Editing Prince Andrew, Duke of York (section)

===Career naval officer===
[[File:Prince Andrew and Leon E. Panetta.jpg|thumb|The Duke of York with the US [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Leon Panetta]] commemorating the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation at the [[National Building Museum]] in 2011]]

In late 1983, Andrew transferred to [[RNAS Portland]], and was trained to fly the [[Westland Lynx|Lynx]] helicopter.<ref name=naval/> On 1 February 1984, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=49633|supp=y|page=1382|date=31 January 1984}}</ref> whereupon Queen Elizabeth II appointed him as her [[personal aide-de-camp]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=49639|supp=y|page=1735|date=7 February 1984}}</ref> Prince Andrew served aboard [[HMS Brazen (F91)|HMS ''Brazen'']] as a flight pilot until 1986,<ref name=naval/> including deployment to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] as part of [[Standing NRF Maritime Group 2]]. He undertook the Lieutenants' [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich|Greenwich]] Staff course. On 23 October 1986, the Duke of York (as he was by then) transferred to the [[General List]], enrolled in a four-month helicopter warfare instructor's course at [[RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)|RNAS Yeovilton]], and, upon graduation, served from February 1987 to April 1988 as a helicopter warfare officer in [[702 Naval Air Squadron]], [[RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)|RNAS Portland]]. He also served on [[HMS Edinburgh (D97)|HMS ''Edinburgh'']] as an [[Watchstanding|officer of the watch]] and Assistant Navigating Officer until 1989, including a six-month deployment to the Far East as part of exercise ''Outback 88''.<ref name=naval/>

The Duke of York served as flight commander and pilot of the Lynx HAS3 on [[HMS Campbeltown (F86)|HMS ''Campbeltown'']] from 1989 to 1991. He also acted as force aviation officer to [[Standing NRF Maritime Group 1]] while ''Campbeltown'' was flagship of the [[NATO]] force in the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] from 1990 to 1991.<ref name=naval/> He passed the squadron command examination on 16 July 1991, attended the [[Staff College, Camberley]] the following year, and completed the Army Staff course. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant commander (Royal Navy)|lieutenant-commander]] on 1 February and passed the ship command examination on 12 March 1992. From 1993 to 1994, Prince Andrew commanded the Hunt-class [[minehunter]] [[HMS Cottesmore (M32)|HMS ''Cottesmore'']].<ref name=naval/>

From 1995 to 1996, Andrew was posted as senior pilot of [[815 Naval Air Squadron]], then the largest flying unit in the [[Fleet Air Arm]]. His main responsibility was to supervise flying standards and to guarantee an effective operational capability.<ref name=naval/> He was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] on 27 April 1999,<ref name=naval/> finishing his active naval career at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 2001, as an officer of the Diplomatic Directorate of the Naval Staff.<ref name=naval/> In July of that year, Andrew was retired from the Active List of the Navy.<ref name=LG56295/> Three years later, he was made an honorary [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]].<ref name=LG57705/> On 19 February 2010, his 50th birthday, he was promoted to [[Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]].<ref name=LG59341/> Five years later, he was promoted to [[Vice Admiral (Royal Navy)|vice admiral]].<ref name=LG61660/><ref>{{cite news|last=Low|first=Valentine|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/royalfamily/article4351422.ece|title=Queen makes Prince Andrew a vice-admiral|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=12 February 2015|access-date=25 February 2015|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

He ceased using his honorary military titles in January 2022.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|date=13 January 2022|title=Prince Andrew loses military titles and patronages|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59987935|access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> The action came after more than 150 Royal Navy, RAF and Army veterans signed a letter, requesting that Queen Elizabeth II remove his honorary military appointments in light of his involvement in a sexual assault civil case.<ref name=":5"/> It was reported that he would still retain his service rank of vice admiral.<ref name=":5" />