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7th boat of the Astute-Class

Is not named HMS Ajax. It has never been officially named.

Boat 7 not HMS AJAX.

https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Major-projects-report-2014-appendices-and-project-summary-sheets.pdf page 20

http://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/article/hms-ambush-officially-welcomed-into-the-royal-navy

http://www.baesystems.com/en/product/astute-class-submarines-enhanced

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?q=%22astute%22+%22boat+7%22

https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Appendices-and-project-summary-sheets.pdf page 28

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/march/18/160318-hms-artful "HMS Astute, HMS Ambush, and now Artful, are the first of the Class to be accepted by Navy Command, which is responsible for operating all of the Royal Navy's vessels. The next two submarines in the Class, Audacious and Anson, are currently being built in Barrow, with Agamemnon and the unnamed Boat 7 to follow."

Phd8511 (talk) 15:33, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Military age

I know people join at 16, but should there not be a note pointing out that it is 18+ for active duty (or however it is technically phrased)? Sumorsǣte (talk) 20:50, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

see /Archive 2#The Royal Marines are an arm of the Royal Navy

Sir Michael Fallon the British Defence Secretary was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 on the Today programme

The Daily Express reported it thus: Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon refuses to rule out cut to number of Royal Marines

The Ministry of Defence is facing a £10 billion funding shortfall over the next ten years, and plans to reduce the number of marines include removing the frontline role of one of its three commando units, according to The Times.

The Conservative Cabinet minister said there was "not a lot" that he recognised in the report but repeatedly sidestepped questions over cuts to numbers.

He told Radio 4's Today programme: "We have got 7,000 Royal Marines. The actual balance, the number of sailors and the number of marines, that's a matter for the First Sea Lord to keep under review."

Told it was noticeable that he was failing to deny there would be cuts to numbers, he replied: "What I am saying to you is we have 7,000 Royal Marines and it is for the First Sea Lord, who runs the Royal Navy, to look all the time at the balance between marines and sailors, and I have not agreed any cut in the size of the Royal Marines.

Because the MOD has clearly linked the Navy and the Marines together, I think it is time to remove the Royal Marines from this page as it is misleading to present the Navy and the Marines as to separate and equal entities. -- PBS (talk) 15:09, 4 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Marines are undeniably part of the Navy, but I think the current format of a separate sub-heading for the Marines works well. They are a very difference sort of force to the Navy and this difference should be highlighted. Stingray Trainer (talk) 09:34, 13 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Name of the article

Hi. I think that the article should denote the actual name of the armed forces of the country that we all know as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
As a matter of fact the correct name (and the official name that the Government uses and you can check here, for example) its: Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
The denomination of British Army its incorrect in other way: for example as many of you know, the demonym for the people, de jure, its british, but Northern Ireland, as a constitutive nation isn't part of Great Britain, and a lot of people reject the demonym "british". Using "Her Majestys Armed Forces" as a title its more inclusive.

Other sources that cite HM Armed forces as the official name of the British Army, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force are;

. thanks for reading. Ernilandia (talk) 01:37, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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