i ne f i she r s p ro t ec t i on pa t ro l i n t he No r t h Sea l as t mon t h t o ca r r y i )u t a h i gh - speed r escue m i ss i on . The f as t pa t ro l c r a f t answe r ed a ca l l f or vesse l s w i t h br ea t h i ng ap a r a t us t o he l p f i gh t an eng i ne r oom f i re i n t he f i , , h i n& vesse r t i no . A f t e r a 40 - kno t dash t o t he T i no , t he Tenac i t y sen t ove r a f i r e f i gh t i ng pa r t y wh i ch t ook t wo hou r s t o pu t ou t t he b l aze . Ano t he r f i sh i ng vesse l t hen t owed t he T i no back t o G r i msby wh i l e t he Humbc r l i f eboa t and t he Tenac i t y s t ood by . Du r i ng i he t ow , t he Tenac i t y ' s f i re pa r t y r ema i ned i n t he s t r i cken vesse l t o pump he r ou t .

~kk ) r k i ng pa r t i es f r om t he sh i p edeco r a t ed t he ex t e r i or s o f . . \ ( i mi ra l ' s Hou , , c , now ai n i i i seum , ove r l ook i ng t he ha r bour , and f ound t he r e an o l d ca r v i ng wh i ch r eco rded t he vi . , i t o f an ea r l i e r Mohawk i n 1893 . Du r i ng t he v i s i t t he Gove r no r o f An t i gua . S i r W i l f r ed Jacobs . i nspec t ed a Roya l Ma r i nes gua r d pa r aded i n h i s honou r , and wen t on boa r d t he Mohawk as t he s!uc , , ( o f t he command i ng o f f i ce r . ( ' ( i r R i cha i r ( l Cobbo l d .

New t ugs on t he way A new gene r a t i on o f Roya l Nass ha r bou r t ugs i s on t he way , Four . t w i n - un i t t r ac t or t ugs have been o rde r ed by t he M i n i s t r y o( De f ence f r om R i cha rd Duns t on (Hess l e ) 1Ltd , They w i l l be t he f i rs t o f new gene r a t i on i n t ended as r ep l ace men t s f or t he pr esen t f l ee t o f l a rge ha r bou r t ugs ,

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I NEWSY I EW I I t ' s cash and ca r r y on t o compa r ab i l i t y W i l l i t st . . p t he b l eed i ng? On l y t i me can t e l l , bu t t ha t mus t be t he f e r ven t hope as St - r v i cemen dec i de i f t he new pa i . r a t es a r e subs t an t i a l enough t o s t aunch t he manpowe r ou t f l (n " . I n a r epor t o f r e f r esh i ng f r ankness ' t he AFPRB l e f t no doub t whe r e t he i r sympa t h i es . t nd t he r emed i es l ay. And t he r e w i l l be unan i mous approva l f or t he i r expr essed v i ew t ha t t he r e mus t a l so be assur ance t ha t pay w i l l be kep t up t o da t e i n f u t ur e yea rs . Many wou l d a l so ag r ee w i t h t he i r 0 i n i (nn t ha t i n c i r cums t ances o f f i nanc i a l d i f f i cu l t y d i scon t en t abou t re l a t i ve l y m i no r cond i t i ons of se r v i ce can assume d i spropor t i ona t e i mpo r t ance as an i r r i t ant .

No t kep t pace A l t h i )ugh no t s t r i c t l y %% . i th i n t he Rev i ew Body ' s t e rms o f r e f e r ence , t hey r epor t ed t ha t t hey knew o f examp l es o f cond i t i ons o f se r v i ce wh i ch had no t kep t pace w i t h changes i n t he soc i a l and econom i c env i ronmen t . One wa . , en t i t l emen t t o t r ave l wa r r an t s des i gned . among o t he r t h i ngs , t o a l l ev i a t e t he e f f ec t s o f sepa r a t i on . The AFPRB f ound t he sug " surpr i s i ng " ges t i on t ha t i mp r ovemen t i n some o f t hese cond i t i ons shou l d be r ega rded as non- wage bene f i t s , whose cos t wou l d have t o be o f f se t aga i ns t i nc r eased pay cos t s. Whe r e emp l oyees we r e r equ i r ed t o make f r equen t movemen t s i nve r a w i de a r ea i nvo l v i ng f am i l y sepa r a t i on , i nr i n t he need t o move be l ong i ng% , t he Rev i ew Body f e l t t ha t cond i t i ons o f se rv i ce shou l d he ~ i dequa t e t o cove r r easonab l e cos t s

Use f u l r e t u rns " I f a l l i mp rovemen t s have t o he made a t t he expense o f pay , t he emp l oyee i s i n e f f ec t r equ i r ed t o f i nance t hem ou t o f h i s own pocke t , " t he r epor t dec l a r ed . " We cons i de r t ha t t he r emova l o f d i s i n cen t i ves o f th i s k i nd shou l d be exp l or ed f ur t he r as a ma t t e r o f so - me urgency ; i t seems t o us t ha t t h i s i s an a r ea i n wh i ch i mp rovemen t s t ha t may be re l a t i ve l y sma l l cou l d y i e l d use f u l r e t urns , " A l l o f wh i ch w i l l make we l come r ead i ng f or Se r v i cemen and t he i r f am i l i es and prov i de hope f or t he f u t ur e . Meanwh i l e , t he new pay awa r d - st i l l no t comp l e t e l y br i dg i ng t he compa r ab i l i t y gap ' bu t no t e how t he chasm has na r rowed - now beg i ns t o become rea l i t y i n ha rd cash t e rms , W i t h 26 - 29 pe r cen t . i nc r eases f or many , t he awa rds shou l d sur e l y p rove good enough t o cause t he mos t ca r e f u l t hough t by t hose i n t o t he con t emp l a t i ng ea r l y depa r t ur e unce r t a i n t i es o f c i vvy s t ree t and f or t he who have been adop t i ng a " wa i t and many see a t t i t ude .

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f u t ur e A he r i t age o f nava l h i s t or y housed i n some f i ne museums in t he Po r t smou t h a r ea i s b i g t our i s t bus i ness . The Roya l Nava l Museum i n t he dock rd , t he Roya l Ma r i nes Museum a t Eas t ney and t he Subma r i ne a t Gospo r t a t t r ac t a qua r t e r o f m i l l i on v i s i t ors yea r l y . Th i s does no t i nc l ude as many aga i n who v i s i t Ne l son ' s sh i p , t he V i c t ory . Thc ' success of t hese museums , nava l museum i n a re l a t i ve l y shorm t i me , even mo r e is prom i . ' ed . s i tua t ed c l ose t o t he sea and se t Cash f or t he new Subma r i ne up a t l i t t l e cos t t o pub l i c f unds , i s due i n no sma l l measur e t o t he Museum nea r H. M . S . Do l ~h i n . Go%por t , f l ows i n w i t h £216 . (xx) i mag i na t i ve way t hey br i ng nava l a l r eady i n t he k i t t y and £100 , (xx ) h i s tory to l i fe - i n some i ns t ances l e f t to be ra i sed be f ore t he targt . i~ us i ng ex i s t i ng h i s tor i c bu i l d i ngs as i s r eached. i se t t i ng. I t i s hoped H. M . S . A l l i ance . thc Now , t he probab i l i t y o f t hcse o l des t surv i v i ng Roya l Navy pa t ro l museums deve l op i ng and dove subma r i ne no t i n t he sc r apya rd. t a i l i ng t o f orm a na t i ona l museum w i l l be open to t he pub l i c i n the o f t he Roya l Navy is ve ry much au t umn . on t he ca rds. run h i gh . t oo that The i dea i s no l oca l p i pe dr eam , H.HoRes M . . Wa r r i or , t he Roya l Navy 's bu t t he r ecommenda t i on o f a f i rst i ronc l ad ba t t l esh i p , w i l l come repor t by t he h i gh l y - r espec t ed t (n Por t smou t h and t ake home S t and i ng Comm i ss i on on Museums and Ga l l er i es . de o f p l ace as par t o f t he Roya l W. va l Mu . ' cum i n t he dockya rd .

I mpr essed Membe r s of t he Comm i ss i on ' s Of wor k i ng par t y , who seek 5 r0 i rnprov i ng t he coun " ' wa museums f or t he bene f i t o f tour i s t s and v i s i tors , we r e i mpr essed by wha t Por t smou t h museums had a t ch i eved and had t o o f f er . The repor t , wh i ch pays t r i but e to t he sma l l bu t ded i ca t ed st a f f s and t o t he co-ope ra t i on ex i s t i ng t ne t ween t hem and o t he r au thor i t i es i n t he a rea , r ecommends a museum f edera t i on . Deve l opmen t a l ong t hese l i nes m i gh t qua l i f y f or Gove rnmen t f i nanc i a l suppor t as a spec i a l i sed museum . And such an es t ab l i sh men t cou l d a l so a t t rac t suppor t f rom pr i va t e bene f ac t ors. In add i t i on to t he t hree ma j o r museums , t he repor t dr ew a t t ent i on to t he i mpor t an t co l l ec t i on o f nava l ordnance housed i n a pow de r magaz i ne a t Pr i ddy ' s Ha rd and t o t he med i ca l museum a t Has l a r Nava l Hosp i t a l . Rga 1 a' l o t has been ach i eved by t he

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Pea r ~ ( above ) , ( -up pr esen t ed i n Cap t , S i r R i cha rd Pea r son o f H , , M - S , Se r aph i s f or sav i ng a va l uab l e convoy f r om t he Ame r i can pr i va t ee r John Pau l Jones on Sep t embe r 2,3, 1779 , wi i i . . accep t ed by t he F i rs t Sea Lo r d ( Adm i r a l S i r Te r enc , Lew l n ) on beha l f o f t he museum on Apr i l 2.3, I t was bough t w i t h t he he l p o f a gr an t f r om t he Gua r d i an Roya l Exchange A . uu r ance G r oup , a d i r ec t descendan t o f t he I nsu r ance company wh i ch o r i g i na l l y pr esen t ed t he cup t o Cap t . Pea r son .

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It 7 ' cams f r om H . M . S . Bu l wa r k sco r ed res i ) i j tm( l i tng successes i n t he sp r i ng F l ee t S i xes Compe t i t i on , . Fhe came t op i n t he r ugby and socce r sec t i ons and r eached t he f i na l o f t he socce r con t es t , S i x t eams compe t ed on a l eague bas i s i n t he r " ma t ches , t he Bu l wa r k t eam - cap t a i ned by 1 - 77 B . a " n ' Hodgson - hea t i ng No r f o l k 1O - 4 i n t he f i na l , The hockey con t es t , a l so l v i ' n f s i x t eam ' was won h) . Bu l wa r k ' A ' t eam w i t hou tt ' nvo a goa l be i ng scor ed aga i ns t t hem and Bu l wa r k ' B ' we r e runne r s -up . I t was a memo r ab l e w i n f or FCCY Moms , ex - R . N . goa l keepe r and t he Bu l wa r k t eam cap t a i n ' coach , who won h i s f i rs t ou t doo r t rophy i n th i s even t . Ou t o f n i ne t eams i n t he socce r compe t i t i ons , sem i f i na l i s t s we r e An t r i m , No r f o l k and Bu l wa r k ' A ' and ' B ' i ca t ms , t he Bu l wa r k ' B ' t e . . tm l i n i ng t o Nor f i ) l k i n t he f i na l .

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as 4 . 00 t ons o f veh i c l es and con t a i ne r s ! The ca r r i e r ' s t wo - and - a - ha l f mon t hs dep l oymen t had t aken he r t o t he Med i t e r r anean - whe r e she su r veyed t he new . Russ i an ca r r i e r M i nsk and ac t ed as Da r t - and t o t he Ar c t i c mou t h Tr a i n i ng Sh ' f or Exe r c i se Co l d ~~ i n t e r .

A I RL I FT At T r ondhe i m i n No r way t he He r mes emba r ked 3rd Commando Br i gade HO , pa r t o f t he Br i gade A i r Squad ron , 59 I nd r id nt Commando SquMmn , t he Comma= e l emen t s o f 42 Reg i men t , Commando Roya l Ma r i nes and an amph i b i ous comba t g r oup o f t he Roya l Ne t he r l ands Ma r i ne Corps . The ope r a t i on was ca r r i ed ou t by a i r and l and i n c ra f t , one o f t he l as t a r r i va i s be ' an R . M . haze l l e wh i ch was a i r l i f t ed on boa r d by an R . N . Sea K i ng . Nex t move was i n t o t he f j ords nor t h o f t he Lo f o t en I s l ands whe r e t he ca r r i e r d i semba r ked 17 and 42 Commando and emba r ked 45 Com mando , d i semba r k i ng t he un i t by a i r and l and i ng c r a f t nea r Na r v i k t wo days l a t er .

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Mousands o f peop l e know t he Roya l Nava l A i r c r a f t Yard , ~ . d j , ' on l y by th br i gh t l y pa i n t ed he l i cop t e r t ha t s t ands nee i . I t s ma i n ga t e on t he busy A32 be t ween Fa r eham and Gospor t . Bu t on June 9 , F l ee t / ends I s pu t t i ng i t se l ( on s l ow , &nd t he pub l i c w i l l have a r a r e oppo r t un i t y t o see beyond t he secu r i t y f ence I n t o one o f Eu r ope ' s t op he l i cop t e r r epa i r con t r es . . .

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F e ed~ , wh i ch s t r e t ches ove r 150 ac r es , houses an i ndus t r y t ha t w~ . A r my , Navy and R , A . F , he l i cop t e r s , and t he Navy ' s ma r i ne gas t u r b i ne eng i nes , as we l l as Br i t i sh eng i nes f o r t he Du t ch , Be l g i an and No r weg i an a r med I ~ .

F l ee t l ands a St ra i gh t en i ng ou t ben t he l i copt ers is a l l par t o f t he day ' s wor k a t F l ee t l ands , wh i ch is wha t you wou l d expec t a t the Tn-Se rv i ce he l i copt er repa i r fac i l i ty nea r U0spor t ,

Navy ' s f i rs t an t i - subma r i ne c ru i se r . F r ed ' s sh i ps a r e , o f cour se , l a rge sca l e mode l s , adm i r ed t he l eng t h and b r ead t h o f Br i t a i n as t hey_ p l y t he i r way t o pro . mo t e t he Roya l Navy . F l ee t l ands a l so se rv i ces t he Navy ' s hove r c r a f t , and Chukka p i l o t l ess t a rge t p l anes go back t he r e t o be pa t ched up .

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The A i r c r a f t D i v i s i on has been t he hea r t o f F l ee t l ands s i nce i t was es t ab l i shed i n I~. Gone now a r e t he Swo rd f i sh and o t he r f i xed -w i ng a i rc ra f t t ha t used t o f i l l i t s hanga r s , and i n t he i r p l ace s t and nea t r ows o f he l i cop t e r s t he Navy Sea K i ng , Wessex and Wasp , t he R . A . F . Puma , t he A r my Scou t , and t he new , s t r eam l i ned Lynx . The Ya rd ' s r espons i b i l i t y f or t hem is a l l - embr ac i ng . I t re -bu i l ds t he b roken , se r v i ces t he age i ng , t es t s t he new . I t mod i f i es pa r t i cu l a r a i rc ra f t t o su i t pa r t i cu l a r ro l es . To l ook a f t e r t he i ns t rumen t s , r ada r , sona r and f l i gh t con t ro l sys t ems , i t has one o f t he mos t ve rsa t i l e e l ec t r i ca l sec t i ons i n t he i ndus t r y . The A i r c r a f t D i v i s i on l ooks a f t e r t he Navy ' s hove r c r a f t . A t any one t i me one wi l l be a t F l ee t l ands wh i l e t he o t he r s r ema i n i n se r v i ce w i t h t he hove r c r a f t un i t a t Lec -on - So l en t . The g i an t Eng i ne Repa i r Shop t urns ou t t wo or r econd i t i oned r epa i r ed

I n a co rne r o f t he Wo r kshop D i v i s i on . F r ed Osman and h i s j o i ne r s have been conve r t i n H.M.S. A r k Roya l i nto H . M . S . be r mes - j us t weeks a f t e r H.M.S. I nv i nc i b l e , t he " l aunch i np "

eng i nes a day , r ang i ng f r om t he sma l l N i mbus t ha t powe r s t he Wasp he l i cop t e r t o t he b i g O l ympus and Tyne ma r i ne gas t urb i nes t ha t prope l t he Navy ' s newes t f r i ga t es and des t roye r s . Th i r t een d i f f e r en t ma r ks o f eng i ne a r e hand l ed i n t he shop , wh i ch i s a l so t he l oca t i on o f an I nves t i ga t i on Depa r t men t t ha t runs i ts m i c roscope ove r any eng i ne t ha t has f a i l ed i n seMce .

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The man i n cha rge a t F l ee t l ands i s Cap t a i n M . F . S i mpson . He has t he t i t l e o f Supe r i n t enden t and has a sen i or managemen t d i v i ded even l y be t ween c i v i l i ans and a dozen or un se r v i ng nava l o f f i ce rs

Expans i on The Eng i ne D i v i s i on has i t , , ( , % i i t~. , t ce l l s whe r e eng i nes a r c r un up t o cn%ur t . t hey mee t t he r equ i r ed s t anda rds . Expans i on o f t he Ya r d i nc l udes a ÂŁ5m . - p l us bu i l d i ng p r og r amme ove r t he nex t f i ve yea r s t ha t shou l d es t ab l i sh F , l ce t l ands as Eu rope ' s t op he l i cop t e r re , pn ' r cen t r e . An exc i t i ng deve l opmen t f or t he Ya r d w i l l be t he a r r i va l i n t he 19 " . o f t he mass i ve Anwr i can - bu i l t , t w i n - ro t or Ch i nook he l i cop t e r% , f or wh i ch a new hanga r i s be i ng cons t ruc t ed .

Ca t . i mp . v) t n t o l d Navy News t ha t F l ec t r . 1 . was keen t o r ec ru i t mo r e a i rc ra f t f i t t ers , bo t h mechan i ca l and e l ec t r i ca l , and was pa r t i cu l a r l y i n t e r es t ed i n ex - Se r v i cemen w i t h t he r i gh t qua l i f i ca t i ons . The wo r k f o r ce cons i s t s o f abou t 400 non - i ndus t r i a l and 900 i ndus t r i a l l i ans , many o f t hem ex - Se r v i cemen ,

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Mr . Br i an N i cho l l s , who l e f t t he Navy i n 1971 a f t e r 30 yea r s i n t he F l ee t A i r Ar rn . I t i s i n h i s shop t ha t t he necessa r y " sk i ns " o f t he he l i cop t e r s a r e t a i l or made . Sk i l l ed men coax shapes ou t o f f l a t me t a l w i t h t he appa r en t ease o f a br eak f as t e r smoo t h i ng so f t bu t t e r on oas . Nose and t a i l sw i ons , a l l cur ves and corne r s , f i l l one s i de o f t he save shop , f or a space whe r e a 781 Squad r on ' . Gr een Goddess " i s be i ng s t r i pped and rebu i l t . Wh i t e t ex t ur ed pane l s , cupboa rds and cock t a i l cab i ne t wa i t t o be r e - assemb l ed , t es t i f y i ng t o t he Wcssex V ' s V . 1 . P . ro l e . 7 ' he dean sme l l o f shaved wood we l t o F r ed Osman ' s T i nes t he v i s i t or k i n r dom . I n t he m i dd l e o f t he f l oor a l a rge mode l o f H . M . S . Ar k Roya l i s be i ng t r ans f o r med i n t o H . M . S . He r mes . Be f i i r e

Ar k , t ha t same mode l se r ved i t s t i me as t he ca r r i e r Eag l e . Ar k ' s i mage , t oo , i s be i ng r emoved f r om a F l ee t A i r A r m exh i b i t i on t ra i l e r t ha t c r amps t he shop .

Roya l showcase As we l l as m needs o f F l ec t i ands , F r ed , t i ngm , k t he es equ i pmen t f or t he F . A . A . f i e l d -gun c r ew , and a t housand o t he r j obs . And , as a f a r c r y f r om t hose sh i ps ' eng i nes and ben t he l i cop t e r s , F r ed was comm i ss i oned t o make a spec i a l show case f or Pr i ncess Anne ' s wedd i n ' dr ess . The showcase is now a t t he F l ee t A i r A r m Museum a t Yeov i l t on , whe r e i t h& . ' been used t o d i sp l ay Pr i nce Cha rL - s ' s f l y i ng gea r . You ' d be surpr i sed a t wha t t hey p r o duce i n F l ee t l ands . . .

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D i scove r y hand - ove r Cap t a i n Sco t t ' s f am(nus An t a r c t i c C X l or a t i on sh i p , H . M . S . D i . wo i , e r y , has been hande l yove r hs t he Roya l Navy t o t he Na t i ona l Ma r i t i me Trus t i s p l anned t o re f i t and r es t or e t he sh i p , be r t hed on London ' s V i c t or i a Embankmen t , a i nd even t ua l l y open he r as a museum o f exp l or a t i on . F l ag O f f i ce r Medway ( Rea r - Adm i r a l Cha r i c . , " ' i l i i ams ) handed ove r t he sh i p on beha l f o f t he Adm i r a l t y Boa rd . Rep r esen t ed a t t he ce r emony , on Apr i l 2 we r e t he R . N . R . , R . N . X . S . and Sea Cade t Corps , a l l o f wh i ch have used t he D i scove r y s i nce she was comm i ss i oned as a Roya l Navy sh i p i n 1955 . P i p i ng pa r t y a t t he hand i ng - ove r ce r emony wa . , p rov i ded by t he 14 t h R i chmond Sea Scou t G r oup , t he f i rs t Scou t s t o s t ay ove rn i gh t i n t he D i scc i ve r y i n 1937 - and t he l as t G r oup t o s t ay i n he r i n 1979

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NAVY NEWS ' MAY 1979

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D i a r i es have the i r uses . Kep t u to da t e they , are a pocke t cure for men t a l b l tnks , absen t -m i ndedness , o l vers i ght , woor -ga t he r i ng and o t he r vagar i es , wh i ch can cause a l ot of unnecessa ry aggro. To avo i d t h i s r i sk , unde r l i ne i n d i a r i es t he da t e Sa t urday , Oc t obe r 27 . I t ' s t he da t e f i xed f or t he annua l R . N . A . Reun i on , wh i ch w i l l be he l d a t t he Roya l Fes t i va l Ha l l . London . T i cke t s a r e on a " f i rs t come f i rs t se r ved bas i s , " Sø when t he g r een l i gh t i s you r t i cke t s , o rdet r r equ i r ed can pron t o . Wn . a] be r e t urned . W i i s t he sub j ec t o f d i a r i cs , No . 9 and I I Ar eas had t he sma r t i dea o f p roduc i ng a comb i ned one - a s l i m 6 i n . by 31 / 4 i n. ve r s i on w i t h t he R . N . A . c r es t on f ron t and a r ea add r esses i ns i de . The ven t u r e was mas t e r m i nded by Sh i pm~ i t e J in, , W i t eock , o f Ha r roga t e

dance i n 14 yea r s was a " smash h i t " w i t h an a t t endance o f 110 membe r . ' and f r i ends . I t was so success f u l t ha t ano t he r dance has been p l anned f or Sa t u rday , Oc t obe r 20 . V i s i t or s a r e we l come t o b r anch mee t i ngs he l d on t he f i rs t and t h i rd Wednesdays o f t he mon t h a t The Sh i p , Eas t S t r cc t , S i t t i ngbourne . BOSUN ' S CALL A s i l ve r bosun ' s ca l l was t he g i f t f r om L i ve rpoo l t o t he i r l oca l Sea Cade t un i t , wh i ch has changed i t s name f r om T . S . Be l t on t o T . S .

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success f u l . The b r anch has 25 en t hus i as t i c r nembe r s . The Ch r i s t mas d r aw made a pro f i t (nf £3.11 wh i ch was sen t t o t he Roya l Br i t i sh Le on who have r ecen t l y' t r anch i n t he t own . Chr i s t chur ch Hous t , Wa t e r den R i nad . Gu i l d f ord , i s t he new venue f or t he m(nn t h l y mee t i ng o f I h, . , Gu i l d f o rd Br anch o f t he Amm i a t i on o f Wr ens , who we l come ex . WRNS , WRNRS , WRNVRs z i nd Those i n t e r es t ed QUARNNS . shou l d con t ac t Mr s . R . Ac t on . Co l t s f oo t Dr i % , e . Wychwood . Bu r pham , Gu i l d f ord .

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The prc! , c i n i a i i i i )n was Luve r 1o l made on beha l f o f t he b r anch b) . t he cha i rman , Sh i pma t e T . Wa r d . H i gh l i gh t a t No . 7 Ar ea annua l mee t i ng was t he i naugur a t i on o f G l ouces t e r br anch , wh i ch has -36 membe r s w i t h " r oom on boa r d f or ex - rnembe r s o f t he R a] Navy , Ma r i nes and Ok , t Ai r Roya l Ar m " . Mess mee t i ngs a t The Judges Lodg i ngs , 29 . Spa Road , G l ouces t e r , a r e he l d on t he second Tuesday o f t he mon t h , and a soc i a l e t - t oge t he r , w i t h w i ves , on t he ou r t h Tuesday . The i naugur a t i on was a t t ended by t he Pr es i den t o f t he R . N . A . , V i ce - Adm i r a l S i r Ern I e Pope , l oca l d i gn i t a r i es , t he Rev . Chandos Mo r gan , and r ep r esen t a t i ves o f t he Ge r man Ma r i nckame r adscha f t i n Da t t e l n and Lud i nghausen . Cade t s f r om T . S , G l ouces t e r p i ped t he gues t s aboa rd ,

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The f our t h ra l l y organ i sed h, . , No . 4 Ar ea a t Pon t i ns , Ba r t on Ha l l . To r quay , p r oved as popu l a r . i s eve r . Among t he 400 who a t t ended we r e Na t i ona l Counc i l cha i r man Sh i pma t e A . Woon t on , and pr es i den t o f No . 7 Ar ea , Sh i ma t e T . Dav i cs . Cd r . R . Ror l s , t r a i n i n~ commande r Br i t ann i a Roya l ava l Co l l ege , was gues t o f honou r a t t he d i nne r and t h c. e hu r ch se r v i ce wa . s conduc t ed b Sh i pma t e t he Rcv . H . Kennen , ew t on Abbo t b r anch adr e . l l e week - end endes w i t h an i mp r omp t u show s t aged by sh i pma t es o f No . 4 Ar ea . w i t h Sh i p ma t e C . Thompson o f Weymou t h as M . C . A t t he annua l mec t i n t he fo l l ow i ng we r e e l ec t ed : t h i pma t e Kenne t t cha i rman : (Po r t l and ) Sh i pma t e Tr em i e t t (Br i s t o l ) p r e s i den t ; Sh i pma t e G . Mo r e l (Bee r ) t r easur e r and Sh i pma t e Ve r a Be l l , sec r e t a r y . The s t anda rd bea r e r s compe t i . t i on , udged by Roya l Ma r i ne . , f r om ~ymps t one , was won once ~Ba i n by Sh i pma t e Pe t e D i ck . u)n (Por t l and) . w i t h Sh i pma t e Ben Goodman (We l l s ) t he runne r - up .

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T l i wa i t e , Sh i pma t e sec r e t a r y Wan~ t akes us t o t ask f or seem i ng t o say i n t he Apr i l i ssue t ha t on l y membe r s o f t he b r anch who wo r k days a t t end mee t i ngs and soc i a l even t s , wh i ch i s f a r f r om t he case . And , f or t he r ccord , b r anch membe r s a r e sav i ng t o buy a new s t anda rd t o r ep l ace t he i r pr esen t one , wh i ch ~ka , , ded i ca t ed on Sep t embe r 6 . 19m , On a s i m i l a r t op i c , Fden~ . ex t end an i nv i t a t i on t o b r anches t o a t t end t he ded i ca t i on o f t he i r s t anda rd on Oc t obe r 6 , f o l l owed t ha t even i by a bu f f e t and dance a t Heve r ? . s t l e . Fo r de t a i l s con . t ac t Sh i pma t e P . Av i s , t e l ephone Edenh r i dgc 1164391

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A handshake and a p l aque r em i nd 97 - yea r - o l d Mr , Te i d Doe o f a memo r ab l e de a t t he Roya l Ma r i nes Muawm , Eas t ney . W9X V I c Ha r r i t , t he Mos t Pm i d*M , Pr esen t ed Ted w i t h t he p l aque a f t e r he had been w i ned and d i ned i n t he a~n t s ' me " , Ted j o i ned t he Roya l Ma r i nes L i gh t I n f an t r y I n 1902 . He se r ved as a gun l aye r dud 9 t he F i rs t Wo r l d Wa r , and I n a ~ me r chan t Mps when t he Ma r i nes we . * r i bqu i r ed t o wea r c i v i l i an d r ess . Ted f ounded t he Sa l i sbu r y Un i t o f t he Sea Cade t Co r ps , and ended up w i t h t he r ank o f l i wAe " n t - commande r .

The N~ i A . . Och t t on o f Kor een Wa r voemo , W i t ch has t wO London b r a~ Invutee * " ones i rom ex . ~~ f f *n who ho l d the Korean and Un i t ed Na t i ons meda l Men of H Is IS Jemsca we re the t i l t ~u . ag** of the wa r and ac t i on by 4n Commando Roya l Mac t r i es won t hem a Um i ed St a t es Pr ewdau* ch i t i on P~~~~ cont ac t hr A l an MW " . 6 . W I ndsor Road . W&~ . London E l i 30U . g i v i ng serv i ce 0~ i a The 1201 reun i on of 111051 whO ses*d a H U sh i ps 5~ , Soe t p05s and Su l t dog 1939-45 m i l be ~ , n London on So For ~ m% to l i k A =3~ . t 12 ~m Pan , Road . London MW MA The 20t h an~ o i 1151 of u . s . a . ch l p f ec* i n wh i ch the f i rst c rew . US Dr eadnough t c a~ a l A i ~ rudes t i ram, ng . us bs ' ng ce l ebra t ed by a reun i on o i o l d l i h~ p l anned for Ju l y 21 mi the S ' J5A$ In t4 London Conr i ec t i c i i A N asMmenn , rs we i nv i ted to a t t end and de t e l s can be obt a i ned f rom the Command i ng OM~ . US S Sk i p$ads (SSN 585) . FPO New Y " . New York 09501 . USA The annua l reun i on of the 1s f Do*~ F l ot i l l a (1942 . 1945) Assoc i a t i on w, i t ake p l ace a t Fo r t s~ ove r t he week - end Oc t obe r 20 . 2n Thou . who sa l ved in H H ton. . Bo r k~ . B~ . sh i ps A i bf i hhton &~~ Ga i t " Per tyt an St evens t one and t tue F F S L&C~r . an . . @

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Cen t u r i on Regard i ng the i t em about the 11 . M . S. Cen tur i on camou f l age and C l aude Muncas t er , and the l et ter by F . A . J. Brady , I agree the camou f l age was we l l done a ind at a d i s t ance foo l ed mos t pcop l e , but I am a f ra i d tha t the eng i ne - ro i )m pe rs(nnne t ' s rema rks wou l d be unpr i nt ab l e . '1'his was because , in the wor k of d i sgu i s i ng the sh i p , a funne l was r emoved and pre f abr i ca t ed s t ruc ture erec t ed in i ts p l ace . Unfor tuna t e l y , th i s enc l osed i iot on l y the upt ake ex i t , but the in l ets to the bo i l er - room f ; ins. Tha t mean t tha t the produc t s of combus t i on f rom the bo i i cr , . re l y i ng on a funne l for we re t rapped i ns i de thed i ~r rsd , - l iike, st ruc ture and the exhaus t i ng we r e dr awn back i nto the Vse5 o i l er - rooms . -Mc camou f l age may have been successfu l in foo l i ng the enemy , but i t was a l so near l y successfu l in ge t t i ng r id of the bo i l er - room personne l , who had got i nto the hab i t of brea th i ng at regu l ar i nt erva l s and d i d not t empera ture , apprec i a t e the wh i ch rose to 110 degrees F and above in m i dw i n t er in the At l ant i c . The r e was much act i v i ty w i th j ackkn i ves , etc . , on tha t canvas screen i ng dur i ng the hours o f d~ i rknes . . I have never seen in pr i nt any th i ng of the Cen t unon ' s tbpcra t i on be fore her shor t pcr i od in the Med . The sh i p ' s company was made up of men f rom a l l three depots , and the opera t i on they " vo l unt eered " for wou l d do cred i t to the pen

F rom Canada , in r esponse to t he i nqu i ry abou t t he Dom i n i on Sh i e l d , came p i c tur i es wh i ch i nc l uded th i s one of t he magn i f i cen t s i l ver l ov i ng cup . . . In ~ i h( i ut 1921 when t he ~:f~ memorab i l i a wa , , re turned to Canada , and so one can assume tha t i t was then d i v i ded be I wcen the cast and wes t coasts i ind th~, , Duke ' s H . M . C . S . Naden rece i ved the i r share . - C . H , Shaw . Cap t a i n(N) . Canad i an F(nrces Base G yach t Es~u i ma l t , F . M . 0 . . V i c tor i a B. '1'he t l cz i th i i i l he t )ukc of Wes tm i ns t er brought ttn m, , , m i nd that at one t i me he or a forbear had a yacht wh i ch was c amou f l age : in ex-S (nr T-c l ass des t royer . of such ~iuthi l rs ai,, Al i stat i r Has any reader any reco l l ec M i i c i ean . t i on of th i s sh i p? I r emembe r a I wonde r i f many of the o l d Centur i ons , a l i as Par ty C - N p i c ture in a. na t i ona l paper - ,ho anchor ed in the or Job 17. or any of the other w i ng he Thamcs . names we we re known by dun . n our t r ip round Af r i ca , are 5, t iAA Hav i ng served in a coup l e of abou t ? I f so , wha t about a r eu thi s t ype of dcs t royen , I have n i on? I know of two , so we have of t en wonde r ed wha t her (nr ig i a star t . - Jack Wh i l te , ex -CPO na l name &at , . S. S. Ma t von , S NI . . . \r lk:%1t . R, , , i t i . ( 'h i i rch St ret toi i . S, i l t i l ) 14e r U : F1 t ' Ha l f of f i cers

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I hope tha t the book " Ou t Sweeps " wh i ch you r ev i ewed men t i oned t he o l d coa l burne r% , H . M . sh i ps Bag shot , Hun t l ey , e t c , , wh i ch d i d such s t er l i ng serv i ce i n t he Med i t e r r anean . I j o i ned the Bagsho t at S i n gapore f rom a Vang t se gunboa t , and as anyone f rom the gunboa t s can i mag i ne , the change was qu i t e drama t i c . Eventua l l y we se t sa i l for the Med . hav i ng to " coa l Sh i " ourse l ves f ro , co l l i ers at tE, N i coba r and Kur i a Mur i a i t l ands , a l l the coa l hav i ng to be bagged in the sh i ps ' ho l ds , then h i ) i stcd on board . I t was ~i hard l i fe sweep i ng i i l ong the Nor t h Af r i can coast - can t een mess i ng of course . just an i ce -box on the uppe r deck for per i shab l es , and 24-hour wa t ches by seamen and st (nker . , to pump up f resh wa t e r by means of a Dow t on pump . I served on an(nther o l d -burner dur i ng the Span i sh Wa r of 19-36. H . M . S . E l in, wh i ch was on pa t ro l dut i es . We c rews we re dr awn f rom the F l ee t , my own be i ng H . M . S . Repu l se sh' i t W l kon (ex-%camz i n PO) , Wake f i e l dC My wors t exper i ence w i th the was sweep i ng wmzi ttgne twii ca t tm i ne wa , , ca l l ed " the bosun ' s n i ghtmare . " Th i s con s i sted of magne t i cs dragged in the wa t e r be t ween t wo sh i ps l i ke doub l e A sweeps . We used to par t the sweep i ng w i re about every t en m i nut es and my hands we r e mor e sore than when I wa , ' f i sh i ng in t rawl er - ' . May I quot e wha t Church i l l sa i d about sweepers : " The suc cess of m i nesweep i ng has pe r haps ' been i ts wors t enemy , for success may pass unnot i ced , whe r e fa i l ure l d have been " wou - W , H , - M~ ,pcct~texi l a i r I ( 'S.skI (e)ecr l . ici I . 1. tesscstof t .

year l y promo t i ons of of the SD and SupL i sts Roya l Navy , SD C liste~nRoya t a ryl Ma r i nes and WRNS have been announced . The fol l ow i ng of f i cers have been prov i s i ona l l y se l ec t ed for p r ~ i on to da t e as shown : Spac ini Dud " List Sasmen . To Cons. mandsr (October 1. 1919) ' F D We~ . U 0 V Phe lps E ommw . To Con~ (October i 1979) N A ~n . A S Coon . Supp l y and Se. , , .1. . r l . I To Coewnand . ' (0ctober 1. 197'9) 1 K Brooks Roya l Mar i n" a To Ma jor ( SW~ 7. 1919) A 7 F R.gd.n To h l .or (October 20 1979) J Daw i on To Capta in (October 1. 1979) I A A Hea l sy E J Bi rdS . To Corn Suppl , .m.nl . , ry Uiot : 5 n i .ndar (S.pI .mber 1, 1979) A W En~ WO~ ' & Roya l Nava l 5~ . To Chi ef omoer October i . n97,9) A C spa~ Th . = promot ions on the Spec i a l ss Lisi have ba50 approved nato shad f rom Aped 1, 1979 . eub l ect tom.d, c . l f t lnsu a . To L,eulef lazS Commander .1 H Md~ . i A J M~ . J U G~ . A P Pudnay . P C Lee . A ROW~ . P j Cwt ta lo i Commander lna_. ToWLisutanat W Enplns_i A OM~ 0 8~ . A H Whd t ~ . I E S.ml t t . A E So~ . U Don TDJon . s . B E Co ihw. D Ca~ . A J Supp l y and Sw~ . To Laps~ Commander D F Rusi . K H.R. J H A j org-

~ i ca l Serv i ces t 'o "et t tnCt t Con' . I La i me , W.R.M.S. The 0~ . n Won~ has beer wt lh shed approved f rom 1. t979: To Supar l r ihenden l D Aped P Swa l ow To Fi rst Of f icer : W E H Mccor r ibe . J L BerTram P A Dav i es To Second Of f icer : J A P~ . C U UcGhee . U E M~ . J &~ . S U McGregor J E Tw~ . E J Th~ . D E B*4i . L E Ho~ . P j F letcher U E GM~ , H J Asion, S V Norbuey S C Hardng A A Thorn,o

Author i sa t i on for promo t i on of the fo l l ow i ng ra t es to ch i e f pe t ty of f i cer , ch i e f ar t i f i cer , or ch i e f mechan i c i an have been i ssued : REGULATI NG To MAA - C U P r ~ (F i agard) OPERATI ONS To CPO (R) - D R Nunn (Now. c&~) . M J0110111) o r~ (Dryad) To CPO (09$) (N) - A 0 Sca_, rot t (Sinus) To CPO (09$) (S) - B K Wes t (Vernon) To cpo (SEA) - E E Ba i l er (Pom. broke) . P F Reader (~) . D I Ha lder iby ( Ex~) . U Psar i on (Rale,gI1) PHYSICAL TRAINING *110 RECR!AT1O11 To CPOPT - 1 B May (Warnor )

COMMUN I CATI ONS To CCT - D K Thomas )Mercury) 0 Hammerstey (MerCury) 0 Owen (Mercury) . J I Lennon )Mercury) P i n~ (Met . Cury) MAR INE ENGINEER ING To CUEM - A Ba t e~ E A N Lay i xd (Sut ian) . (D ; 9~G&Torns "). (Busdog j K Ft Siaief (DC Sh" ) . I E Cd i ~ ' gh i (SC'yI la) FLEET AIR ARM To CAF (AE) - D A La~ ( S*~) . K B 13uf ief 1820 NAS) To CREL (Ai r) - L J Phi l ips (524 NAS) To CPOA (PI lOT) - A E Carver (Ei c*4i*M o TCp& E - I KW~ . (Osprsy) To CPOA (5 (API ) - W J Sheebum (Oats . net ) . W J T Hul i ton (Ceetunon) to CPOACMN - A Johnson (05~) . C Grsnger (Heron) To CAF (0) - U Hod~ (545 NAS) SUPPLY AND SECRETAR IAT To CPOCK - P Leonard (Rale.g11) , E J P nh ( S~ ) l i mr~POWD - P A Stai rs ). 0 W Proud (N~) . 0 U O( 'Fn~ K~ (FO cPocA 0 F Beth (S~) . T J Beytey (Endurance) To CPOSA - C J Breeze (S5l Bui lding G~ . Bat tow) To cpOwTR - V B Hawk ,ns (hine i v i ) ARTI F ICERS AND MECHAN ICIANS To ACM(A - J T Ho l dan (Tçe) To ACMEMN - A J Tayt (Sul an)

APOLLO MEETS APOLLO Th r ee mo r e "4J'a4 'VCI P 0 r! 4 "w p w Type 42s . 1/4 NAVY NEWS , MAY 1979

O r de r s f or t h r ee mo r e Type 42 gu i ded m i ss i l e des t r oye r s f or t he Roya l Navy have been announced - t he 12 t h , 13 t h and 14 t h o f t he c l ass , They w i l l be ' s t r e t ched " ve r s i ons - 436 f t . " h t he 410 f t , o f t he f i rs t t on , ed l ongom O , Z r& h i Ze gone t o t h r ee ya rds : Vospe r Tho r nyc r o f t ( U . K . ) L t d , , Sou t hamp t on ; Camme i l La i rd , B i r kenhead ; and Swan Hun t e r , Wa l l send on T The sh i ps ' a r mamen t w i l l I nc l ude t he Sea r ao~ m i ss i l e sys t em and au t oma t i c r ap i d f i r e 4 , 5 i nch gun , and t hey w i l l ope r a t e t he new Lynx he l i cop t e r . O r de r s f or t wo mo r e Type 22 " a l l m i ss i l e ' . f r i ga t es we r e a l so p l aced i n l a t e Apd l , L i ke t he f i rs t f ou r o f t he c l ass , t hey a r e t o be bu i l t by Ya r r ow ( Sh i pbu i l de r s ) L t d . , Sco t a t oun , The f i rs t Type 22 , H . M . S . Br oadswo r d , has

l us t been accep t ed I n t o Roya l Navy se r v i ce , Nego t i a t i ons f or t he bu i l d i ng o f a seabed ope r a t i ons vesse l a r e go i ng ahead w i t h Sco t t s Sh i pbu i l d i ng Co , L t d . , o f G r mnock , w i t h a v i ew t o a p r oduc t i on o r de r be i ng p l aced w i t h i n t he nex t f ew mon t hs . O r de r s f or assoc i a t ed equ i pmen t w i t h l ong da t ed de l i ve r y t i mes a r e a l so be i ng p l aced . The vesse l wou l d p r ov i de t he Navy w i t h an ab i l i t y t o f i nd , i nspec t . wo r k on and r ecove r ob j ec t s on t he seabed a t much g r ea t e r dep t hs t han i s now poss i b l e , r Thomyc i o f t (U , K , ) L t d has been Vo l nv= t o t ende r f or t he cons t ruc t i on o f t he i r f ou r t h MCM vesse l o f t he Hun t c l ass , The new vesse l ' cons t r uc t ed i n g l ass r e i n f o r ced p l as t i c , w i l l be t he t h i rd sh i p o f t he Roya l Navy t o ca r r y t he name H , M . S , B r ock i ~y ,

H I GH OLD T I ME FOR AR I ADNE . . . Seun t h t ) rpe , L t j i mebur . L t i i i Wes t Ge r many , and H . M . S . Ar i adnc a l l have . o rne t h i n i n common - each o t he r . and Scun t h ( n r pe Lunehu r g a r e t w i nned , and Seun t h ( n r pe has ademp t ed t he Ar i adne . Wh i ch a l l p roved use f u l when t he L& . , andc r - c l as . . f r i ga t e pu t i n t o W i l he l mshaven i n m i d - Ma r ch f or i in i t ,~- , i sted ma i n t enance pe r i od . T l nc Ar i adne i s t he l on . o f NATO ' % At etl "nd se mcmhc l Fo rrce At l an t i c . i ngr v i n jva The of Ohe r bu r gome i s t e r Lunebu r g and sen i or membe r s o f h i s s t a f f we r e i nv i t ed on boa r d f or l unch , and t hey l os t no t i me i n ask i ng t en o f t he h i p ' s c ( i m pany t o v i s i t t hem i n Lunchu r g

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Pr ess specu l a t i on t ha t a sma l l f or ce o f Roya l Navy f r i ga t es m i gh t be based Eas t o f Suez d r ew t he r esponse A l a t e Apr i l t ha t t he r e had been no change o f po l i cy on t he of a ques t i on pe r manen t pr esence t he r e . One r epor t had sugges t ed t ha t t he i s l and o f D i ego C , a rda on t he I nd i an Ocean was expec t ed t o become a ba . w f or bo t h a pe r manen t Br i t i sh and Ame r i can , and 1)u t ch , f or ce o f poss i b l y wer , ' Ch i p% .

l l i rce , f i i ccr , i nt i sesen j un i or r a t i ngs we r e f orma l l y r ece i ved i n t he c i t y t he f o l l ow i ng day and en t e r t a i ned roya l l y . Luneburg ' . , anc i en t t own ha l l has l i nks w i t h Eng l and wh i ch go hack t o K i ng Ar t hur ' s r e i gn .

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B i i ck i n t he R(n~ , z i l Navy a f t e r r e t i r i ng i n 1974 i s L i eu t . . Pe t e r Qu i ck , be l i eved t o be t he f i rs t Seaman o f f i ce r t o r e en t e r unde r r ecen t l y announced t e r ms .

A qua l i f i ed a i rc ra f t d i r ec t i on o f f i ce r (nn t he S . D . l i st , L i eu t . Qu i ck has j o i ned H , M . S . Me r cur y . i n i t i a l l y as a nav i ga t i ' on ns t ruc t or . Now aged 49 . he has been o f f e r ed t hr ee yea r s se rv i ce . w i t h t he poss i b i l i t y o f ex t cns i ons .

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A pa i n t i ng o f H . M . S . B i rmi n&ham has been pr esen t ed t o t he sh i p by Young and Rub i cam L t d . i s o f t he pa i n t i ng have been w i de l y used f or d i sp l ay i n r cc ru i . t i ng o f f i ces .

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Tr aw l e r f i re POMEM S t ephen Va r l ey , l ea t de r f r om of a t ea t m f i re - f i gh t i ng H . M . S . Hacchan t c wh i ch t ack l ed a b l aze i n t he eng i nc r oom o f a F r ench t r aw l e r i n t he Channe l i n Decembe r , has been awa r ded a t he Commenda t i on by Commande r - i n - Ch i e f F l ee t , Adm i r a t i S i r Hen r y Lcach . was pre - , en t e ( i t o POMEM V: t r l c , , , h

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V i ce - Adm i r a l S i r Pe t e r Be rge r . F l ag O f f i ce r P l ymou t h . The t r aw l e r , t he Be l am i c . had been abandoned by a l l bu t t he mas t e r and ma t e because o f t he h i gh r i sk o f t he f ue l t anks exp l o di i ~hesp i t c t h i s dange r , " says t he c i t a t i on , " PO Va r l e s t ayed i n t he eng i ne r oom a l one 11or 90 m i nu t e . . , i n dense smoke and t hr ee f ee t o f wa t e r . hos i ng down t he t ank un t i l i t had coo l ed t o a , a f e t empe r i i t ur e . " P0 Va r l ey , who desc r i bed h i s f ou r hou r s on boa r d t he t r aw l e r as " a l l i n a day ' s w(nr k . " wa . % commended f or h i s l eade r sh i p and

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t. m i )u t h go l f cour se was i i i i ( i cn t and . b , Y muddy a f t er s. css i ve ra i n bu t t he Navy 1 , 1. i ven coped we l l w i t h d i f f i cu l t . ' nd i t i ons and on l y l ost by t he T i . i r row ma rg i n o f 83/4 games t o 61 - ' .

MNE Te r ry Ma r sh is back a t Wemb l ey for a c rack a t h i s second consecu t i ve A. B . A , t i t l e. Las t yea r t he c l ass i ca l young Ma r i ne f rom 41 Commando won t he na t i ona l l i gh t we i ht t i t l e , bu t th i s yea r he 9;1 , to l i gh t . we l t e hi . He % i l ~ , sure of h i s second cvcn i ng ' s t i t - , t boxe r awa rd . Wemb l ey appea r ance by ou t Bu t f or t he Navy ' s o t he r n t i ng Sco t t i sh champ i on John champ i ons t he re was on l y bew i l k c i A l i s t er i n t he Br i t i sh wm i de rmen t and ange r . f i na l s a t Manches t e r . Thc ange r was ove r t he dec i s i on The rest o f t he Navy ' s A. B . A . tha t chea t ed AB C l i f f St or es con t ende rs fe l l away dur i ng t he (H . M . S . An t r i m) ou t o f at i l Comb i ned Se rv i ces v. Wes t e rn empha t i ca l l y dese r ved w i n over Coun t i es Eng l and quar t er - f i na l s a t Eng l and f l ywe i gh t Bobby Jones . Sa l i sbury. St orey . br ave l y ba t t l i ng aga i ns t Ma r sh made se re o f h i s cont i t he weaken i ng e f f ec t s o f ' f lu . nued progrcs , . w i t h a ma rve l l ous wor r i ed t he mo r e t a l en t ed Jones s s t r i de , t hene l i s. Th r i ght ou t o f h i i Navy wa t e r po l o squad has some t h i ng t ened i n d i sbe l i e f as t he j udges t o *m i l e abou t a f t e r w i nn i ng th i e Int erna t i ona l gave the i r verd i c t to t he Wes t W i l l i e Me l i or s t ou rnamen t I n Scodand . LA~ , Dave Au t on ( coach ) " conduc t s " the coun t r yman . p roceed i ngs f rom t he ~s i do , i n t he wa t er MAJOR I TY ar i e (back row , l e f t t o l i ght ) REA3 P. Wa f tw , NAM St eve W i l l i s ( H . M .S Dacda i us ) neve r approached t he br i l l i ant f orm tha t pu t ou t Eng l and m i dd l ewe i gh t De l roy Pa r kes , and l ost a ma j or i t y dec i s i on , as d i d AB A goa l and a t ry i n t he la ist I I Tom Tay l or o f H. M . S . Ve rnon . m i nu t es of t he ame gave t he a ha rd- f ough t Tay l or , cer t a i n l y , seemed t i ) t our i ng L i anda f f have done j ust enough t o w i n hi -, v i c t ory ove r t he Second Subbou t , and on ano t he r n i ght W i l l i s . ma r i ne Squadron a t Devonpor i .

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SM2 pu t up a t er r i f i c show aga i ns t t he i r m(nr e " , s' i t ors and a cxve ed r i ence 1(~ . t-3 t w i t h t r i es by MEMN Ga rne r . CEA Br awn and CMA Nob l e , t wo

of which were converted by MEM Nutty. Buti 'n tLlandaff came back stronhe l ast~ qua r t e r t o score i gly drop c i a l . t wo goa l s and a t ry to

w i n 21 - 16 . * * * Cdr . Ken Ma r t i n was pr esen t ed w i t h an engr aved s i l ver to ma r k h i s i nvo l vemen t w i t ht gaa , e t A i r A r m ru b ove r t he l ast 37 yea rs. Cdr . Wa r t i n re t i red f rom t he Navy a t t he end o f Apr i l . He was Depu t y D i r ec t or o f t he A i r Eng i nee r i ng Schoo l i n H. N l . S . Daeda l us . * * * R. N. Med i ca l Se rv i ces t hr ashed t he i r Ar my coun t e rpa r t s 41 - 0 i n an I n t er -Serv i ce rugby m; i t ch

t (x i . m i gh t have been dec l a r ed t he w i nne r i f a . , ry even Con t es t

Coa r se ang l i ng A coa r e a i n l inig f es t ia,l has been a r r anged t v t he R. N . and R. M . Ang l i ng Assoc i a t i on at Co l l ege Rcse rvo i r , Fa l mou t h , on June 6. A mon t h l a t er , on Ju l y 4, t he seven t h Roya l Navy cham r i sh i ps w i l l be f i shed on t he V l oa rnes a t Busco t . and on Oc t obe r 10 t he Int er -Serv i ces w i l l be f i shed a t Radco t . a l so on t he Thames . De t a i l s o f t hese and t he i nt ersh i p and es t ab l i shmen t ma t ches t ak i ng p l ace i n t he Por t smou th a r ea , can be ob t a i ned f rom CCEMN Pe t e r Mawby (Por t s mou t h Dockya rd 41727) .

LPT P. Boa~ i , LFT M , F l ahe r t y , REA3 M. Ga i n** , POAF T i ny Mamho l l , and OEA / A A. B l don ; ( cen t re , r i ght ) STD R. O ' Br i on; ( f ront , f r om i e f t ) L i ~ , 1. Vonw , Cp l , K , S t u r " aa ' CPO N , Fo l i ey and Sg t , B , Shephe rd , M i ss i ng f r om t he p i c t ur e i s M i d. Dave Edwa rds.

Wa t e r po l o ' s b i g sp l ash ! The Roya l Navy ach i eved a ma j o r sucem. in one o f t he f ew spor t s a t wh i ch i t can compe t e a t I n t e rna t i ona l l eve l when , f or t he f i rs t t i me , i t won t he W i l l i e Me l l or s I n t e r na t i ona l wa t e r po l o t ou rnamen t i n H. M , S , Ca l edon i a . Wa t e r po l o coach L i cut , Dave Au t on (H . M , S , Do l ph i n) spen t a week pr epa r i ng h i s squad i n Ca l edon i a . dur i ng wh i ch t i me t hey bea t some o f t he bea t s i des i n Sco t l and . S t r eng t hened by t he ar r i va l of Gr ea t Br i t a i n Ua& r - 20 p l aye r M i d , Dav i d Edwa rds ( B i r m i ngham Un i ve rs i t y) on t he day of t he t our a~n t , t he Navy produced a snpe rb t eam e f for t t o de f ea t U l s t er 7- 3 , Sco t l and 6- 4 and t he Ar my 10- -4 ,

The Sea t s have won t he t ournamen t f or t he l ast t hree y~ . a i : id t hey prov i ded t r emendm . , oppos i t i on f or t he Navy , Sco t l and t ook an ea r l y l ead , bu t we r e pegged back by exce l l ent shoo t i ng by C*Jppe r Sg t . Ba r r y Shephe rd and Cp l Ke i t h St urgess (bo t h 3BDE A i r Sqn. R , , M . ) and M i d F , dwa rds , and some ou t s t and i ng de f ence by goa l keepe r POAF T i ny Ma rsha l l and CPO N i ge l Fo l i t y ,

Navy l ooks to younge r b l ood to rev i ve f or t unes Hav i ng come rock bo t t (nm i n l as t yea r ' s I n t e r -Se rv i ce c r i cke t t ou rnamen t , t he Navy i s i n t en t on i n j ec t i ng some young b l ood i n t o t h i s season ' s t eam , wr i t es De r ek Oak l ey , Those who saw t he l ose t o bo t h Ar my and R.N~a. 7 . l ast surnme r , have come to t he con c l us i on tha t a s i de whose ave r age age i s we l l ove r 30 canno t compe t e i n t he f i e l d w i t h p l aye rs many yea rs youngc r . The Navy wi l l a l so have a new

ca i ptat i n. f orme r So i i l cr , c t t r i . i i i , t ho i s Cap t . Rob Fu l t on . R. , M. . at se rv i ng w i t h t he Ar my a t gesen and f tord. DEMAND I NG Las t year ' s sk i ppe r , L i eu t . -Cdr . Ken Lang l ey , sa i d a t t he annua l mee t i ng o f t he R. N . C . C . tha t t he t i me had come f or many Navy p l aye rs t o dec i de whe t he r regu l a r

Navy - l eve l c r i cke t was t oo demand i n 7rhe f i na l s i de wou l d need a 9-a l ance of you t h and expe r i ence . bu t a l l mus t be men and phys i ca l l y capab l e o f g i v i ng the i r best . Thr ee o f l ast year ' s oung have been se I ec r t he : ye vy 'rss f i rst ma t ch o f t he season , aga i ns t Ox f ord Un i ver - ' i t on 4. They a r e f orme r 6n Mag sk i ppe r and ba t sman MEA Bruce F r ank l i n ( R . M . Poo l e ) . and t wo open i ng bow l e rs , SA Robe r t Jackson (H . M . S . Ga l a t ea ) and

REM R i cha rd A l I a t t (H . M . S . B i rm i ngha rn) . An Unde r - 25 t r i a l week - end ai t t he U. S . Por t smou t h ground i n ea r l y May g i ve 40 youngs t e rs a chance to make the i r ma r k - - Re t r i a l w i l l be conduc t ed by f ivi . ve t e r an Navy c r i cke t m , l ed bs L i cu t . -Cdrs. John Dun t , Joh. n Lucas and S i mon Newsom . The I n t e r - Command fcst i v~ i l t akes p l ace in June , and t he Unde r - 25 I n t e r-Serv i ce ma t ches be he l d a t Cha t ham i n m i d. Ju l y .

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No t surpr i s i ney. Au t on was ove r t he mo i >n w i t h h i s t eam . wh i ch i s shap i ng up we l l f or t he com i ng season . The W i l l i e Me l l on t ournamen t is t he second mos t i mpor t an t even t i n t he Navy wa t e r po l o ca l enda r , a f t er t he I n t e r - Se~ ,

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} l o ' a c l ose i t was can be seen by t he f ac t t ha t ou t o f t he IS games p l ayed , I I wen t t o t he 18t h O f t hese t he Navy won f , )ur reen, .ha l ved t hree and l ost f our " a coup l e l ess t hree put t s by t he Na t vy ven t he Navy champ i on , %~I t i co~m Edmunds , had some o f t hese ) and de f ea t cou l d have bt , en t urned i nto v i ct (nry . EXCELLENT Some exce l l en t pe r f o rmanms we r e pu t up by a numbe r o f t he Navy go l f ers . Sub-L i eu t . N i ck Gasson . now on courses a t HM . S . D r yad . a i nd I CRO Nobby St i l es , f rom FO P l y m i i u th ' s St a f f , bo t h ach i eved max i mum p(n i nts , wh i l e the i r mo r e e l de r l y t eam- ma t es , I . i cut . Cdr s . A l ec Wa l l ace and Pau l Du V i v i e r {MOD Ve rnon)DNOAX ) won the i r f our some and bo t h ha l ved the i r s i ng l es . Pa tu l d i d h i s usua l l ong dr i v i ng ac t ai t t he 257 a rd 14th , h i t t i ng t he gr een fu l l y toss , wh i l e A l ec ma i n t a i ned h i s repu t a t i on f or , i cc t f f acy by ch i pp i ng i n f rom o f f the gr een ye t ; i ga i n . D I D WELL I . i cuts . J i m Gr i eve ; i nd Roge r Hockey bo t h d i d we l l i n the i r r e , . pec t i ve f ou r somes and L i eu t . -Cdr . R i cha rd Moo r e b i rd i ed t he l ast ho l e t o ge t a ha l f i n t he s i ng l es a f t er rn. i,i ng d do rmy t wo down . Pe rhaps t he mos t prom i s i ng aspec t o f t he resu l t was tha t t he Navy a f t er t he morn i ng we r e f i )u , somes l ead i ngy t hree games to t wo. In c; i sc any - . cry i ng s i ng l e f i gure go l f e rs have m i ssed t he recen t 1)CI announcemen t , t he RN open go l f champ i onsh i p and I n t e r - Command s t roke p l ay i~. b t . i ng he l d a t Ye l ve r t on Go l f C l ub on June 18-20 , En t r i es shou l d be t hrough your Com m i nd Go l f Secre t ar i es or d i rec t t i i me - L i eu t . -Cdr . A. N. H. Weekes , ASWE ( Rm. 667 , B i . 5 , ND I I ) . Por t sdown , Han t s P06 4AA - ~ i nd mus t be i n by May 25 .

Ne t ba l l - Rc WRNS hos t ed t he 1979 Women ' s Int er-St rv i ce ne tba l l champ i onsh i p i n H. M . S . Ne l son l ast mon t h , and pu t up a ve ry cred i t ab l e_ pe r f (nrmance on home t er r i tory. Na r row l y bea t en 44 - 42 by t he WRAC , t he WRNS t hen l ost 34 - 29 t o t he WRAF . By dr m 11 - 12 , t he thc i ' r Wa ; Ai n j and VY ; ' Ac (- - , -h i i r-cd t he t i t le.

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Cap t , Rob Fu l t on , t he new Navy c r i cke t cap t a i n , He l ea rned h i s c r i cke t a t E t on and t he Un i ve rs i t y o f Eas t Ang l i a , and had seve r a l t r i a l s f or Some r se t 2nd XI be f or e j o i n i ng th i e Roya l Ma r i n i es i n 1972 . F i rs t capped f or t he Navy i n 1975 as a m i dd l e orde r ba t sman , he now opens t he I nn i ngs .

1 Ch r i., l i , i i c 1 %4 ~i o d ( ( - r~4M) , t he Navy ero%S. Ct )Unt ry champ i on , F i n i shed 21. , ( f or Comb i ned Se rv i ces i n the i r ma t ch a i n " t t he Eng l i sh Cross-Coun t r y Un i on and Br i t i sh Un i vers i t i es a t B l ackdown -

Chess New R. N chess champ i on i s L i eu t . -Cdr . H Fa rme r who came second to Mr . A. Br ame l d i n t he 1979 R. N . Chess champ i onsh i p a t H. M . S . He ron. Mr . Br ame l d won w i t h '' i'X po _ i n t s f rom seven. L i . , utC-Cdr . Fa rme r had 5% ,

Roya l Navy hockey t eams produced a champ i onsh i p doub l e a t t he Int er -Serv i ce t ournamen t s a t A l de rsho t Champagne f l owed a f t er t he WRNS had re t a i ned the i r t i t l e f or a r ema r kab l e four th success i ve year , and t he Navy Unde r -19 t eam a l so re t a i ned the i r champ i onsh i p to make i t t wo i n a row.

titl e with two tremendous performances. fi rst of e m a g e tner:

The WRNS re t a i ned the i r Women ' s In t er -Serv i ce hockey

Wa t k i nson (H . M . S . Ne l son ) scor i ng f rom a hand - s t opped cor ne t , and LW r en E t he l McMahon (H . M . S . Nep t une ) c l ever l y conve r t i ng a pena l t y s t roke . The WRAC t eam ra i sed the i r game t o t est t he Wr ens seve re l y i n t he champ i onsh i p dec i de r , bu t t he WRNS de f ended s t rong l y and scor ed t wo v i t a l goa l s ea r l y i n t he second ha l f . BOTH GOALS CW r en Jane Wa l sh (H . M . S . Cen t ur i on) scor ed bo t h goa l s w i t h i n t en m i nu t es , bu t t he Wr ens conceded one goa l t o keep t he t ens i on a t a h i gh p i t ch . Jane Wa l sh a l so scor ed bo t h goa l s f or Comb i ned Se rv i ces i n the i r 2 - O v i c t ory ove r Wes t Unde r -23 a t Che l t enham . O t he r membe r s o f t he WRNS t o be se l ec t ed f or t he Comb i ned Se t v i ces we r e goa l keepe r POW r en Lyn Ayes ( H . M - S- Co l f i n d) , LW r en V i ck i Campbe l l ~ t . O~ . s . He r on ) ,

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a hockey doub l e Champagne ce l ebra t i ons we r e t he orde r o f t he day when t he Navy ' s Unde r -21 hockey t eam re t a i ned the i r In t er -Serv i ces champ i onsh i p .

A br i l l i ant ha t - t r i ck by Eng l and U-21 squad man AEA1A A l yn Lamb ( H . M . S. Co l l i ngwood) se t t l ed t he dec i d i ng encoun t e r be t ween t he Navy and a s t rong young R. A . F . s i de . H i s goa l s made i t 3 - 2 a f t er t he R. A . F . had t aken an ea r l y l ead t hen come back t o l eve l a t 2 - 2 i n a f i erce l y f ough t cont es t . Ea r l i e r i n t he t ournamen t bo t h s i des had bea t en t he Army . The Navy ' s 3 - 1 w i n was se t up w i t h goa l s f rom AA3 I an F r ase r (H . M . S . He ron ) AB Ma r t i n E l l i ot t ( H . M . S . Amazon ) and AB Sha r ky Wa r d (H . M . S . Teme r a i r e ) . COMB I NED SERV I CES , , F i ve of t he Navy s i de we r e se l ec t ed f or Comb i ned Se rv i ces U - 21 du t y a t t he na t i ona l t r i a l s a t No t t i ngham , M i d N i ge l A l I rey , OEALk John R i ce , AB( R ) L l oyd Hammond , A l yn Lamb and Sub-L i eu t . l a i n G i bson , and Ma r t i n E l l i ot t and Sha r ky Wa r d we r e ca l l ed up f rom t he reserves . - , . . .. ..

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(C i t y Un i ve rs i t y ) i s cha i r ed by t eam ma te REM Dav i d She r f i e l d ( FMG Cha t ham) as t he s i de ce l ebr a t es i t s Int er Se r v i ces t r i umph a t A l de r sho t . AA3 I an F r ase r (No. 15 , H. M . S . He r on ) pou r s t he bubb l y i n t o t he Unde r -21 t rophy , he l d a l o f t by EA( A) App Me l Sau l ( swea t band , H. M . S . He ron) , Sub -L i eu t . l a i n G i bson ( B i rm i ngham Un i ve rs i t y ) and ( r i gh t ) AB Sha r ky Wa r d (H . M . S . Teme r a i r e ) . On t he l e f t i s App R i cha r d Newpo r t (H . M . S . F i sga rd) . P i c t ur e :

So l d i e r Maga z i ne .

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S i x t op p l aye rs f l y t o Hong Kong on May 14 f or t he f i rst ma j o r ove rseas squash t our unde r t aken by t he Roya l Navy I n t he l ast 18 mon t hs , t he Army , R. A . F . and Comb i ned Se rv i ces have a l l v i s i t ed Hong Kong , and t he Navy ' s v i s i t has been a r r anged t o co i nc i de w i t h t he of f i c i a l open i ng o f t he new H. M . S . Tama r spor t s comp l ex wh i ch i nc l udes t hr ee squash cour t s .

T I M TEAM The t eam i s L i eu t . -Cdr . Rob i n Baw t r ee (cap t a i n , St a f f o f FOSM ) , MECH I F r ank Sm i t h (H . M . S . B i rm i ngham) , MECH1 Geo f f Hugg i ns (H . M . S . Dueda l us ) , Sub-L i eu t . I rv i ne Pr a t l ey (H . M . S . Fear l ess) , L i eu t -Cdr . Co l i n O ' Kee f f ee (St a f f o f C-on -C F l ee t ) and L i eu t . A l ec

Johus t one ( RNEC Manadon ) . No t ab l e successes by Navy p l aye r s i n r ecen t we e ks have i nc l uded

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N i cho l l ( H . M . S . Pembroke ) , and CW r en Wa t k i nson .

t wo c l ub champ i onsh i ps. Geo f f Hugg i ns bea t I rv i ne Pr a t l ey 3 - 4) g ' ii . i n an a l l - wa - Th . i .* *1 , nr 1 anr n CoHn O ' Kee f f e wo i r i t he Por t smou t h C l ub even t a f t e r be i ng 0- 2 down i n t he f i na l .

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U~ 19s powe r t o second r ugby t i t l e

champ i on The Navy ' s new t ab l e t enn is champ i on i s MNE A l exande r f rom R. M . Poo l e . He bea t t he t i t l eho l de r , L i eu t . Wa r d (H . M . S . Co l l i ngwood) i n t he f i na l o f t he s i ng l es compe t i t i on a t t he end of t he t wo -day even t i n Co l l i ngwood. Por t smou t h won t he I n t e rCommand compe t i t i on f or t he f i rs t t i me , and CPO Brown (H . M. S. He ron ) t ook t he ve t e r an s i ng l es t i t l e . The open doub l es was won by REM Re i l l y (H . M . S . I nsk i p) and Sub-L i eu t . St ru t t ( H . M . S . Nor f o l k ) , and EM ( A ) Ba i l ey (H . M . S . He ron ) bea t MEM Adamson (H . M . S . Dr ake ) t o t ake t he j un i or s i ng l es t i t l e.

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L i ne -ou t ac t i on f or t he Navy Unde r - l gs (da r k j e rseys ) on t he i r way t o bea t i ng t he Ar my at Tw i ckenha rn. F r om t he f ron t a r e MEM2 K i ng , OS Boo t h (No. 3) , OS Bow l es , SA Jackson , OEM2 Boswe l l and ART App Ma r k She l don . P i c t ur e : Spo r t and Gene r a l P r ess Agency .

Un l i ke t he sen i ors , t he re was no g l oom i n t he Navy Unde r -19 rugby camp as t hey r e t a i ned the i r Int er -Serv i ces champ i onsh i p w i t h c l ear v i c tor i es ove r t he Ar my and R - A- F , a t Tw i ckenham .

A f t e r g i f t i ng t he Ar my s i x i n t he f i rst t hr ee m i nu t es ' po i n t s

1W I CKEN HAM , GLOOM A f t e r na r row de f ea t s by t he C i v i l Se r v i ce ( 6 - i 6 ) and Ha r l equ i ns ( 13- 20 ) i n t he l as t t en days o f Ma r ch , t he r e r ema i ned a f l i cke r o f hope t ha t ' by bea t i ng t he R. A , F . a t Tw i ckenham on Ap r i l 7 ' t he Navy cou l d r e t a i n t he i r sha r e o f I n t e r -Se r v i ce honou r s w i t h a r epea t o f t he 1978 t r i p l e t i e , wr i t es M i ke Ve rnon . A l as , t he f l i cker was compr ehens i ve l y ex t i ngu i shed and t he R. A . F . eme rged wor t hy w i nne r s by 23 po i n t s t o s i x , t hus ach i ev i ng the i r f i rst ou t r i gh t I n t e r-Se rv i ce champ i onsh i p w i n s i nce 1962 . HEAD K I CK I t seemed tha t , desp i t e l os i ng C l i ve R i cha rds w i t h a k i ck on t he head a f t er 20

m i nu t es , t he Navy m i gh t st i l l be i n w i t h a chance when t he R. A . F . , w i t h s t rong w i nd beh i nd t hem , l ed on l y 10 - 3 a t ha l f - t i me. Th i s m i gh t even have been l ess , had t he Navy no t e l ec t ed t o f i nd t ouch f rom i n-goa l i ns t ead o f t ouch i ng down sa f e l y , and a l so no t s t ood o f f s i de unde r t he pos t s a t a se t sc rum ' wh i ch v i r tua l l y pr esen t ed t he R. A . F . w i t h s i x po i nt s . The i r o t he r po i n t s came f rom a good b l i nd-s i de t ry by the i r l e f t w i ng aga i ns t a pena l t y goa l f rom Da i l l omas . The l a t t er , howeve r , hav i ng su f f e red a r i b car t i l age i n j ury f rom a l a t e t ack l e , had t o come o f f as we l l , bo t h Navy

r ep l acemen t s Pau l Coope r and F r ank i e Howa r d be i ng now on t he f i e l d t o w i n f i rst caps . The Navy ba t t l ed br ave l y bu t ' w i t h no possess i on t o speak of , cou l d make l i t t l e i mpr ess i on and t he R. A . F . pu l l ed away w i t h a pena l t y goa l and f ur t he r t r i es f rom each w i ng t hr ee-qua r t e r ' one o f wh i ch was conver t i ed ' a f t e r a pena l t y goa l f rom sk i ppe r Pau l Lea ea r l y i n t he second ha l f had na r rowed t he gap t o 10 - . 6 .

SAD END I t was a sad end t o a season o f a t roc i ous wea t he r and l i t t l e l uck or con t i nu i t y ' pa r t i cu l ar l y f or John Acke r man who had f i na l l y wr es t ed t he r ecord numbe r o f caps f rom G l yn Thomas and f or Dav i d Ham brook ' aga i n t hr ea t en i ng re t i remen t a f t er

on l y a coup l e o f caps l ess . Bu t t he re can be no comp l a i n t abou t t he j us t i ce o f e i t he r t he resu l t aga i ns t t he R. A . F . or t he Army . The R. A . F . have a l ways had t a l en t ' bu t have a t t i mes ove r t he yea rs seemed t o l ack mo t i va t i on . On th i s occas i on ' t hough , t hey pu t bo t h t oge t he r and p l ayed en t e r t a i n i ng as we l l as e f f ec t i ve rugby . So t he cur t a i n comes down on t he l Os i n wh i ch t he Navy we r e ou t r i gh t w i nne r s f our t i mes - i n 1970 ' 1973 , 1974 and 1977 - amd sha r ed t he honour s i n 1971 ' 1975 and 1978 ' w i t h t he Ar my w i nn i ng t w i ce i n 1972 and 1976 and now t he R. A . F . hom i ng i n i n 1979 . May t he 80s be equa l l y ' i f no t mor e , produc t i ve . I n t he mean t i me , Ke r m i t wi l l have t o bask i n t he re f l ec t ed g l ory o f t he v i c t or i ous Navy Unde r - i 9 t eam ' ou t r i gh t w i nne r s aga i n i n 1979 .

t he Navy t urned 9- 3 down t hen f ough t back t o w i n t he new S t ewa r t Wngh t son t rophy by 14 po i n t s t o n i ne . Navy scor e rs we r e ac t i ng cap t a i n EM ( A) 2 Bob Hende r son w i t h t wo pena l t i es , MNE Ga rbu t t ( CTCRM ) w i t h a so l o t ry , and a push -ove r t ry by t he Navy pack . The R. A . F . a l so scor ed f i rst aga i ns t t he Navy ' bu t we r e t hen rocked by t r i es f rom MEM2 Jason K i ng ( H . M . S . Bacchan t e ) , OEM2 Jock Boswe l l (H . M . S . Bu l wa r k ) and OS I van To rpey (H . M . S . Dr yad) . SUCCESSFUL The champ i onsh i p rounded o f f a ve ry success f u l season f or t he U- 19 squad dur i ng wh i ch t hey won n i ne ou t o f 15 f i x tures and had t wo p l aye rs se l ec t ed f or t he Eng l and U- 19 ) W . REM2 Ray Ba rnes (H . M . S . Rhy l ) p l ayed f or Eng l and aga i ns t F r ance i n Pa r i s and aga i ns t Wa l es U- 19 a t Hu l l . MNE Ga r r y Cu t he l l (42 CDO ) was on t he subs t i tut es ' bench f or t he F r ench game , and p l ayed aga i ns t Wa l es .

T i ge r s t ands down The

he l i cop t e r c ru i se r H . M . S . T i ge r , l a i d down nea r l y 40 yea r s ago and f or t he l as t yea r ma i n t a i ned I n p r ese r va t i on by ope r a t i on , i s now t o e t t he d r y a i r t r ea t men t as she goes i n t o Rese r ve , H. M . S . T i ge r . . . go i ng i n t o Rese r ve

S i nce r e t u rn i ng i n ea r l y 1978 f r om a dep l oymen t t o t he Fa r Eas t , t he T i ge r wh i ch has had on l y 13 ac t i ve yea r s

du r i ng he r l ong ca r ee r - has been t en ded i n he r p r esen t s t a t e by a sh i p ' s company o f abou t 150 , ma i n l y ME and WE sen i o r and j un i o r r a t es .

Fo l l ow i ng he r decomm i ss i on i ng , ce re mony on may 4 , t h i s numbe r w i l l p r o gr ess i ve l y be r educed t o f ewe r t han 30 , r e l eas i ng a subs t an t i a l numbe r f or F l ee t mann i ng.

Equ i pmen t has been i ns t a l l ed on deck as t he sh i p goes i n t o wha t I s known as MDH ( mass i ve dehum i d i f i ca t i on ) , i nvo l v i ng c i r cu l a t i on o f d r y a i r t h r ough ou t wo r k i ng spaces and messdecks . Th i s w i l l r educe r e l a t i ve hum i d i t y t o abou t 50 pe r cen t . and I nh i b i t co r ros i on . The T i ge r , wh i ch has been commanded by Cdr . M . B . Thomas , i s t o r ema i n a t Po r t smou t h i n a non - t i da l be r t h .

Cen t ur i on t o

W i t h t he of f i c i a l news tha t H , M , S , Cen t ur i on is not , a f t er a l l , t o move f rom Gospor t to G l asgow , cons t ruc t i on w i l l go ahead th i s yea r on bu i l d i ngs to house a new-gene r a t i on compu t e r to p l ay an i ncreas i ng l y i mpor t an t ro l e i n prov i d i ng serv i ces to t he F l ee t , The " s t ay pu t " news makes op t i ons eas i er and assures a se t t l ed f u t ure f or be i ng dra f t ed t o t he es t ab Fe rsonne i shmen t ,l c i v i l i ans cons i de r i ng a j ob there and eve r yone i n t eres t ed i n en t er t i ng t he Serv i ce ' s compu t e r wor l d .

l i shmen t s , a l l ow i ng c l ose con t ac t w i t h t he F l ee t a t a l l l eve l s and t he many serv i ces prov i ded to con t i nue unres t r i c t ed .

v i gour on pro j ec t s f or compu t e r deve l opmen t , i mproved sys t ems and r ep l acemen t o f " t he pr esen t I CL 1904A compu t e r . The new mach i ne i s p l anned f or t he ea r l y 1980s.

Upheava l

I nev i t ab l y , a move by t he Navy ' s No . 1 compu t e r es t ab l i shmen t respons i b l e f or dra f t i ng , pay , manpowe r i n f orma t i on and pe rsonne l r ecords- wou l d have caused seve r e d i srup t i on .

A i m o f t he proposed move was t o he l p a l l ev i a t e unemp l oymen t i n Sco t l and . Aga i ns t th i s was t he mass i ve upheava l wh i ch wou l d have ensued i f t he purpose-bu i l t es t ab l i shmen t - l ess t han t en yea rs o l d and emp l oy i ng a tot a l o f abou t 1 , 000 Se rv i ce and c i v i l i an pe r sonne l - had been uproo t ed . Wo r k i s now go i ng ahead w i t h r enewed

A l t hough t he pr esen t compu t e r has been up-da t ed , t he new gene r a t i on compu t e r f rom t he I CL 2900 ser i es - w i l l be mor e powe r f u l and w i l l grea t l y i nc rease t he e f f i c i ency and capab i l i t i es o f t he pr esen t sys t em .

A t Gospor t i t w i l l r ema i n d i rec t l y access i b l e t o t he grea t es t numbe r o f sh i ps and es t ab-

I t w i l l a l so pave t he way to t he nex t gene r a t i on o f compu t e r sys t ems wh i ch w i l l f ac i l i ta te t he be t t e r managemen t of manpowe r and g i ve enhanced and w i de r serv i ces .

New r a t es

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Wha t happened t o X f ac tor?

An i mpress i ve ope ra t i on by C- i n -C F l ee t ' s typ i sts , t echn i ca l i l l ust ra tors , pr i nt ers , despa t che rs and dr i vers a t t he Nor t hwood headqua r t e rs mean t tha t many pay of f i ces had fu l l de t a i l s o f t he Se rv i ce pay awa rd j us t 40 hours a f t er t he announcemen t .

A t housand cop i es o f t he new pay ra t es and 2 , 000 cop i es o f t he Second Sea Lord ' s Depa r t men t ' s exp l ana t ory no t es we r e pr i n t ed and co l l a t ed . Then , t oge t he r w i t h t he AFPRB repor t , t hey we r e enve l oped and despa t ched .

The X f ac tor , a regu l ar t a l k i ng po i n t ove r recen t years , comes i n f or spec i a l men t i on i n t he l a t est AFPRB repor t , wh i ch says tha t i n e f f ec t i t is no t be i ng pa i d a t pr esen t because t he m i l i t ary sa l ary i s depr essed be l ow t he l eve l s j us t i f i ed on t he norma l bas i s o f assessmen t .

" I n our v i ew , i t i s t he i nadequacy o f t he m i l i t ary sa l ary as a who l e t ha t i s t he unde r l y i ng cause o f t he grow i ng d i scon t en t

SH I PS AT SEA Many sh i ps i n home por t s and mos t es t ab l i shmen t s had t he i r cop i es o f t he r epor t by 8. 30 on t he Thur sday mo rn i ng f o l l ow i ng t he Tuesday a f t e rnoon announcemen t . Sh i ps a t sea and es t ab l i shmen t s abroad have had t o wa i t f or t he mor e conven t i ona l BFPO Sh i ps sys t em , and a f ew mo r e i so l a t ed U. K . es t ab l i shmen t s have rece i ved t he i r cop i es t hrough t he norma l GPO rout es .

once aga i n becomes a rea l i ty .

" I n the mean t i me the M i n i s t ry of De f ence have proposed a subst ant i a l i ncrease in the X f ac tor across the boa rd on the grounds tha t the e l ement s tha t make up the j ust i f i cat i on for i t have sh i f ted to the d i sadvant age of the Serv i ces .

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" A t th i s st age we do not fee l tha t the argumen t s are suf f i c i ent l y documen t ed for us to be ab l e to reach a f i rm conc l us i on , a l though we recogn i ze tha t the ba l ance may we l l have changed adverse l y for some i nd i v i dua l s . " The Rev i ew Body sa i d they had begun an exar i n i nat i on of the prob l em, but we re wa i t i ng fu l l er ev i dence in the com i ng year . " A j udgmen t on the e f f ec t i veness of the X f ac tor can be made mor e read i l y when mi l i tary sa l ar i es are once aga i n fu l l y up to da t e . "

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560 - M I LE TR I P A subma r i ne s t a f f of f i cer , L i eu t . C l i ve St evens , boa rded a Br i t i sh A i rways Shu t t l e f or Sco t l and w i t h t wo sack l oads; POWTR Cha r l i e Br i en t ook cop i es t o Gospor t and Po r t s mou t h ; t he C- i n-C ' s pe rsona l orde r l y (Corpor a l Duncan Reg l e r , R. M. ) se t o f f f or MOD and Cha t ham ; and P0 Dave Raw l i ngs , t he Cap t a i n o f t he F l ee t ' s PA , s t ar t ed on a 560-m i l e round t r i p t o Yeov i l t on , H. M . S . Roya l Ar t hur , P l ymou t h and Po r t l and .

ove r re l a t i ve l y m i nor cond i t i ons o f serv i ce wh i ch we have no t ed. The f i rst pr i or i t y mus t be to br i ng t he m i l i t ary sa l ary up t o da t e as ea r l y as poss i b l e , ensur i ng t ha t t he X f ac tor

con f l uence in the Gove rnmen t s comm i t men t to br i ng the i r pay fu l l y up to da t e by Apr i l 1 1980 jn re l a t i on to earn i ngs l eve l s in j obs of equ i va l ent sk i l l s and r espons i bi l i t i es i n c i v i l l i fe. " Bu t th i s a l one wi l l not be enough ; there mus t be an assurance too tha t pay w i l l be k c up to da t e in l a ter years . " kept De f e rmen t for a fur ther year of the i nnt roduc t i on of fu l l y up- to-da t e mi l i t ary ssaa l ar i es wou l d mean tha t Serv i ce personne l w. l d cont i nue to be pa i d l ess t han was wou u i f i ed now by the d i f f erence be t ween the Just nne t cos t f i gure of £433 . 7 m i l l i on ( to upda t e ffuul l y at Apr i l 1979) and the " second s t age cos c0 t o f £322 . 2 mi l l i on. The repor t a l so sa i d , " Sen i or of f i cers i have expressed to us in for thr i ght t erms the i r concern abou t the present sta te of mann i ng i n the a rmed forces , and the i r conv i c t i on tha t i mprovemen t in the ra te of re t ent i on of sk i l l ed and exper i enced of f i cers and ser i cemen is of pa r amoun t i mpor t ance i f the Serv i ces are to ma i nt a i n the i r opera t i ona l capab i l i ty .

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The i osses r ema i n ser i ous ; tne rep l acemen t of sk i l l and exper i ence is a l ong and cost l y process , even on the assump t i on tha t i nst ruc tors of the r i ght qua l i ty wi l l cont i nue to be ava i l ab l e . I ne v i tab l y , i t wi l l i nvo l ve a loss of qua l i ty in the i nt erven i ng years wh i ch cannot but a f fect mora l e and s t andards of e f f ec t i veness .

FUTURE " Aga i ns t th i s background , the Gove rn men t may dec i de to cons i der whe t he r the restorat i o i n of fu l l y up- to-da t e mi l i tary sa l ar i es shou l d st i l l be de f er red for a f u r ther year . The shor t fa l l tha t wi l l rema i n a f ter i mp l emen t a t i on of the second st age pay st ruc ture is substant i a l , but i t r ep resents no mor e than the cost on average , of t ra i n i ng rep l acement s for 140 or so p i lots in the R . A . F . " Shou l d any i mprovemen t be f ound poss i b l e beyond t he comm i t men t , we cons i de r t ha t i t shou l d t ake t he f orm of

advanc i ng t he da t e on wh i ch fu l l up t o-da t e pay i s res tored .

" Look i ng to the future , we are in no doub t tha t Se rv i cemen are ent i t l ed to expec t that , dur i ng the per i od of serv i ce for wh i ch they enl i st , the i r earn i ngs and cond i t i ons of serv i ce wi l l cont i nue to re f l ect wha t they cou l d ea rn outs i de . " Th i s means tha t the rest r i ct i ons i nherent in emp l oymen t in the Serv i ces l i ke the m i n i mum per i od of serv i ce requ i red and the s t andard m i n i mum per i od of not i ce of 18 mon t hs - mus t be t aken i nto account . On l y i f Se rv i cemen are assured tha t i t is the i nt ent i on to keep pay up to da t e can recru i tment and re t ent i on re turn " to and be ma i n t a i ned at sa t i sf ac tory l eve l s . I n not i ng the AFPRB ' s conc l ud i ng commen t s , the Gove rnmen t sa id, these ra i sed w i der i ssues wh i ch requ i red new po l i cy dec i s i ons and the Gove rnmen t wou l d cons i der these a f ter the E l ect i o i n .

ews , H.M . S . Ne l son , Por tsmouth , and pr inted by Por t smouth and Sunder l and Newspapers , Ltd. , The News Cent re , H i l sea , Por tsmouth .

years) , £14 , 274 (23. 6) . Comn i an de r (a f t er f our years) , £10 , 790 (25 , 7) . L i eu t enan t - Commande r (a f t er f our years) , £8 , 685 (26 , 3) , L i eu t enan t (a f t er t hree years) , £6 , 899 (24. 3) . Sub-L i eu t enan t and L i eu t enan t (SD) , £7 , 152 -8 , 440 (28. 9-27. 2) . I n t he case o f mos t of f i cers and ra t i ngs t he awa rds l eave pay abou t s i x or seven pe r cent . be l ow wha t i s cons i de red t he fu l l y compa r ab l e ra t e f or 1979 , bu t for a sub l i eu t enan t on promo t i on th i s f i gure i s on l y abou t t hree pe r cent , and i n t he case o f l i eu t enan t a f t er t hr ee yea rs abou t f i ve pe r cent . The ra t es o f Subma r i ne Pay , D i v i ng Pay , D i p Money , SETT I ns t ruc tors ' Pay , F l y i ng Pay , Hydrogr aph i c Pay , and Pa r achu t e and Pa r achu t e Ins t ruc tors ' Pay have been i nc r eased by abou t 14 pe r cent . to ma i n t a i n t he r e l a t i onsh i p w i t h fu l l y compa r ab l e ra t es o f pay es t ab l i shed i n t he Apr i l 1978 pay awa rd , The ra t e o f Nor t he rn I r e l and add i t i ona l pay has been i nc r eased f rom £1 to £1 . 10 a day. FOOD R I SE The da i l y ra t e o f f ood cha rge i s i nc r eased by 8p t o £1 , 20 a day f rom May 1. The Rev i ew Body i s con t i nu i ng i ts exam i na t i on o f t he bas i s o f accommoda t i on cha rges , I n t he mean t i me , t hese w i l l con t i nue t o be he l d a t pr esen t l eve l s , The fu l l ra t es of pay se t ou t by t he AFPRB as appropr i a t e f or Apr i l 1 , 1979 w i l l be used as t he bas i s f or t he pens i ons of t hose re t i r i ng on or a f t er Apr i l 1 th i s yea r . The new pay ra t es i nc l ude Roya l Ma r i nes , WRNS and QARNNS , bu t do no t cove r O f f i cers of F l ag Rank or Med i ca l and Den t a l of f i cers , whose pay i s dea l t w i t h separa t e l y .