[British] Royal Navy abbreviations

[nq:1]I'm just re-reading John Winton's "We Joined the Navy" (pub. 1959) and there is reference to "Commanders (E) and (S)", and there maybe others.[/nq]
Commander (E) - Officer in charge of Engineering. here's one: http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/print.php?page=2938

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[nq:1]Here's a passbook with the very entry : [/nq]
Do Jews also have Christian names?
I saw "Gentlemen's Agreement" last night (with Netflix you can now watch almost all of the Best Pictures (Wings is a notable exception, I'd love to see it), I found out that I've seen pretty much every BP; I also learned that 1947 was a bonnie year for anti-anti-Semitic flicks, see Crossfire, which came

> Commander (E) - Officer in charge of Engineering. here's one:
[nq:1]http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/print.php?page=2938[/nq]
They put a tiffy in charge of a whole war-canoe? ****** ****!
Mike.

[nq:1]> Commander (E) - Officer in charge of Engineering. here's one:[/nq]
[nq:2]http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/rn/print.php?page=2938[/nq]
[nq:1] They put a tiffy in charge of a whole war-canoe? ****** ****![/nq]
Better than a Jack Dusty

John Dean
Oxford

[nq:2][nq:1]Better than a Jack Dusty[/nq]
Or a Schoolie: "Left hand down a bit, Number One no, hang on, I'll just check with AUE first."

Mike.

[nq:1]one: ******[/nq]
[nq:2]Better than a Jack Dusty[/nq]
[nq:1]Or a Schoolie: "Left hand down a bit, Number One no, hang on, I'll just check with AUE first."[/nq]
"There's something wrong with our ****** sentences today."
John H
Yorkshire, England

[nq:2]And the "Chief G.I." is definitely not a General Infantryman.[/nq]
[nq:1]Chief Gunnery Instructor. Terrifying figure.[/nq]
While we're at it, how does it happen that O.D. stands for Ordinary Seaman? Is there a suggestion of Demon?

Joe Fineman joe (Email Removed)

[nq:2]Chief Gunnery Instructor. Terrifying figure.[/nq]
[nq:1]While we're at it, how does it happen that O.D. stands for Ordinary Seaman? Is there a suggestion of Demon?[/nq]
I don't think anyone is very clear where it originated. It's not official usage - that would be O.S. or Ord. I've seen a suggestion it is from OrDinary. But it's more a slang or jargon usage.
John Dean
Oxford

[nq:1]Commander (S) - Officer in charge of Supply Commander (F) - Officer in charge of flying operations etc etc. You can usually work them out from the context.[/nq]
Or not, which is why one posts these things. There was a Commander (Air) in the book who was, since you mention it, officer in charge of flying operations. I didn't post about that, cuz I got that one by myself. And I was guessin

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