Reginald Tupper: Difference between revisions

Tupper came from a politically and socially conservative background. In his twenties, he had written an article for the ''[[RUSI Journal]]'' arguing that there was no benefit to be gained by appointing naval officers through [[meritocratic]] competitive examination, asso recruitinglong fromas the sons of officers and gentlemen wouldwere numerous enough to "pass the standard required" and provide "brains sufficient to satisfy the scientific requirements of the Service".<ref>{{cite book |last=Davison |first=Robert L. |title=The Challenges of Command: The Royal Navy's Executive Branch Officers, 1880–1919 |year=2011 |publisher=Ashgate |isbn=978-1-4094-1968-6 |page=40 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FER6U-zTW7kC&pg=PA40}}</ref> During the First World War, he was nicknamed "Holy Reggie" by his sailors.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cullen |first=Tom |title=The Prostitutes' Padre |url=https://archive.org/details/prostitutespadre0000cull |url-access= registration |publisher=The Bodley Head |location=London |year=1975 |isbn=0-370-10285-1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/prostitutespadre0000cull/page/45 45–46]}}</ref>