What does prolonged peacetime dominance do to a navy's professional balance?
Short answerIt can produce complacency, weak support for junior officers, and unrealistic expectations formed under very different operating conditions.
NotesProlonged peacetime dominance can breed institutional complacency. Senior figures may have built their reputations in conditions unlike those faced by newer officers, while training and support systems become unbalanced. Admirals can then demand standards from junior personnel that they themselves might not meet under the newer academy and career system. Naval effectiveness is an organizational as well as a material problem.