Carter has been a disaster and the poorest COGS I have been aware of. Aside from his clearly playing the political game extremely well, I do wonder how he has achieved his position.
His mission has concentrated on all the PC goodies: 'inclusiveness', 'equality', LGBT 'issues'.
The man's liberalism has diverted him from the primary aim - to produce and administer a fighting arm that, when called upon, will kill nation's enemies or, when tasked, look after UK peace missions.
The emasculation of the UK's forces over the past 25 years has resulted from 2 generations of politically-driven senior officers of which Carter shines as their liberal best.