Meet the Commissioners Podcast - Second Sea Lord, Nick Hine

Our latest 'Meet the Commissioners' podcast features Second Sea Lord, Nick Hine.

Vice Admiral Nick Hine CB, Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. Nick Hine was commissioned in 1985. A warfare officer with a predominantly submarine background, he has served in a variety of diesel and nuclear submarines, as well as undertaking a number of surface vessel and Staff appointments.

He was the first submariner to have completed the inaugural Specialist Navigation course, was awarded the Howard-Johnston Memorial Sword in 1993 and was the top student of his Submarine Command Course ("Perisher") in 1998. He was selected for promotion a year early to Lieutenant Commander in 1996, to Commander in 1999 and to Captain in 2007. He was promoted in post to Commodore in 2014, a year later to Rear Admiral and in 2019 to Vice Admiral.

The podcast was hosted by Monica Kohli, Commissioner.