With no serving sailor suitable to replace Rear Admiral Simon Asquith, the UK's current Director of Submarines, the Royal Navy has turned to LinkedIn to find Mr Asquith's successor, according to The Telegraph .
Newspaper They hope to attract a retired submarine commander, defense sources said.
According to the Royal Navy's recruitment advert, candidates must be members of the Reserves or have previously served in the regular forces and, if selected, will be responsible for "our stealth, elite and nuclear deterrence operations".
A British submarine
While it is not unusual for the Royal Navy to recruit via Linkedin, the post of rear admiral responsible for nuclear deterrence is the highest-ranking position in the service to be advertised on Linkedin.
The job advert comes a day after The Telegraph reported that the Royal Navy has so few sailors that it has had to decommission two warships to run a new class of frigates.
Accordingly, the two frigates HMS Westminster and HMS Argyll will be decommissioned this year so that the crew can be transferred to the new Type 26 frigate expected to be put into operation from 2028.
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UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has also outlined plans to scale back the use of the two amphibious assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark so they can maintain a state of prolonged readiness, according to The Telegraph .
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