Meritocracy and a Royal Marine route to First Sea Lord

By CDR Oliver de Silva RN

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The increasingly Joint and interservice nature of senior command raises fascinating possibilities regarding the career paths of future RN and RM officers. Through research and interviews the author asks, and answers, the question of what path a Royal Marine might follow to become First Sea Lord. A 20 minute read.

Service Chiefs marching down The Mall during the Coronation of Charles III Twenty Twenty-Three is the 50th anniversary of the UK and Netherlands Amphibious Force, a milestone marked by celebrations of the Joint history of the United Kingdom’s Corps of Royal Marines and the Netherlands’ Korps Mariniers. Yet what is apparent with analysis is the very different opportunities that the members of each Corps enjoy. No Royal Marine has occupied a Navy Command 3 Star or 4 Star position since the downgrade of the Commandant General role in 1996. Since that date nine Royal Marines have achieved 3 or 4 S…

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