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Take part in our online community.Vice Admiral Keith Blount, the Commander of NATO’s Allied Maritime Command, was the inspecting officer as 147 Officer Cadets marked the end of their training and their formal commissioning as Naval Officers.As he inspected the platoons the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Plymouth played some festive tunes.The passing-out platoons included 29 newly qualified Officers promoted from the ranks, 17 doctors, two dentists and two new members of the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service.The men and women passing out today have worked hard to achieve the stringent standards we expect of them in the classroom, on Dartmoor, the River Dart and at sea.In addition, the parade marked the completion of training for 12 Officers for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service and 26 cadets from 14 different countries who had trained alongside those destined for a career in the Royal Navy.Captain Roger Readwin, the Commanding Officer of BRNC, said.“It’s an exciting time for the Royal Navy, with new ships, submarines and aircraft coming into service, and it is these men and women who will take this equipment forward.“This is the first passing-out-parade of my tenure in Command and as well as congratulating the newly commissioned Officers, I’d like to pay tribute to my staff who have worked hard to help them achieve their goal.“It’s time now for some well-deserved leave with families and friends before we return in the New Year ready to deliver more training as our contribution to operational capability.” This latest passing-out-parade brings the total number of Cadets that have completed training at BRNC this year to 472.The passing-out platoons were joined on the parade ground by Cadets at varying stages of their training.For the first time in the history of the Royal Navy sailors and officers today passed out side-by-side.From divers to chefs, musicians to engineers, there’s a whole world of career options with the Royal Navy. Royal Navy officer goes solo on parade 14 April 2020. At least I couldn’t be out of step with the rest of my division. He achieved a First-class Honours degree in mechanical and manufacturing engineering and started his training at BRNC last year.He said: “Coming from a Royal Navy background meant that some parts of the course were slightly less challenging for me, but there were definitely skills that I have developed throughout my time at BRNC.