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Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
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    Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service

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    Royal Air Force Nursing Service
    Royal Air Force Medical Services, 1939-1945. CL1862.jpg
    RAF General Hospital in Brussels during the Second World War
    Active 1 June 1918–present
    (originally as Royal Air Force Temporary Nursing Service)
    Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Allegiance HM The King
    Branch  Royal Air Force
    RAF Medical Services
    Type Nursing
    Role Medicine
    Size 498 nurses
    Garrison/HQ Air Command, RAF High Wycombe
    Engagements World War II,
    Korean War,
    Falklands War,
    Gulf War (Op GRANBY),
    Bosnian War,
    Kosovo War,
    War in Afghanistan,
    Gulf War II (Op TELIC)
    Commanders
    Matron-In-Chief Group Captain Fionnuala Bradley
    Patron Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, LG, GCVO
    Insignia
    RAF Ensign Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
    Red Cross Emblem Flag of the Red Cross.svg

    Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) is the nursing branch of the British Royal Air Force.

    It was established as the Royal Air Force Temporary Nursing Service (RAFNS) in 1918, and became part of the permanent establishment as the Royal Air Force Nursing Service on 27 January 1921. It received the Royal prefix after Princess Mary agreed to become its Patron in June 1923.

    It was a women-only branch until 1980, when men were also permitted to join. Until the Second World War, it was only open to unmarried women, or childless widows. There was also a Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (Reserve) (PMRAFNS(R)) to supplement the regular service during times of war or emergencies.

    A history of the service was commissioned from the writer Mary Mackie and appeared in 2001. An updated and extended edition covering subsequent decades (including service in Afghanistan) was published in September 2014.

    Ranks

    The initial ranking system used by the PMRAFNS was as follows.

    PMRAFNS rank Equivalent RAF rank (from 1943)
    Staff Nurse
    Sister Flying Officer
    Senior Sister Flight Lieutenant
    Matron Squadron Leader
    Principal Matron Wing Commander
    Chief Principal Matron Group Captain
    Matron-in-Chief Air Commodore

    From 1 June 1943, PMRAFNS personnel were granted emergency Commissions, and wore rank insignia corresponding to their equivalent Royal Air Force officer rank. On 1 February 1949, the women's forces were integrated into the Armed Forces, and a new ranking system was introduced, although professional titles were still used on the wards.

    PMRAFNS rank Equivalent RAF rank
    Flying Officer Flying Officer
    Flight Officer Flight Lieutenant
    Squadron Officer Squadron Leader
    Wing Officer Wing Commander
    Group Officer Group Captain
    Air Commandant Air Commodore
    Air Chief Commandant Air Vice-Marshal

    Other Ranks were introduced in 1956, although unqualified Nursing Orderlies had previously served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and Women's Royal Air Force. They held standard RAF ranks. Officers used the separate ranking system until 1980, when they too adopted RAF ranks.

    Hospitals

    The RAF had several hospitals which were staffed by nurses from the PMRAFNS. These were located at Akrotiri, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, Ely, Halton Nocton Hall, Lincolnshire, Aden, Uxbridge, Wegberg and Wroughton.

    Matrons-in-Chief

    See also

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