Posting patterns made Army staff influence easier to sustain. An Army officer might serve abroad but could also spend years moving among units and bases within Britain. That continuity made it easier to maintain political and institutional relationships after a particular assignment changed. Naval officers repeatedly left for sea service, handed responsibilities to successors, and communicated with shore contacts less often and less directly. A new officer in a shore role therefore had to rebuild trust while the predecessor was harder to consult, creating a structural problem for the naval staff.
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How postings shaped Army and Navy political influence
Long Army shore postings sustained political relationships, while naval rotations at sea repeatedly forced contacts and institutional trust to be rebuilt.