Royal Navy overhauled and refitted. Only four are operating today; at Devonport, Faslane, Rosyth and at Portsmouth. A Naval Base Review was undertaken in 2006 and early 2007, the outcome being announced by Secretary of State for Defence, Des Browne, confirming that all would remain however some reductions in manpower were anticipated. The academy where initial training for future Royal Navy officers takes place is Britannia Royal Naval College, located on a hill overlooking Dartmouth, Devon. Basic training for future ratings takes place at at Torpoint, Cornwall, close to HMNB Devonport. Significant numbers of naval personnel are employed within the Ministry of
Royal Norwegian Naval Academy awarded at the Norwegian Defence University College in Oslo, but officers may continue with graduate studies also at civilian universities. In 2013, the Academy offered six programmes leading to the Bachelor of Military Studies degree, where of three programmes leads to a bachelor's degree in engineering. Royal Norwegian Naval Academy The Royal Norwegian Naval Academy (RNoNA, "Sjøkrigsskolen" in Norwegian) is located at Laksevåg in Bergen. It was formally established 27 October 1817 in Frederiksvern. The institution educates officers for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The predecessor of the Norwegian Naval Academy was the "Søcadet-Akademiet", which was established in 1701 in Copenhagen