Retirement of Longest Serving Naval Officer

[Goldie fish]

He joined the Army Apprentice school in 1959 at the age of 15. He Actually served just shy of 50 years. What is the Maximum retirement age for a Lt Cdr/Commandant?

[trellheim]

whatever age he is.

[beenthere]

whatever age he is.

There is somthing amiss here, Even joining the school at 15 the max he could serve is 45 yrs, must go at 60, or can Navy personnel serve for longer?

[GoneToTheCanner]

Hi there
Given that he would have joined on a "Twelve", 9 yrs service and three Reserve, and then kept reenlisting until he got a Commission and then started a whole new contract, his pension must make interesting reading.Betcha he won't get his full allocation of meggals (as Dubs pronounce it) til he's 90.
regards
GttC

[Doc]

Starter for 10 !

...speaking of all things Red Arse, and looking over your shoulder, who would be next in line for the most time served? I was asking recently about the Trooper O' Shea, he must nearly havet he 50 done, assuming he's still about that is.

Any one else we can name (still breathing unaided and able find their mouth with a spoon that is) that would have signed up in the era of Tom C and is stil serving.

Fingers on buzzzers...

[YankeeHotelFoxtrot]

Marine Engineering officers can serve till they are 65. That is in their contracts which are slightly different from the Deck Ape Officers. Ginger actually got a 6 month dispensation from the COS to being him up to 50 years in the DF. He should have gone during the summer. Obviously the top brass thought it was a landmark and a one off case.

[YankeeHotelFoxtrot]

Starter for 10 !

...speaking of all things Red Arse, and looking over your shoulder, who would be next in line for the most time served? I was asking recently about the Trooper O' Shea, he must nearly havet he 50 done, assuming he's still about that is.

Any one else we can name (still breathing unaided and able find their mouth with a spoon that is) that would have signed up in the era of Tom C and is stil serving.

Fingers on buzzzers...

Next longest serving, in the NS anyway, was Joe Reville the WO/EA who retired last year or so. He had done 45 years. Joined as a 15 yo in the App School in Naas. And the finest and most decent NCO I have ever encountered.

[golden rivet]

Next longest serving, in the NS anyway, was Joe Reville the WO/EA who retired last year or so. He had done 45 years. Joined as a 15 yo in the App School in Naas. And the finest and most decent NCO I have ever encountered.

fully agree but sad there was no brass band for joe.. as for tom thats another story,, somebody mentioned a book...once upon a time there was a happy man

[hptmurphy]

The retirement age can be extended at the request of the flag officer.

Should the Flag officer decide that the service would benefit from extending the mans term of service beyond manadatory rank retirement he may do so.

A relative of mine had his term extended by four years at the request of the FOCNS at the time.He had done 40 years by the time he retired, some would reckon it wasn't a moment too soon, some would say other wise but he would be remembered by some here.

Not sure but I think the manadatory retirement age for LtCDRs or Commandants is actually 55 but can be extended out to 60 under certain conditions as outlined above.

[spider]

In what capacity was he serving ie was he still going to sea ?

Can't get the link to work - crap computer.

[Truck Driver]

Not sure but I think the manadatory retirement age for LtCDRs or Commandants is actually 55...

In the RDF it's 57

[golden rivet]

Tech Officers serve to 65, Army, Air Corps, and Navy.

Far too old and staying that long including ncos stops upcoming young men who are eager for promotion and having new ideas are stopped in their tracks as once they get into the cushy number im here for the long haul syndrome they will not move on .. anyone in the navy of the eighties knew a few of them

[YankeeHotelFoxtrot]

Far too old and staying that long including ncos stops upcoming young men who are eager for promotion and having new ideas are stopped in their tracks as once they get into the cushy number im here for the long haul syndrome they will not move on .. anyone in the navy of the eighties knew a few of them

Plenty more of them hanging around still. All the senior NCO vacancies are held up by dinosaurs.

[hptmurphy]

anyone in the navy of the eighties knew a few of them

In the early 80's it would have been possible to see a few 'Emergency' Service medals on parade..assuming you could dig the wearers out of their offices.

I was on a guard of honour for Paddy Hillery in Carrigaline in sept 1986 100 men.. Lt's Guard of honour

There was a L/WR on the Guard who people thought had retired years before hand and were genuinely amazed to to see on the parade.

Given that..how they actually found 100 guys plus a security party in sept of 1986 is still beyond me..those were the days when I had to work with a lawn mower and a strimmer...hated cutting grass ever since.

[Goldie fish]

A friend of mine, Ex A/EA got a phone call a month after he left the NS telling him he was on a GoH for the President the week after. The person on the other end got confused when my mate suggested that while he would have no problem doing it, He would have to check with his boss first to see if he could get the time off.