Would the First Sea Lord's earlier commands affect ship choices?

Would the First Sea Lord's earlier service determine which warships he chose to copy?

Their backgrounds are judged sufficiently similar that a large difference in choices is not expected.

Backhouse's resignation in May is distinguished from his death in July 1939 before the officers' earlier service is compared. His light-cruiser command and service in Lion and Malaya are set beside Pound's association with Colossus and Repulse. Both officers had experience across different major ship types. Their backgrounds are therefore judged unlikely to produce sharply different choices in the hypothetical.