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However, both First Sea Lord and the Director Force Generation of the Royal Navy (Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse) acknowledged that there were further steps to be taken, in terms of maintenance of vessels,103 both increasing lethality and managing stockpiles (including working closely with the supply chain to ensure they “understand the imperatives”)104 and continuing to improve training.105 The First Sea Lord also acknowledged concerns with the pressure put on personnel as a result of the current state of platforms, citing both the submarine service and naval engineers as professions which have had huge demands made of them.106