Steve Prest
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Carriers beat battleships⚓️
Steve Prest says the Royal Navy must be demonstrably ready to fight and win in the North Atlantic, but the First Sea Lord has three big constraints🔗⬇️
Steve Prest says the Royal Navy must be demonstrably ready to fight and win in the North Atlantic, but the First Sea Lord has three big constraints🔗⬇️
Carriers beat battleships: Why Healey and 1SL's Hybrid Navy plan is the right approach
Steve Prest argues that First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins is constrained in his strategy plans by three things – time, people and money
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December 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Carriers beat battleships⚓️
Steve Prest says the Royal Navy must be demonstrably ready to fight and win in the North Atlantic, but the First Sea Lord has three big constraints🔗⬇️
Steve Prest says the Royal Navy must be demonstrably ready to fight and win in the North Atlantic, but the First Sea Lord has three big constraints🔗⬇️
🚨New Article🚨
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Why, given the state of the Senior Service and despite the difficulties, the Hybrid Navy is the right strategy for the First Sea Lord 🗡⚓️ to be pursuing for the @royalnavy.bsky.social
👀👇
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Why, given the state of the Senior Service and despite the difficulties, the Hybrid Navy is the right strategy for the First Sea Lord 🗡⚓️ to be pursuing for the @royalnavy.bsky.social
👀👇
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/carr...
Carriers beat battleships: Why Healey and 1SL's Hybrid Navy plan is the right approach
Steve Prest argues that First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins is constrained in his strategy plans by three things – time, people and money
www.forcesnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🚨New Article🚨
@forcesnews.com
Why, given the state of the Senior Service and despite the difficulties, the Hybrid Navy is the right strategy for the First Sea Lord 🗡⚓️ to be pursuing for the @royalnavy.bsky.social
👀👇
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/carr...
@forcesnews.com
Why, given the state of the Senior Service and despite the difficulties, the Hybrid Navy is the right strategy for the First Sea Lord 🗡⚓️ to be pursuing for the @royalnavy.bsky.social
👀👇
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/carr...
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“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
December 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
@andrewhunterm.bsky.social
No bi-planes in WW2? Goodness! The mighty Farey Swordfish not only crippled the Bismark but decimated the Italian Fleet at Taranto🛩
No bi-planes in WW2? Goodness! The mighty Farey Swordfish not only crippled the Bismark but decimated the Italian Fleet at Taranto🛩
June 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
@andrewhunterm.bsky.social
No bi-planes in WW2? Goodness! The mighty Farey Swordfish not only crippled the Bismark but decimated the Italian Fleet at Taranto🛩
No bi-planes in WW2? Goodness! The mighty Farey Swordfish not only crippled the Bismark but decimated the Italian Fleet at Taranto🛩
Some thoughts on what the Strategic Defence Review may mean for the Royal Navy 👀👇
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www.forcesnews.com/opinion/what...
Will the Strategic Defence Review really work in practice for the Royal Navy?
Retired Commodore Steve Prest analyses the details in the SDR and asks what the proposals really mean for today's fleet
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June 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Some thoughts on what the Strategic Defence Review may mean for the Royal Navy 👀👇
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/what...
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/what...
Excellent stuff! Dan's at his best when talking naval history, and this is excellent.
Captain Cook was the naval hero who inspired my career in the @RoyalNavy.bsky.social - an exemplar of professional excellence and great leadership ⚓️
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
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Captain Cook was the naval hero who inspired my career in the @RoyalNavy.bsky.social - an exemplar of professional excellence and great leadership ⚓️
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
shows.acast.com/c939f8d1-c4b...
Captain Cook | Dan Snow's History Hit
Dan tells the extraordinary tale of one of history's greatest explorers.
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May 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Excellent stuff! Dan's at his best when talking naval history, and this is excellent.
Captain Cook was the naval hero who inspired my career in the @RoyalNavy.bsky.social - an exemplar of professional excellence and great leadership ⚓️
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
shows.acast.com/c939f8d1-c4b...
Captain Cook was the naval hero who inspired my career in the @RoyalNavy.bsky.social - an exemplar of professional excellence and great leadership ⚓️
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
shows.acast.com/c939f8d1-c4b...
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“The best person for the job needs to be put into the role… The problem, of course, is that this assumes a level playing field to start with.” Interesting views on the benefits of military DEI from @fightingsailor.bsky.social.
DEI: Divisive woke nonsense or mission-critical maximisation of key personnel?
The Armed Forces are missing out if they fail to put the right people in the right roles, argues former Royal Navy Commodore Steve Prest.
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January 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“The best person for the job needs to be put into the role… The problem, of course, is that this assumes a level playing field to start with.” Interesting views on the benefits of military DEI from @fightingsailor.bsky.social.
"DEI: Divisive woke nonsense or mission-critical maximisation of human resources?"
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/dei-...
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/dei-...
DEI: Divisive woke nonsense or mission-critical maximisation of key personnel?
The Armed Forces are missing out if they fail to put the right people in the right roles, argues former Royal Navy Commodore Steve Prest.
www.forcesnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"DEI: Divisive woke nonsense or mission-critical maximisation of human resources?"
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/dei-...
www.forcesnews.com/opinion/dei-...