What a WASTE of taxpayers money on this JUNK? HMS Prince of Wales £3bn flagship carrier breaks down again. :) :) No Wonder Putin laughs as to UK's Defence Systems. :) :) @ https://t.co/mfPvlIANv8
📆 On this day in 1765, crowds gathered to watch HMS Victory enter the water for the first time.
She would go on to become one of the most famous ships in naval history.
Now, 260 years later, a new chapter in her story is unfolding.
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@flipdrivel@Steeplemaster@DrFrancisYoung …through their careers. However it is largely an internal system as they do not hold executive authority and do not command.
@flipdrivel@Steeplemaster@DrFrancisYoung In the Royal Navy chaplains hold the rank of “Chaplain RN” and by convention assume the rank of the person to whom they are speaking.
In the British Army and RAF chaplains commission as “Reverend (Captain) or Reverend (Flight Lieutenant) and progress in seniority…
Gollum bites off Frodo’s finger. Holding both finger and Ring aloft, he squeals, ‘My Precious!’ Stepping back, he falls with the Ring into the chasm.
Fire leaps up. Sam carries Frodo out. As they watch, the shadows around the distant Barad-dûr lift, then the tower crumbles.
Breaking ice, building readiness.
Commandant General Royal Marines, @GenGJenkinsRM, joined Commandos taking part in icebreaker drills - training in demanding conditions that test teamwork, resilience, and leadership.
@StephenCM98@malcolmguite@ArchdeaconLuke …is much like picking up the Scriptures and trying to read from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. You can, but you’ll likely get lost in doing so. - especially because large tracts are written in macrocosm, more like, say, Judges 1 than Acts 3.
@StephenCM98@malcolmguite@ArchdeaconLuke Turns out my original response didn’t post…
The Silmarillion isn’t a narrative, but a series of narratives of which the events of LotR are but one part. Picking up the Silmarillion and reading from Ainulindale to Of the Rings of Power…
Skilled. Adaptable. Ready.
The @RoyalNavy is working with @BritishArmy engineers, using agile ways of working to build workshops for key maintenance at @HMNBClyde.