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Royal Navy Completes First 67 Officer-Cadet Training, Supports 2029 Readiness

8/8/2026

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Royal Navy completed the ten-week Initial Naval Training (INT) course for 67 officer-cadets at HMS Raleigh, the first officer-rating cohort.
Fifteen overseas cadets marched in a passing-out parade before families.
They will next attend a fourteen-week commissioning course at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
The move, which supports the First Sea Lord’s “Warfighting Ready by 2029” plan and cuts duplication, leaves BRNC’s officer-leadership role unchanged, per HMS Raleigh’s commanding officer.

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Story summary

Royal Navy completed the ten-week Initial Naval Training (INT) course for 67 officer-cadets at HMS Raleigh, the first officer-rating cohort.
Fifteen overseas cadets marched in a passing-out parade before families.
They will next attend a fourteen-week commissioning course at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
The move, which supports the First Sea Lord’s “Warfighting Ready by 2029” plan and cuts duplication, leaves BRNC’s officer-leadership role unchanged, per HMS Raleigh’s commanding officer.