ComMarRes (Keep R talk to here)

[Reservist-Monkey]

Now Commander Maritime Reserves has stood up, does anyone else feel that nothing has happened. 2SL as was seems to have put it all aside now he's got Fleet.

Thoughts?

 

[Jenny_Wren]

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Apparenly he will be putting in an appearance at the RNR Conf on Friday - will be on the lookout to see whether he really exists....

 

[Reservist-Monkey]

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Can you ask him if he needs several thousand 'R's from various rank slides?

 

[Jenny_Wren]

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An even more serious one to consider - when HMQ departs for pastures new, MOD will be bankrupt - it will cost a fortune for us all to be issued with new buttons, cap badges, rank slides etc.... The savings from your "R's" will go a long way to help - I believe it is 7p per exec curl.

 

[Reservist-Monkey]

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Can I claim all that back then when I pick them out?

 

[PartTimer]

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While ratings apparently lost their RNR flashes on No 1s at the end of Jan (according to stores), I understand the decision to lose the Rs for Officers has been delayed because of opposition from the Lord High Admiral, as her father was the one who granted them.

 

[Reservist-Monkey]

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I hadn't heard that the troops had formally lost them. Not in any RNRTMs or DINs anyway. The only change I picked up from stores was that the new Ops badge was kicking off now'ish'.

I heard from FORes that the Navy Board had to approve the change and it hadn't been run past them yet, but I suspect he was stalling us.

I was 'advertised' as a foregone conclusion until the change over.

On the bus...

 

[Benno]

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I hope we can bin them sooner rather than later, going to sea in March and I want them gone!

 

[Reservist-Monkey]

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I have to say Benno I have my doubts. The arguements have been made from the Duke of Westminster down but the usual naval shillyshallying seems to be the order of the day.

 

[PartTimer]

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Much of it was driven by 2SL and his pushing for 'One Navy'. On several occasions I heard him get vocal about attitudes which highlighted the 'separateness' of the RN and RNR.

As the RNR will come under Fleet shortly as an operational capability I can only think that this porcess will continue. Its been indicated that we'll move to a full time/part time Navy, with a natural movement between the 2 as peoples circumstances change.

Losing the 'R's is all part of this. Someone told me recently issued ID cards for RNR only say 'Royal Navy' on them.

 

[benny]

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It is true RNRs are now being issued with RN ID cards, a new entry mate of mine is very proud of his.

 

[Reservist-Monkey]

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Yes Benny. All replacements will be badged as RN.

So get it in the tumble drier PDQ