The Chief of Naval Personnel & Training and Second Sea Lord, commonly just known as the Second Sea Lord (2SL), is one of the most senior admirals of the British Royal Navy (after the First Sea Lord and the Commander-in-Chief Fleet), and is responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments.
Read more about Second Sea Lord: History, Second Naval Lords, 1830–1904, Second Sea Lords, 1904–1995, Second Sea Lords and Commanders-in-Chief Naval Home Command Since 1995, Chiefs of Naval Personnel & Training and Second Sea Lords Since 2012
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