Might be indicative of some Naval concern about the next SDSR due to their lack of participation in recent conflicts. Not to mention the carrier/F35B debacle!
As I mentioned on one of the other topics relating to retired RN officers writing to the "broadsheets", expect more of this divide and conquer tactic in the run up to SDSR
IMHO this is classic example of the Navy preparing the ground for the up and coming Strategic Review.
Enjoying the paranoia. However, the 2 recent letters in the press are no more representative of Royal Navy policy/planning than the pages of Pprune are that of the RAF.