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Commanders and Lieutenants.—To be retired so soon as three years have elapsed since That Flag Officers, Captains, and Commanders shall be allowed to retire at any age, at the discretion of the Admiralty,

...fortune to command a battle fleet or to win the renown of such great peace commanders as Sir [[Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby]] and Sir [Arthur Knyvet Wilson]]. H ...humourous. I remember his delight in feeding the birds when he stayed with us at Chillingham, and his complaint, one morning, on going out-doors after br

...Grand Fleet Battle Tactics. They discouraged the use of initiative by the commanders of battleship divisions: the [Grand Fleet]] was divided into five battle sq ...et got to sea first, the chance of a meeting in waters not unfavourable to us was remote; our object was to try to get to sea before or shortly after the

<blockquote>Commander L, arrived from England and joined us at Zanzibar. He was an enormously fat man and joined with only the two top [[Category:Knight Commanders of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]

...and Lord Morley noted, "Sir A. Wilsonstrikes me, and I think the others of us, as much the best-balanced sort of man, to say nothing of his having proved [[Category:Commanders-in-Chief, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)]]

...ced at their examinations; and during the last six months of their service us Midshipmen it must contain the working of the Observations as given in Shee ...on the first opportunity that shall afterwards offer by three Captains or Commanders, as before required, and if he passes successfully, he will receive from th

...rofessor of Mathematics at Cambridge, where he had also been a coach, told us that we were being taught in three months by Professor [[Carlton John Lambe ...early days in the friendliest manner.<ref>Pears. ''Jellicoe and Beatty As Commanders-in-Chief, Grand Fleet''. pp. 4-5.</ref></blockquote>

...elimination of older ships reduces the number of men required; it permits us to keep the Navy up to the most modern requirements, while limiting the cha ...rd. He will assume the present duties of the Captain of the Dockyard, with Commanders under him to assist him in his work. This arrangement will not occasion any

...oes not suffice to say, "Well, we never expected them to fight downwind of us!" On 24 September, Jellicoe asked his commanders to furnish more detail on their fire control during the battle, specificall

...ted, "this letter shows, when considered in connection with the calls upon us of other stations, how impossible it is to think of attempting to meet the ==Commanders-in-Chief==

...ent when the real work would begin. Broke away at noon & Pakenham rushing us about to no particular end. In the afternoon it came on thick so we crawle ...y & Russia certain & its [sic] only a question of days now for the rest of us to be dragged in. The rest to Goodwood and I to the Vernon where practical

...her as (E†) and remain specialists for the remainder of their career, or Commanders (M) could remain in marine line and be promoted to Captain (M). ...Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Kerr, who I am glad to say is still with us to-day, was the First Sea Lord. Lord Fisher was Second Sea Lord. Lord Walte

...deration the present state of the Active Lists of Flag Officers, Captains, Commanders, and Lieutenants, and the Regulations, now in force governing the retiremen ...ld propose to Your Majesty, in order to effect the changes which appear to Us so manifestly imperative:—

Commanders. the guns. Had one of the gun commanders been able to inform

...r Order in Council to give effect to the following changes which appear to us to be necessary; That the future numbers of the under-mentioned ranks upon Commanders (including 70 for Navigating duties) 304

==Captains, Commanders, Lieutenants, and Sub-Lieutenants== ...it is most desirable to accelerate the reduction of the list of Captains, Commanders, and Lieutenants, to the numbers proposed in your Majesty's first-mentioned

...[["M" Class Destroyer (1914)|"M" class destroyers]] and two leaders, their commanders given as listed in the ''Official Despatches'':{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 432}}{{UK S.S.E. Cruiser kept pressing us to port and

...further consideration a Memorial which has been addressed to us by certain commanders, praying for an improvement in their position, both as to retirement and ha ...ong and meritorious service, and, at the same time, to relieve the list of commanders of officers who, from advanced we or physical infirmities, are no longer av

...as they relate to the retirement and promotion of Flag Officers, Captains, Commanders, and Lieutenants of Your Majesty's Navy, and whereas large reductions of th ...to promote annually twelve (and should vacancies occur as many as fifteen) Commanders to the rank of Captain, effecting this by filling every vacancy, and supple

That Your Majesty may be pleased to authorise us to admit of the permanent retirement, annually, of two lieutenant colonels 3d. ''Commanders''.—That 50 of the senior commanders on the list shall have the option of receiving the retired rank of captains