Talk:Warfare Officer

Fleet Board
There are a number of articles (Warfare Officer, Engineer Officer, Sub-lieutenant, Midshipman, and probably many more) which refer to Fleet Board as a step that transitions a Royal Navy officer from an officer by order of the Admiralty into a comissioned officer but I can't find an article for it. Normally I'd just write it but I can't find any sources on the Royal Navy site which discuss what that actually means.

Some specific questions for this article: Let's say you start out as a cadet with the rank of Midshipman -
 * When, during Warfare Officer training, do you become a 'commissioned officer' in the Royal Navy? Midshipmen in the U.S. Navy are promoted to Ensign when they graduate from the Naval Academy, but this doesn't seem to be the case in Royal Navy.
 * How long does it take a midshipman who has passed fleet board to be promoted to sub-lieutenant? After passing the examination?
 * I believe Acting Sub-Lieutenant was used previously between passing fleet board and the actual paperwork. Is it immediate now?
 * Historical info for this specialty (I think WWI and WWII should be sufficient)

Thanks for your help! Kirk (talk) 12:53, 2 October 2009 (UTC)