Steve Prest

First Sea Lord's vision for the Navy is admirable – but he must also consider practicalities General Sir Gwyn Jenkins imagines a bold future for our maritime capabilities, but must avoid getting bogged down in a bureaucratic quagmire

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12.09.2025 05:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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No bi-planes in WW2? Goodness! The mighty Farey Swordfish not only crippled the Bismark but decimated the Italian Fleet at Taranto🛩

13.06.2025 12:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

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

Some thoughts on what the Strategic Defence Review may mean for the Royal Navy 👀👇

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07.06.2025 14:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Captain Cook | Dan Snow's History Hit Dan tells the extraordinary tale of one of history's greatest explorers.

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 ⚓️

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25.05.2025 15:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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.

“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.

31.01.2025 19:39 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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.

"DEI: Divisive woke nonsense or mission-critical maximisation of human resources?"

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01.02.2025 12:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Want peace? Prepare for war, as RN sub delivers stark warning to Russian spy ship EX-RN Commodore Steve Prest says the UK needs to stand up to Russian bullies after a submarine surfaced near a Russian ship to warn it off.

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