R.C.N.
abbreviation
Royal Canadian Navy.
R.C.N.
American
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RCN
abbreviation
RCN
British
abbreviation
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Royal Canadian Navy
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Royal College of Nursing
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But almost at once, he ran away and signed on with the R.C.N. as "Dr. Cyr."
From Time Magazine Archive
He served in R.C.N. hospitals in Nova Scotia for three months last spring, and became a registered practitioner in Nova Scotia.
From Time Magazine Archive
The force that Vice Admiral Nelles will direct from London is vastly different from the R.C.N. as it was when Cadet Nelles signed up in 1908, the second of seven original officer candidates.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Navy last week held a court of inquiry into the worst peacetime disaster in R.C.N. history: six men killed, five "missing," 16 hospitalized.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last fall, when the tide turned in the Battle of the Atlantic, the R.C.N. and the Royal Navy sent 33 U-boats to the bottom.
From Time Magazine Archive
RCN director Rita Devlin said: "They have been asked to show their credentials to masked men. They have been unable to get into work."
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
On corridor care, RCN members described feeling ashamed and embarrassed about the situation, saying patients were being crammed into corridors and treated in kitchens, dining areas and side rooms.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
The executive director of the RCN in Northern Ireland, Professor Rita Devlin, said it is "soul-destroying" that patient care and staff morale are not improving.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
On Thursday, the RCN published testimony from members after contacting hundreds of the same nursing staff who contributed to its report On the Frontline of the UK's Corridor Care Crisis, published last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
RCN general secretary Prof Nicola Ranger said the problems were a "moral stain" on the health service.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
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