Royal Navy Turns to LinkedIn to Recruit Rear-Admiral Amid Recruitment Crisis

The unprecedented move comes as the Navy struggles to find suitable candidates internally, forcing the decommissioning of two warships due to staffing shortages.

• The Royal Navy has turned to LinkedIn to advertise for a Rear-Admiral to be responsible for the nation’s nuclear deterrent amid a growing recruitment crisis.
• No serving sailors are suitable to replace Rear-Admiral Simon Asquith, the current Director of Submarines, and the Navy hopes to attract a retired officer who commanded a submarine during their naval career.
• The Navy has so few sailors that it has to decommission two warships to man its new class of frigates.
• The Rear-Admiral position is the sixth promotion an officer can reach – two away from being made Admiral, the highest rank in the Navy.
• The British armed forces have struggled to find new talent as numbers of active personnel continue to dwindle.

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