Engineer Student (Royal Navy)
From The Dreadnought Project
The rank of Engineer Student was the lowest commissioned rank in the Engineer Branch of the Royal Navy.
The subordinate rank was established by Order in Council of 29 June, 1888, as from 1 July, 1888, in order that Engineer Students under training might be borne on the books of H.M. Ships. The pay scale was fixed at:[1]
| First Year | One Shilling | A week. |
| Second Year | Two Shillings | |
| Third Year | Three Shillings | |
| Fourth Year | Five Shillings | |
| Fifth Year and any subsequent Years | Eight Shillings |
From 1 April, 1903, the rank was re-styled Engineer Cadet.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. p. 23.
Bibliography
- The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VI. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1893.
- The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. IX. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1908.
