The young naval air organization had to fight established branches so persistently that opposition became part of its institutional habits. That combative posture helped it secure a place in the Navy when aviation was new. The same habit became less useful once the service had proved its value. The RNAS experience shows how a successful institutional survival strategy can outlast the problem it solved.
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The RNAS learns to fight the established branches
The RNAS's struggle for a place beside older naval branches leaves it institutionally combative even after aviation has proved its value.