The command consequences follow directly from who receives credit for the battle. Jellicoe would reach the post of First Sea Lord with the prestige of a decisive victory and responsibility for the intensified submarine war. Sturdee would have added a successful Jutland command to the Falklands, making him the obvious senior vice admiral to take over the Grand Fleet. Even if Beatty recovered from the scenario's accident, he would struggle to displace an officer who had just performed the battlecruiser command successfully. Beatty might instead receive a training or other command, changing the later Royal Navy leadership network.
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Jellicoe and Sturdee inherit the victory
A decisive Jutland sends Jellicoe to the Admiralty with greater prestige and makes Sturdee, rather than a recovered Beatty, the natural Grand Fleet successor.