The proposal could extend limited Treasury access beyond the Third Sea Lord's industrial projects. The First Sea Lord might use it for fleet training, doctrine, practice, and testing, while the Second Sea Lord could support recruitment and individual instruction. Barracks, living accommodation, and schools also fit the proposal because the Navy increasingly cared about education for recruits and their families. The reform could fund the people and facilities that made a fleet effective alongside its technical projects.
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Funding reform could reach beyond naval technology
The same capped Treasury access imagined for research could fund fleet exercises, personnel training, barracks, living accommodation, and education.