Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Military Personnel

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  1. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:50:29Defence cuts in a navy of sentient shipsQ&A
  2. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:51:03Conflict labels and military death-benefit allegationsNotable Point
  3. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:04:48Specialist institutions and officer rotationsNotable Point
  4. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    1:58:48Experienced soldiers serving in junior Home Guard ranksNotable Point
  5. Bruships 256: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:10:56The extra burdens of an orbital air baseNotable Point
  6. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    1:21:40Fleet Air Arm renewal needs aircraft and trained aircrewNotable Point
  7. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    1:32:06Indian naval growth competes with the Army for skilled peopleNotable Point
  8. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    1:40:16Could Australia crew an old battleship while waiting for a new one?Q&A
  9. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    3:36:31Frequent departmental moves can weaken specialist managementNotable Point
  10. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    4:53:34Elite units depend on a shrinking recruitment poolNotable Point
  11. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    4:56:02Intelligence reorganization leaves staffing and capacity questions unansweredNotable Point
  12. Bruships 235: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:16:29Why more Japanese heavy AA guns would not solve air defenceQ&A
  13. Bruships 235: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:18:35Why an air force needs more than its highest-scoring pilotsNotable Point
  14. Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:57:50Germany's voluntary service and reserve resilienceQ&A
  15. Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off
    1:08:40When technical promotion does not produce strategic leadersNotable Point
  16. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    5:38:01Why British military medicine moved inside NHS hospitalsQ&A
  17. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    59:57Promotion boards, specialist skills, and retaining personnelQ&A
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    3:57:15Military experience behind army accounting workNotable Point
  19. Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?
    5:39Pay is the foundation of recruitment and retentionChapter
  20. Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?
    10:57Accountable service housing helps retain experienceChapter
  21. Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?
    2:22:42A larger force retains careers as well as equipmentNotable Point
  22. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...
    50:14Rebuilding forces after the armed services vanishQ&A
  23. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    3:31:18Modern armed forces need broad recruitment poolsNotable Point
  24. Check Campaign 24: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:23:06Retention and perishable skills in a modern forceNotable Point
  25. Check Campaign 24: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:31:44Drone warfare widens the military skill mixNotable Point
  26. The Drivers of the Evolution of Carrier Air Groups...
    3:23:04Fleet Air Arm observer culture may ease the shift to uncrewed aircraftNotable Point
  27. Musings on Deterrence
    4:25Rome's cheap security alienated its soldiersNotable Point
  28. Musings on Deterrence
    19:51Military strength is cumulativeNotable Point
  29. Trident Fails to Fly
    4:15Personnel capacity during defence transitionsNotable Point
  30. Naval Historian Reacts to Four Random Books 30 - Courage
    23:36Technical forces need the widest skilled recruitment poolNotable Point
  31. Günther Lütjens, useful idiot or misunderstood leadership?
    1:18:30Personnel policy brought Lütjens into written opposition to racial lawsNotable Point
  32. Günther Lütjens, useful idiot or misunderstood leadership?
    1:33:58Was there a better officer to promote instead of Lütjens?Q&A
  33. What if Germany didn't invade Belgium in 1914? Comment Response
    57:42Channel battle casualties could alter naval leadership and royal successionNotable Point
  34. Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine
    27:49Versailles disarmament and the Reichsmarine personnel systemChapter
  35. Offset Strategies One to Four
    4:04Why trained personnel cannot be replaced like equipmentNotable Point
  36. Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)
    40:34Mobilizing hulls without enough commanding officersNotable Point
  37. Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)
    53:37A reserve fleet needs crews as well as stored hullsNotable Point
  38. Bruships 79: Eight New Books, plus Discussions of a Naval Nature
    2:23:55Population and age structure set military scaleNotable Point
  39. The 614th Running the Gauntlet: Six Books Reviewed (Long Patrol)
    10:40The 827th Tank Destroyer Battalion's equipment and command turmoilChapter
  40. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today
    44:14Ushakov's family status and proof of nobilityNotable Point
  41. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today
    1:35:36How navies persuaded reluctant admirals to returnQ&A
  42. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    31:22Q&A: how large were the Company armies?Q&A
  43. Four Random Books 35: Romans!
    18:48Why Rome reformed disgraced legionsChapter
  44. Bilgepumps does Battlestar Galatica Deadlock for Navy Con 2/2
    1:04:43Science fiction as a prompt, not a blueprintChapter
  45. Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:49:47How a navy might widen the wartime recruiting poolQ&A
  46. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    32:49Why modern armed forces depend on skilled personnelNotable Point