The retreat from full interchangeability did not erase the common-entry inheritance. Specialization moved earlier, to sub-lieutenant rather than lieutenant, but officers still did not split into branches while midshipmen. Osborne and much of the common training structure remained, along with a scientific approach to naval education. The formal scheme could therefore end while its institutions and habits continued to shape officers and the wider service.
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De-integration retained much of common training
Moving specialization earlier did not dismantle Osborne or the shared educational habits created by common entry.