Jellicoe set a personal example by moving briskly through his own golf so other people also had time to exercise and recover. More broadly, he built facilities and opportunities for Grand Fleet personnel to take breaks at Scapa Flow. Rank-aware separation could support cohesion because neither a sailor beside the captain nor an officer surrounded by subordinates could relax fully. The system balanced enough contact to preserve discipline with enough distance to release the pressure of constant command. Beatty retained these arrangements, and they continued to work as the fleet expanded and absorbed American ships.
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Scapa Flow recreation designed for genuine rest
Jellicoe's exercise and recreation arrangements recognized that officers and sailors needed time away from the command relationships that governed shipboard life.