What do warfare officers do in the Navy?
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In the Navy, Warfare Officers ‘drive’ and command the warships. You initially work on the ship’s bridge, control the ship’s manoeuvring, are responsible for the safe passage and navigation of the ship at sea, and manage the bridge staff and ship routines while on watch.
When you’re not on deployment, you’ll work at a shore base in the UK, or a Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) if you’re in the Fleet Air Arm. You could also spend time at one of our training establishments, where you’ll learn new skills.
a. Following the introduction of the New Employment Model, all Naval Service officers now join on a 12 year Initial Commission Stage (ICS) with the exception of: (1) Direct Entry Medical, Dental and QARNNS Officers – 6 years. (2) Medical and Dental Cadets – 7 years.
What does a warfare intelligence officer do?
Intelligence Officer, Warfare Branch. As an Intelligence Officer in the Royal Navy you get to conduct, supervise and manage analytical intelligence inputs to support Operations around the world.
What is a warfare specialist in the Royal Navy?
What you’ll do. Being a Warfare Specialist in the Royal Navy means you’re the person who identifies our targets, and our threats. Whether working in the Operations Room or on the ship’s Weapon Systems you will be the heartbeat of the war-fighting effort.
six months
In the Navy, a tour of duty means the ship and its occupants stay on a tour for six months and return to shore for a period of maintenance and exercise before going back on the tour. There is a current push to get the sailors to extend their time up to four years.
Intelligence Analysts are a key component of NCIS and are skilled subject matter or regional experts who examine and evaluate information from a wide variety of classified or unclassified sources to help identify and neutralize threats to Department of the Navy (DON) personnel and assets around the world.