The Association of Royal Navy Officers (ARNO) is the membership organisation for all serving and retired, regular and reserve, RN, RM, QARNNS and RFA Officers. Formed in 1920, with over 5000 members worldwide and a large percentage still serving, ARNO is focussed primarily on providing a range of financial and other benefits to members through a range of partners. We organise social events as well as providing sponsorship (normally in the form of port) for mess dinners. An inaugural Golf Day at Goodwood in 2024 raised over £3000 for the RNOC our sister organisation. The ARNO yearbook and biannual newsletters are packed with interesting articles as well as useful advertising, promoting a wide range of support to members and their families.

Joining ARNO also offers practical and financial benefits. We offer very competitive RAC breakdown cover, a reciprocal arrangement with the Army and Navy Club (The Rag) enables members to stay at the club for up to 4 nights each year at very discounted rates and an extremely popular discount scheme saves members considerable sums with little effort simply by purchasing discounted gift cards for supermarkets and other retailers. The discount scheme alone saves members much more than the annual subscription. We offer a range of merchandise including: cards, ARNO Gin and Rum, gin pennants, cufflinks and ties. 

We also sell pre-loved (but high quality) uniform, including tailcoats, “lightning legs” and swords at a fraction that military tailors charge. Funds generated through membership, sales of kit and merchandise help subsidise events, port sponsorship, publications and general  running costs.

ARNO is a separate legal entity to the RNOC but they complement each other in the delivery of their objectives.

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