 Complete the following phrase:  After finishing school, he entered the Hellenic Naval Academy on 10 October 1899, and was commissioned as Ensign of the Line on 16 July 1903. In 19081910 he was detached for training abroad, and briefly served aboard the French Navy cruiser Ernest Re in 1912. Promoted to Sub-Lieutet on 29 March 1910, he participated in the Balkan Wars of 191213 aboard the destroyer , taking part in the 