A young man from Braintree has celebrated his formal commissioning as a Royal Navy Officer on parade at Britannia Royal Naval College.

Midshipman Tom Wigan was one of around 130 officer cadets who took part in the parade, watched by their families, friends and distinguished guests, including the Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral David Steel, who was the VIP inspecting officer.

To earn his place on the parade ground, Tom completed an intensive 30 week training course, which was split into three distinct 10 week phases.

While the first two took place predominately at the world renowned College in Devon, Tom spent the final phase of his training assigned to the Helicopter Carrier HMS Ocean, operating in UK waters.