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Portrait of a Naval Cadet, circa 1835, attributed to George Richmond (1809-1896)

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England's Pride and Glory, by Thomas Davidson, 1894. A British naval cadet of about 1890 is shown looking at Lemuel Abbott's portrait of Horatio Nelson.

An analysis of the background and careers of the Trafalgar captains shows that they were as much like their contemporaries in the Navy List as Nelson implied. All had first gone to sea as boys in their early teens (some indeed, as young as eight or ten). On average they had become midshipmen by the age of fourteen, though Rotheram, who began in the Merchant service, and Prowse, who was promoted from the lower deck, did not reach this rank until their mid-twenties. In theory, no one could become a midshipman without two years of reckonable sea service over the age of thirteen (or eleven in the case of sons of sea officers) but, in practice, this rule was commonly disregarded. Promotion from midshipman to lieutenant was notionally dependant upon completing at least six years’ efficient seagoing service (including at least two as a midshipman or master’s mate), reaching a minimum age of twenty, passing a viva voce examination by a board of captains and, above all, selection to a vacant post in this rank.

— T.A. Heathcote, Nelson's Trafalgar Captains and Their Battles

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The Prince of Wales attends The Lord High Admiral's Divisions

Prince William during a visit to The Lord High Admiral's Divisions at Britannia Royal Naval College on 14 December 2023 in Dartmouth, England.

His Royal Highness attended a training course at the Britannia Royal Naval College in 2008, following on from his father, His Majesty The King, and his grandfather, the late Duke of Edinburgh, who both passed through the college.

📸: Chris Jackson - WPA Pool / Getty Images

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Bayonet drill on the deck of the NSS (Nautical School Ship) Sobraon. NSW State Archives.

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Jacksonville Florida Aviation Cadets US Naval Station insignia, 1941

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TS Royalist: The Pride of the Sea Cadet Corps – History and Construction

ntroduction The TS Royalist is a renowned sail training ship of the Sea Cadet Corps, providing young cadets with invaluable seamanship skills, character-building experiences, and unforgettable adventures on the open sea. Over the years, the ship has become a symbol of maritime heritage and youth training. Since the original TS Royalist’s launch in 1971, and with the commissioning of its…

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US Naval Air Cadets  (1940s)

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FUTUROS OFICIALES JURAN FIDELIDAD A LA BANDERA COLOMBIANA

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Cérémonie de Remise d’Epaulettes pour les Cadets Camerounais à l'École Navale du Brésil

Sous la directive de Monsieur le Ministre Délégué à la Présidence chargé de la Défense, Monsieur BETI ASSOMO JOSEPH, et supervisée par son Excellence Monsieur l’Ambassadeur du Cameroun au Brésil, MARTIN AGBOR MBENG, la cérémonie de Remise d’Epaulettes de la deuxième promotion des cadets camerounais à l’École Navale a eu lieu le 9 décembre 2023, en présence du Capitaine de Vaisseau TATASON VIKRAM…

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1930 British Naval Cutlass Drill performed by Naval Cadets onboard TS Warspite (ex HMS Arethusa) - Grays -Essex - England, UK

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HMS Marlborough in the Mediterranean, 1855 (NMM).

The experience of 'fleet time', a term in naval training that endures to the present day, was remarkably varied. Naval cadets and midshipmen of the 1850s and 1860s were most likely to serve in larger ships where there was an increased likelihood of the services of a naval instructor. On foreign stations a large vessel, usually an elderly wooden walled 'liner' converted to screw propulsion, would serve as the flagship but as a general rule big ships were based closer to home. [...] Lord Charles Beresford left Britannia on completion of training in 1861 bound for the battleship HMS Marlborough, an old 121 gun 'liner' that had been fitted with a single screw engine in 1853. Despite this innovation she was firmly part of the old navy with a complement of 950 and an overly long sick list due in part to poor habitability.

— H. W. Dickinson, Educating the Royal Navy: Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Education for Officers

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Gardemariny, vpered! (1987) Svetlana Družinina

Tatiana Lyutayeva as Anastasia Yaguzhinskaya

Gardemariny, vpered! (1987)

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Escola Naval - concurso de admissão

De acordo com o Aviso (extrato) n.º 10048/2023 e nos termos do Regulamento da Escola Naval (REN), publicado atrav��s da Portaria n.º 21/2014, de 31 de janeiro, estará aberto, de 27 de junho a 25 de julho de 2023, o período de candidaturas ao concurso para admissão de cadetes, para o ano letivo 2023/2024, para os cursos de ingresso nos Quadros Permanentes da Marinha, na categoria de oficial, nas…

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Sup Currently im writing a military themed story and I want to know some useful phrases and (maybe???) some links to useful thingies. I am wrapping my head around researching way too much but I dont want to make my writing unrealistic T-T So any advice for that?

Some Military Vocabulary

terminology and slang

Aide-de-camp - a member of the personal staff of a general officer, acting as his confidential assistant

Blue Falcon - Someone who betrays you (buddy f’er)

Clandestine - Military activities intended to be kept secret or concealed

Chamade - Drumbeat of surrender

Chest candy - Decorations or awards on an officer’s dress uniform

Dream sheet - Job and assignment preference worksheet for cadets

Élan - A high-spirited morale usually associated with exceptionally self-confident and elite units

Expectant - A soldier who is expected to die from their injuries

Feu de joie - French phrase meaning 'fire of joy' describing a firing of muskets one after another, closely timed to make a continuous noise, in celebration

Garrison - A a military post, especially one that is permanently established; the troops stationed at a military post

Ground zero - Point of origin for violent activity (such as where a bomb hits); specific point directly below explosion of a nuclear weapon

Hangfire - Wait for orders

Infantry - A branch of an army whose soldiers are organized, trained and equipped to fight on foot

Insurrection - The process of rising up to challenge one’s own government

Jeep - Soldier just out of basic training

Meat wagon - Ambulance

Mess hall - Hall where service members eat their meals

Moonbeam - Flashlight

NVD - Night Vision Device

Oxygen thief - Recruit who talks too much

Sky blossom - Parachute

Smoke - To punish a soldier excessively for a minor infraction

Soup sandwich - A situation that was poorly planned or has gone terribly wrong

WTHR - Weather

Zone of fire - A particular area where a unit delivers or is about to deliver fire

Some Military & Warfare Tropes

False Flag Operation: Attacking another nation and making it look like someone else did it.

Peeling Potatoes: The commanding officer makes subordinates peel potatoes when they get out of line.

Sealed Orders: Sensitive orders aren't relayed until the last moment to prevent intel leaks.

War Is Hell: The work depicts war in a negative light, such as emphasizing that people get killed in wars and demonstrating the trauma suffered by those forced to endure the bloodshed.

We Have Reserves: This particular military doesn't consider it a big deal to have soldiers die so long as replacements are easy to obtain.

Sources: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ⚜ More: Word Lists ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs

Here are some references, do go through the links because there are so many more interesting ones I wasn't able to include here. Finding that balance when researching a story can definitely be a challenge. As you write, I think one thing that could help is to keep in mind your target audience. Would the flow be disrupted by adding a certain detail? Would it be better just to exclude it? For instance, including jargon or terminology that your readers may not be familiar with, but might be necessary for your story/character. So find that balance to retain it but in a way that includes some sort of explanation for your reader (e.g., through another character or through the narrator). And here are some tips to help guide you with the tropes in this genre (and the genre, in general). Hope this helps with your writing!

Update. DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms ⚜ Naval Abbreviations ⚜ YouTube Channel: Military-Related. Thank you to @anumberofhobbies for these additional references!

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"Boy trainees on training ship HMAS Tingira at a physical training game known as 'Hunting the Bear.' Ca. 1912-1927. Naval Historical Collection, via Australian War Memorial.