I have the honour to hand out a few promotions today. The following officers have proven themselves in more than one field of Naval operations and should take on their new ranks and responsibilities with the same kind of wits and determination that has led them to their respective command positions.
The rank of Lieutenant Commander is issued to Lieutenants Tobias Mailer, Michael Morse and James Lambert.
For the Admiralty it was far too difficult a task to 'split hairs' between the three of you, so you've all been given this chance at command. Each of you have shown genuine promise in command roles, as such, the rank of Lieutenant Commander should give you a taste of what being the brass is like.
In saying this, remember the Admiralty still owns your arse - get out there and show us we haven't made a mistake in promoting the three of you.