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Reports says all promotions to the rank of lieutenant commander and above will be halted for five years.

• Half of our warships 'to be mothballed'

The Ministry of Defence today confirmed there will be a "temporary reduction" in promotion opportunities for officers.

The Daily Telegraph it has seen an official document stating a temporary halt on promotions is needed to "rebalance in favour of the front line".

An MOD spokesman said: "The Royal Navy is working hard to be more efficient in how we command, manage and support sailors; so that we can focus more of our resources on the front line.

"As a result, we have warned our people that there may a temporary reduction in a few promotion opportunities, particularly for senior officers in headquarters posts."

Conservative defence spokesman Julian Lewis told the Telegraph: "You can't mortgage the future of the Armed Forces by cutting them to pieces in order to pay for a current campaign."

The rank of lieutenant commander is the equivalent of an Army major and holds a salary of between £42,000 and £50,000 a years, with officers typically aged in their early to mid thirties.