British Pilots Now Forced To Learn French

The Charles de Gaulle is the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier built outside US. Military-Today

Royal Navy Pilots Forced To Learn French -- The Telegraph

Royal Navy fighter pilots are being forced to learn French in order to operate on board France’s flagship aircraft carrier.

The Naval aviators are training with the French, whose jets they may have to use while they await the arrival of the new Joint Strike Fighters, which are unlikely to be delivered before 2020.

The first five of 30 Royal Navy pilots have begun French language training at the defence college in Paris before they join the carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, where they will fly Rafale jets.

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My Comment: 16 weeks is not long enough to learn french. I live in Quebec Canada, and it took me a few years before I could function 'properly' in the language.

But the part of this story that caught my attention was the last paragraph ....

.... One benefit for the Royal Navy personnel however will be the quality of cuisine offered on board the Charles de Gaulle, which is said to be of a much higher standard than that available on board British ships.

French cuisine (and I am sure that it is at least 4 star) .... hmmmmm ..... lucky bastards.

France And England To Share An Aircraft Carrier

One of the UK's two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. Royal Navy

We Should Share Aircraft Carrier, Say French -- The Telegraph

Britain and France are set to share an aircraft carrier as part of plans for far closer integration between the two navies, the head of France’s fleet has said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.

Admiral Pierre-Francois Forissier also disclosed that the French navy was amazed by the swath of cuts last year that severely reduced the Royal Navy with the axing of aircraft carriers and Harrier jump jets alongside warships.

“From a French standpoint, I have to say that we were really stunned because the Royal Navy has always been a model for us and it is now faced with a very difficult situation,” he said.

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My Comment: A need to read commentary at American Power.