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- Fleet_board abstract "Fleet board is a term in the Royal Navy for the examination cadet officers take which qualifies them to become commissioned officers.After passing the examination, officers who entered as sub-lieutenants have their commissions backdated to the date when they entered the Royal Navy. Midshipmen are also considered commissioned officers at this point, but are not immediately promoted to sub-lieutenant. Between 1955 and 1993, midshipmen were promoted to the rank acting sub-lieutenant after passing the fleet board, but today this rank is only used in the Royal Naval Reserve.[citation needed] After 1955, midshipmen were no longer allowed to serve in the fleet as officers, so in practice they only serve a few weeks as commissioned midshipmen while completing their post-examination training.[citation needed]Similar examinations are also used for a similar purpose in other Commonwealth navies, notably the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy.".
- Fleet_board wikiPageID "24549202".
- Fleet_board wikiPageRevisionID "597840492".
- Fleet_board subject Category:Military_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Fleet_board subject Category:Naval_ranks.
- Fleet_board comment "Fleet board is a term in the Royal Navy for the examination cadet officers take which qualifies them to become commissioned officers.After passing the examination, officers who entered as sub-lieutenants have their commissions backdated to the date when they entered the Royal Navy. Midshipmen are also considered commissioned officers at this point, but are not immediately promoted to sub-lieutenant.".
- Fleet_board label "Fleet board".
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- Fleet_board sameAs Q5458382.
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- Fleet_board wasDerivedFrom Fleet_board?oldid=597840492.
- Fleet_board isPrimaryTopicOf Fleet_board.