‘There is no place on the list for an RAF candidate and it would be of interest to know what the rationale is at the centre.’
Who is CAS, and where is his media presence? I’m afraid Sir Tony has always been out and about, and has done a fair share of leadership, on ships in harms way.
Whoever CAS is, the only place he/ she/ they have been in in harms way is in a tight cockpit, leading nobody.
the thing the RAF doesn’t get is that leadership isn’t issued, like a management certificate; leadership is that ‘thing’ that managers don’t get. The tighter your office door is jammed shut the less you can boast about ‘your’ leadership credentials.
Sir Tony Radakin knew every single person on his ship, and got to know the families during a patrol.
now, back to the point about the rationale…. No RAF Officer on the horizon has the credentials, nobody was seen by government during Covid, let alone seen in action.