Article: City woman completes Royal Navy training ; Hull: A young woman from the city is one step closer to a life at sea after completing her basic training at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall.

Hull: A young woman from the city is one step closer to a life at sea after completing her basic training at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall.

Stacie King, 19, is a trainee communication and information systems specialist.

She joined the Royal Navy in July.

Stacie has just completed nine weeks of intensive training to turn her from a civilian into a sailor.

The course teaches recruits the basic skills they will rely on throughout their time in the Navy.

Recruits are given a series of physical and mental challenges to develop team-working skills.

At the end of the course the successful recruits march out before their families and friends during their passing-out parade.

The former St Mary's College ...

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