Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Non-Commissioned Officers

Also searchable as Ncos, Noncommissioned Officers.

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  1. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    40:22French NCO depth and age-of-sail vocabularyChapter
  2. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    50:29Russian midshipmen and elder titles occupy the senior NCO ranksNotable Point
  3. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    51:53Soviet ranks separated conscripts from professional sailorsChapter
  4. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    55:08Direct-entry specialists create a choice between expertise and command experienceNotable Point
  5. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    1:01:29Spanish NCO grades and the history of rank densityNotable Point
  6. Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...
    1:31:41Landing parties and command continuityNotable Point
  7. Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...
    1:34:50Chief O'Brien's authority and two competing jobsQ&A
  8. Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...
    3:27:15AR-558 reinforcements and experienced leadershipNotable Point
  9. Talking through the Myths of WWI with @GariusTheBrit
    1:27:30Junior officers led from the frontChapter
  10. Talking through the Myths of WWI with @GariusTheBrit
    1:32:55Reserves supplied experience for a rapidly expanding armyNotable Point
  11. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    3:31:44Writing believable officer and NCO relationshipsQ&A
  12. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    3:22:58Early volunteers and the wartime loss of junior leadersNotable Point
  13. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    25:38Why Japan changed sailor ranks during wartimeNotable Point
  14. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    1:29:40Russian midshipmen are senior NCOs, not cadetsChapter
  15. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    1:48:41Which rank systems caused the most concern?Q&A
  16. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    2:02:32What rank structure should a new navy copy?Q&A
  17. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    30:41An officer must judge when to lead and when to delegateChapter
  18. General George S. Hammond USAF: A Science Fiction Flag/General Officer who lives up to the rank!
    29:52Command as service, responsibility, and personal riskChapter
  19. General George S. Hammond USAF: A Science Fiction Flag/General Officer who lives up to the rank!
    53:19Walter and the administrative machinery of commandChapter
  20. General George S. Hammond USAF: A Science Fiction Flag/General Officer who lives up to the rank!
    1:07:04Leaders must accept honest specialist pushbackNotable Point
  21. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    13:53The missing junior officers behind Sisko's staff workNotable Point
  22. The Life of Admiral Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton: When Speed is never enough!
    1:12:02The Royal Navy's ideal of a small-ship manNotable Point
  23. Kuznetsov Class Aircraft Carriers: Smoking the Mazut
    1:06:45Fujian's importance and Kuznetsov's uncertain successorChapter
  24. Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction
    4:02:03Daedalus needs a chief who integrates daily workNotable Point
  25. The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must
    2:18War experience and force quality in UkraineNotable Point
  26. Bruships 100: Science Fiction & Some Fvourites
    2:12:41Experienced NCOs in Britain's Napoleonic army and navyQ&A
  27. Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?
    30:32Alpha-class speed and the all-officer crewChapter
  28. Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?
    51:31How conscript personnel shaped Soviet naval equipmentNotable Point
  29. Cressy(1899) Class: Famous for the Wrong Things - 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 12
    20:28Coal endurance depended on fuel and shipboard expertiseNotable Point
  30. Epic Blunders of Naval History
    22:08Richard Parker and the hidden organization of the Nore mutinyNotable Point
  31. Major Axis Navies: Five Problems & How to Fix them in January 1941
    8:51Rotate veteran Japanese pilots into trainingChapter
  32. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    35:00World War One trauma shaped interwar disarmamentNotable Point
  33. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    1:18:35The institutional reform that could transform the Georgian NavyQ&A
  34. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    1:59:59Polish readiness and a strong NCO corpsNotable Point
  35. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    1:22:14How senior ratings preserve a ship's institutional memoryQ&A
  36. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    13:39Union cadres and quartermasters mattered more than martial fashionNotable Point
  37. Battle of Bull Run: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p1/7
    13:04Veteran NCOs build the Union ArmyNotable Point
  38. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:04:03How could the newly raised 73rd Highlanders be elite?Q&A
  39. Bruships 42: Some More Scifi
    1:48:28Chief O'Brien gives Star Trek's enlisted crew a visible roleNotable Point
  40. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P3a/7 Keith Speed (Continued)
    27:27Retaining experience and accelerating promising naval NCOsNotable Point
  41. Bruships 32: Ships & Space Ships (Reality & Scifi)
    2:33:43Why Soviet sergeant rank did not guarantee experienceNotable Point
  42. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...
    1:38:51Warrior's convincing NCOs and disposable shipsNotable Point
  43. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...
    1:43:44Protecting subordinates and projecting composureNotable Point
  44. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...
    1:56:41Why the chain of command must not be bypassedNotable Point
  45. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...
    1:58:16Why officers should listen to senior NCOsQ&A
  46. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...
    2:00:48Senior NCOs preserve institutional memoryNotable Point
  47. Bruships 31: Some more Science Fiction from a Naval Historians Perspective...
    2:01:11An invitation to the chiefs' messNotable Point
  48. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    27:18Command depth after revolutionary disruptionNotable Point
  49. Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era
    22:49Why wartime naval expansion runs short of NCOsNotable Point
  50. Patreon Video 5: Mediterranean gunboat diplomacy in the Victorian era
    26:03Why navies need NCOs on every kind of shipQ&A
  51. Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:50:13Submarine quality control and command culture in the IJNQ&A