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37-497: Each unit has an affiliated P2000 ship, which is used for training Officer Cadets when not on duty with the Coastal Forces Squadron . URNU ships are part of the Coastal Forces Squadron , or "CFS". CFS is commanded by Commander CFS, who previously was also Commander URNU, Commander Universities now being a separate post. The mission statement of CFS is to provide high-quality sea training experiences in support of

74-648: A Royal Naval Reserve Lieutenant as the unit's Senior Training Officer (STO) and a number of Training Officers (TOs), who vary between Royal Naval Reserve Acting Sub-Lieutenants , Sub-Lieutenants and Lieutenants. This format, with the exception of rank, roughly mirrors the training staff and format of BRNC. Some are being given the opportunity to attend AIBs and pass out of the reserve's Accelerated Officer Programme . Undergraduates usually join for 3 years, with options to extend this membership to 4 or 5 years, providing they can sufficiently convince their Commanding Officer that their continued membership would be of value to

111-436: A P2000 is "PBR", denoting a "patrol boat - riverine and harbours" . Lieutenant (navy) Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt , LT (U.S.) , LT(USN) , Lieut and LEUT , depending on nation) is a commissioned officer rank in many English-speaking nations' navies and coast guards . It is typically the most senior of junior officer ranks. In most navies, the rank's insignia may consist of two medium gold braid stripes,

148-501: A Royal Navy or Royal Marines Warrant Officer , as well as a Unit Administration Officer (UAO), who is a civilian and does not wear uniform. Each unit also has the capacity for up to eight training officers, who may be ex-Navy, former URNU students, or civilians with relevant experience, who are appointed as honorary Royal Naval Reserve officers, though they do not hold a commission or require an Admiralty Interview Board (AIB) pass. The training staff of an individual unit consists of

185-475: A first, a second, and a third lieutenant. A first-rate ship was entitled to six, and they were numbered accordingly. At first, a lieutenant's commission was given only for the particular ship in which he served, but after the loss of HMS Wager in 1741 and the subsequent mutiny , the Royal Navy changed its policy and lieutenants were given more general commissions upon passing their examination. During

222-588: A leading role in programme planning and assist in the running of the unit. Training focuses on leadership, navigation and seamanship , and this is put into practice during sea weekends, and longer deployments during the summer and Easter vacations. Drill nights also often include lessons on wider navy knowledge, drill practice, and visits from serving personnel and affiliated units as well as practical leadership tasks and team building. Units also frequently undertake visits to affiliated units and local training establishments to experience military life first hand. There

259-405: A minimum of two years at the lower rank. In the Royal Navy , promotion to lieutenant is done in line with seniority. Officers are typically promoted after serving as a sub-lieutenants (OF-1) for 30 months. However, promotion may be quicker if a candidate has previous naval service and commissions from the ranks (upper yardsman/senior upper yardsman). The first lieutenant (1st Lt or 1LT) in

296-538: A unit due to distance or any other issue. In late 2021, there was a nation-wide naming change of the URNUs. They were formerly styled '[Location] URNU' (e.g. Edinburgh URNU), being changed by the end of the year to 'URNU [Location]' (e.g. URNU Edinburgh). In January 2022, after striking an agreement with HMS Scotia , Tay Division, (the then) URNU Edinburgh opened a satellite division known now as URNU East Scotland, Tayside Division (often abbreviated to Tay Div), named for

333-423: Is also a significant and important social element to URNU life from formal mess dinners including the main naval formal event of the year, Trafalgar Night , to informal socialising in the unit's mess which contribute to unit integration and may be coordinated by a dedicated social secretary. Additionally, Scottish and Northern Irish URNUs hold an annual Burns night dinner. There are sporting activities held within

370-742: The Cyprus Squadron from 2003 to 2010, and URNU vessels before that, returned to the UK in April 2010 to form the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron, performing security duties within HMNB Clyde . In 2012 Dasher and Pursuer were replaced by Raider and Tracker - these can be identified by a number of pintle-mounted L7 7.62 mm GPMG machine guns and armour plating. Ranger and Trumpeter were also formerly allocated to

407-604: The Firth of Tay which runs just south of Dundee , the city in which the division is based. It is based out of a Royal Marines Reserve base in the north of the city centre. Its foundation was a first for the URNU programme and has become the testbed for a potential scheme to extend the URNU footprint. The URNUs are part of the University Service Units , under the command of Commander Universities. They fall under

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444-609: The Gibraltar Squadron for guard ship and search and rescue duties, but were replaced by the dedicated Scimitar class . These two ships were also used during the Thames River Pageant, escorting the Royal Barge during Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee . Unlike the remainder of the class, both these ships remain capable of mounting a 20 mm cannon on the fo'c'sle. The NATO designation of

481-537: The Gibraltar Squadron from 2020-2022. Ten vessels were ordered as the P2000 class, based on a design of an Omani coastguard cutter, from Watercraft Marine. They are twin-shaft vessels with moulded glass-reinforced plastic hulls of 54 tonnes (53 long tons ) displacement . After that company went into liquidation , the balance of the order was completed by Vosper Thornycroft . The Archer s were initially used as Royal Navy patrol craft and as training tenders for

518-881: The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), and various air forces (primarily those of the United Kingdom, British Commonwealth , and nations formerly aligned with the Crown) for their equivalent ranks and grades, except that the executive curl is removed (see flight lieutenant ). In the United States, contingent on the type of uniform worn, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, USPHS Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Corps lieutenants also wear pin-on metal collar, shoulder, or headgear insignia, or cloth shoulder, collar, tabbed, or headgear insignia identical to that of

555-675: The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and University Royal Naval Units (URNU). Four identical vessels were ordered for the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) as Example -class tenders. When that service was disbanded in 1994, the Example s were transferred to the Royal Navy for similar duties as their Archer -class brethren (under the same names under which they served as "XSVs", all of which begin with

592-420: The Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies, is a post or appointment, rather than a rank. Historically, the lieutenants in a ship were ranked in accordance with seniority, with the most senior being termed the first lieutenant and acting as the second-in-command . Although lieutenants are no longer numbered by seniority, the post of "first lieutenant" remains. In minor war vessels, destroyers and frigates ,

629-526: The United Kingdom 's Royal Navy , commonly referred to as a "fast training boat". Most are assigned to Coastal Forces Squadron . HMS  Tracker and HMS  Raider are armed and provide maritime force protection to high value shipping in the Firth of Clyde and are most commonly employed as escorts for submarines transiting to Faslane . Pursuer and Dasher were also armed during their deployment on maritime force protection duties with

666-614: The URNU mission and to deliver P2000 operational capability in support of other fleet tasking. The URNU programme was founded in 1967, with the formation of the Aberdeen Universities' Royal Naval Unit (now URNU East Scotland) in Aberdeen , Scotland , to encourage STEM undergraduates to join the Royal Navy from the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University . This was followed 5 years later in 1972, with

703-487: The URNU units, informal contests between the units and an annual sports weekend in Portsmouth between all units. [REDACTED]    Royal Navy ( 1SL & CNS ) [REDACTED]    British Army ( CGS ) [REDACTED]    Royal Air Force ( CAS ) Archer-class patrol vessel The Archer class (or P2000 ) is a class of patrol and training vessel in service with

740-638: The billet may be filled by a lieutenant commander. On submarines and smaller Coast Guard cutters, the billet of first lieutenant may be filled by a petty officer . The insignia of a lieutenant in many navies, including the Royal Navy, consists of two medium gold braid stripes (top stripe with loop) on a navy blue or black background. This pattern was copied by the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps

777-432: The early days of the naval rank, some lieutenants could be very junior indeed, while others could be on the cusp of promotion to captain; those lieutenants ranged across present-day army ranks from a second lieutenant through to a lieutenant colonel. As the rank structure of navies stabilized, and the ranks of commander, lieutenant commander, and sub-lieutenant (or lieutenant, junior grade in the U.S. services) were introduced,

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814-560: The exercise every year since, with the exception of 2022, due to increased tensions in the region following the re-escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War . Devon URNU was established in the autumn of 2017, catering to universities across the region. Devon was the first new unit formed since 1994. In 2021 there was a further expansion of the URNU, with new units in East Midlands, Belfast, Solent and Virtual. Solent URNU

851-432: The first lieutenant (either a lieutenant or lieutenant commander) is second in command, executive officer (XO) and head of the executive branch; in larger ships, where a commander of the warfare specialisation is appointed as the executive officer, a first lieutenant (normally a lieutenant commander) is appointed as his deputy. The post of first lieutenant in a shore establishment carries a similar responsibility to that of

888-410: The first lieutenant of a capital ship . In the U.S. Navy or U.S. Coast Guard, the billet of first lieutenant describes the officer in charge of the deck department or division, depending on the size of the ship. In smaller ships that have only a single deck division, the billet is typically filled by an ensign; while in larger ships, with a deck department consisting of multiple subordinate divisions,

925-430: The first syllable "Ex"). Until 2005, the four Example s were painted with a black hull. In 1998 two additional vessels ( Raider and Tracker ) of this design were commissioned into the Royal Navy from Ailsa Shipbuilding Company , to replace HMS  Loyal Watcher and HMS  Loyal Chancellor as URNU training vessels for the two newest URNUs, serving Cambridge and Oxford Universities respectively ( Raider

962-589: The first women to hold command of a Royal Navy vessel, with their commands of Cardiff URNU (now URNU Wales) and Bristol URNU, as well as their attached P2000s, HMS Express and HMS Dasher respectively. In June 2017, OCs onboard HM Ships Archer , Smiter , Ranger and Exploit , deployed to the Baltic to take part in NATO 's BALTOPS exercise, the first time that Royal Navy P2000s have been involved in such an exercise. URNU Officer Cadets have been attending

999-463: The introduction of Glasgow & Strathclyde URNU (Now URNU Glasgow) and Liverpool URNU, which also served universities with a high number of STEM undergraduates. After being male-only units for their first 20 years, the URNUs finally allowed women to join their ranks in 1987, with the Aberdeen URNU being the first to do so. In 1999, (then) Lt Mel Robinson and (then) Lt Suzanne Moore became

1036-472: The naval rank of lieutenant is a OF-2 and is the equivalent rank of an army captain . Other nations will use a naval lieutenant rank equivalent to an army lieutenant. From at least 1580, the lieutenant on a ship had been the officer immediately subordinate to the captain. Before the English Restoration , lieutenants were appointed by their captains, and this inevitably led to abuses and to

1073-570: The overall jurisdiction of the Commanding Officer of Britannia Royal Naval College , Dartmouth, Captain BRNC . Each URNU is commanded by its commanding officer (CO), usually a full-time Royal Navy Lieutenant , Lieutenant Commander or Royal Marines Captain . The remainder of its full-time staff consists of the unit Coxswain (Cox'n or Coxn), usually a full-time Chief Petty Officer , Royal Marines Colour Sergeant or, exceptionally,

1110-675: The rank of naval lieutenant became less wide-ranging and is today the equivalent of an army captain. In the United States Navy , promotion to lieutenant is governed by United States Department of Defense policies derived from the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) of 1980. The United States Coast Guard follows the same policy regarding promotion to lieutenant. DOPMA guidelines suggest that at least 95% of lieutenants (junior grade) should be promoted to lieutenant after serving

1147-678: The substansive rank of Midshipman the URNU OC must pass out of BRNC via the reserve or regular courses. Each URNU has a senior midshipman (SMid) and deputy senior midshipman (DSMid) (known as the Vice-President or 'VP' in URNU Glasgow due to their role as mess vice-president) supported by a committee, made up of various roles, which differ according to unit but will generally include a treasurer and sports and adventurous training officers alongside other roles. This committee will take

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1184-460: The unit, URNU students wear URNU tabs on their shoulders and are Acting Officer Cadets (A/OC). On completion of the first section of their task book, they receive a white officer cadet tab in addition to the URNU slide and are referred to as substantive Officer Cadets (OC). Once a certain number of points has been acquired, students will wear Midshipman rank slides in addition to URNU tabs and are referred to as Acting Midshipmen (A/Mid). To achieve

1221-518: The unit. Members are list 7B reservists and therefore there is no call-up liability and members may leave at any time. Each URNU comprises 51 students, who usually join for the duration of their degree, with the option of taking a year out or leaving at any time. The URNU's also have attached cadets that are on Navy sponsorship/cadetship programs . URNU OCs work through training logs and receive training credits (formerly task books) with certain points thresholds corresponding to URNU ranks. Upon joining

1258-468: The uppermost stripe featuring an executive curl in many Commonwealth of Nations ; or three stripes of equal or unequal width. The now immediately senior rank of lieutenant commander was formerly a senior naval lieutenant rank. Many navies also use a subordinate rank of sub-lieutenant . The appointment of "first lieutenant" in many navies is held by a senior lieutenant. This naval lieutenant ranks higher than an army lieutenants ; within NATO countries

1295-464: The widespread appointment of men of insufficient qualification. In 1677, Samuel Pepys , while he was Chief Secretary to the Admiralty , introduced the first examination for lieutenant, and thereafter their seniority was dated from the passing of this examination. A lieutenant was numbered by his seniority within the ship on which he served, so that a frigate (which was entitled to three) would have

1332-405: Was a merging of Southampton URNU and Sussex URNU, the unit more to a brand new location in Portsmouth where it could be inside HMNB Portsmouth . East Midlands URNU and Belfast URNU were both new units to cover holes in the coverage of URNU units where there are also large numbers of potential students. Virtual URNU was also setup after a year and half of online URNU to cater to those unable to get to

1369-523: Was later transferred to Bristol URNU whilst Trumpeter became the ship of Cambridge URNU). This brought the total of Archer -class vessels in the Royal Navy to sixteen, of which fourteen form the Coastal Forces Squadron Squadron (formerly the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron), each one formerly attached to an URNU (one per unit) under the command of a lieutenant . The remaining two vessels ( Pursuer and Dasher ), having formed

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