AFO 1422 1953 - Royal Marines

31 1422-14U.-Royal ~pedaJist QaalIfkatioal Cor Geocnl Daty ..T ............ ' BnzK:ba;(N. JIjE.F.O. 253/53.-1.5 May 1953.)Spcciali&t Qualifications for w!ticb Royal -Marines arc eligible iIJ"C as (ollows ;_BrlVld! QMIlli/iUlllon Abbnviati"Gentf4/ DUly As.&aull Engineer AE. Cliff Leader .• CLDrill InstructorDLHeavy WeapomKWLanding Craft HelmsmanLHNaval Gunnery G(PataehutiSI ..Physical TrainingPlaloon WeaponsSwiiTlm()f CanoeistCl""Coo"SignalsMtWcia.nsArmamenl Artifiotr (Vehicle)Armourcr-, Small AfTD5DraugblSmanElectrician (Vehicle and Planl)Printer ..Radio Mec:hank:Telegraphic MechanicVehicle MochanicBricldayer·Carpcn~f and JoinerCoacblrimmcrQRQAGCPAPTpWMTtdrlllcDI (n-adumtIlY:_GrOltp " A "TTGrollp " B ,.Driycr ..DPainter and Decorator .. }SlOremanjOerk Technical . . ..Tailor . ..TWelderlSheel Metal Worker .2. Bli,fler.J.-Bugle~ arc a section of the Technical Branch but do not bold aspecialist qualification.3. PllUolily of Specialist Quolij'icGtions.-Owing to the conditiOIl$ of IiefVioe ofRoyal Marines, a man may be required 10 hold two Specialisl Qualifications. Inthis cue the man wiU be paid for the highest qualification be holds incspcctive of hisappointment. Plunility will be slriclly limited; no man may hold more than onclit Oass Specialist QuaJifk:ation.4. QlI(J/ifiC4tiolU.-Tbe Appendix 10 this Ordcl shows the conditions govemill&the award of Specialist Quallfic:ations, other than to Tradesmen, in the Royal Marines.5. With the exoeption of Prinle~ who are qualified in aa::ordanoc with AdmiraltyrcquircmeDU, Trade&men arc awarded specialist qualifications on passing the relevantTest laid down in Army Trade Regulations and Trade Tesu 1943.6. NOlloNJ "Strviet.-National Service Ranks arc eliaible for, ocrtain specialistqualifications as laid down in Royal Marines_Routine Orden. The rules for paymentfor q~tioas ue laid 'down in Article 504 of B.R. 1950.7. 2nd Class SpedDJist Quali/ications.-Th.c foUowina: specia1 regulations apply to2nd eau, Specialist Qualifications :-'(0) AE, CL. SC, S, NW, LH.-In view of the Jeademup qualities required,ranb must normally be at least candidates fot promotion before selectionto undergo a course. Ranks wbo are not candidates for promotion.may be selected, however, provided that they are specially recommendedby their Commanding Officers.(b) Drill instr;uctrm, PW, PT.-In view of the iNtruetional aspect of. theseS.Qs., rankI will normally be required to havc passed for promouon 10Corporal before selection to undef1Q a toutSO. Men who ha~ not ~fOfjll"Omotion may be lie1ected. howevct, provided that they are candlda.ICSfor promotion and are spocially recommended by their CommandmgOfficers.Ranb who arc not candidates for promotion.muy be ~Iectedonly with the approval of the Commandant General, Royal Maones.seeKs

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