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PART I: EDUCATION AND TRAINING
3RD DRAFT
HIGHER DEFENCE TRAINING AND STUDIES
1. The Ministry of Defence continues to maintain a close association
with universities and other academic institutions through Defence
Lecturers, Defence Fellows and a programme of study conferences and
seminare. An eighth Defence Lecturer has been appointed. Six
serving officers are holding Defence Fellowships and a Service
Fellowship scheme has been initiated, under which selected Service
officers spend a residential term at a university carrying out
defence studies of their choice.
INITIAL AND SPECIALIST TRAINING
ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES
Special Duties Officer Candidate Training
2. Special courses are provided for non-technical ratings selected
for commissions on the Special Duties List. In January 1974 these
courses were moved from HMS St George, Portsmouth, to Britannia Royal
Naval College, Dartmouth.
Seamen Officer Branch Structure and Training
3. Since 1972 there has been a progressive introduction of the
post of Principal Warfare Officer, trained to "fight the ship" and
give his Captain co-ordinated advice on operational matters covering
all aspects of warfare at sea. After serving as a Principal
Warfare Officer at sea, about one-third of Seaman Officers will be
selected for advanced warfare training which is designed to prepare
them to fill more senior posts on sea-going staffs and in some
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