Talk:Royal Naval Auxiliary Service

Naval or Navy?
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site:*.gov.uk+%22Royal+Naval+Auxiliary+Service%22&hl=en&hs=mV8&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&filter=0 http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site:*.gov.uk+%22Royal+Navy+Auxiliary+Service%22&hl=en&hs=mV8&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&filter=0

seems that the Government use both!

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site:*.mod.uk+%22Royal+Naval+Auxiliary+Service%22&hl=en&hs=mV8&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&filter=0 http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site:*.mod.uk+%22Royal+Navy+Auxiliary+Service%22&hl=en&hs=mV8&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&filter=0

and the MoD aren't much more help!

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hs=21n&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=site%3A*.parliament.uk+%22royal+Naval+Auxiliary+Service%22&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB http://www.google.co.uk/search?hs=21n&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=site%3A*.parliament.uk+%22royal+Navy+Auxiliary+Service%22&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

Hansard is slightly more in favour of Naval, but there is still ambiguity here.

There is a slight weighting in favour of Naval here, but I'm not going to take this as the proof one way or the other. Can anyone clear this up definitely? Emoscopes Talk 14:48, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

I'd go with Naval - After all, my father used to be in it and he uses Naval when referring to it. hangar96Talk 18:48, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

The organisation manuals (Books of Reference in navy speak) are all titled "Royal Naval Auxiliary Service". GashsackTalk 18:07 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Naval or Navy The use of ether depends on the sentence context and service referred to

Naval its used when relating to a navy or navies."a naval base" " or "a naval manoeuvrer" or relating to a service attached to the Royal navy but not part of the Royal navy its like a catch all term used for maritime assets under the royal navy In most nations, the term "naval", as opposed to "navy", is interpreted as encompassing all maritime military forces i hope this helps i am an EX Royal Naval auxiliary man LNX/ENG hence i have written 95% of the Rnxs entryDixon hill (talk) 19:32, 13 November 2017 (UTC)