Royal Australian Navy
The RAN Gloucester Cup is assessed on the criteria of:
- operational efficiency;
- husbandry and seamanship;
- supply and administration;
- officer and sailor training;
- divisional systems, morale and discipline; and
- equipment reliability, maintenance and resourcefulness.
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