This is a move which is to be warmly welcomed, although the General will have many challenges ahead of him during his tenure. The argument seems to be that apparently because Royal Marines haven’t commanded ships, they are somehow not able to lead the Royal Navy. The role of the 1st Sea Lord is not to stride the bridge in battle and fight wars against the enemy. There are Royal Navy personnel based around the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, and from the depths of the ocean to the skies far above. More widely the Generals arrival will help set the scene for the wider transformation of the Royal Navy.