By the Editor – A role competitor for the RN or a sensible move to enhance UK plc capabilities and capacity? Perhaps the RN can ill afford to not foster the training of the next generation of British merchant seamen? This article argues for support of a future multi-role Merchant Navy HADR and Training Ship – do you agree, or will this concept fundamentally undermine the RN amphibious shipping orbat (i.e. be the ‘thin end of a wedge’)? The author, a long time NR member and erstwhile Commanding Officer of an SSK and two SSBNs with 32 years’ service in the RN, is now the Operations Director of t…
