Rank of Flag in the past was Captain rank increase in diversification of branches created new posts
The commissioning of Eithne alone gave us 2 x Commanders extra and 4 x Lt Commanders. Thus supporting the retention of a commodore as flag.
If the hulls in the water are reduced and Eithne leaves the scene without being replace with an establishment to mirror her original compliment the NS can't justify a Commodore as flag and the establishment will have to be reduce thus possible loosing a gaagle of LT Cdrs and two Commanders at least...so the pressure is on to get ships to justify the establismnet of the service if nothing esle.
If the ships strenght go below what we have and the introduce 'lean' manning the rank structure in the NS will be in dissarray.
the original compliment of Eithne exclusive of AC peeps was 72....she currently runs with 53 or there abouts..this is only 10 above a PV..so why the current disparagy in Captains rank.
Some one is going to pick up on it unless the NS can get three replacment vessels and put them to sea constantly with two crews pership to justify the existing rank surplus.
The commissioning of Eithne alone gave us 2 x Commanders extra and 4 x Lt Commanders. Thus supporting the retention of a commodore as flag.
If the hulls in the water are reduced and Eithne leaves the scene without being replace with an establishment to mirror her original compliment the NS can't justify a Commodore as flag and the establishment will have to be reduce thus possible loosing a gaagle of LT Cdrs and two Commanders at least...so the pressure is on to get ships to justify the establismnet of the service if nothing esle.
If the ships strenght go below what we have and the introduce 'lean' manning the rank structure in the NS will be in dissarray.
the original compliment of Eithne exclusive of AC peeps was 72....she currently runs with 53 or there abouts..this is only 10 above a PV..so why the current disparagy in Captains rank.
Some one is going to pick up on it unless the NS can get three replacment vessels and put them to sea constantly with two crews pership to justify the existing rank surplus.
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