http://rafalenews.blogspot.com/2011/06/royal-navy-pilots-to-fly-rafale-soon.html "The first five of 30 Royal Navy pilots have begun French language training at the defence college in Paris before they join the carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, where they will fly Rafale jets. They will spend 16 weeks studying French so that they are able to communicate with their colleagues on board the vessel. While they will wear their own uniforms they will sleep, eat and work alongside French fighter pilots, in what has been described as a major test of co-operation for the two Navies."