He probably has done more to destroy the moral of the RAF than the Luftwaffe ever did..
Confidence in the head of the Royal Air Force and his leadership team has halved in the past two years to its lowest-ever level and aviators are at their least happy since records began, a survey has revealed.
The Ministry of Defence's continuous attitude survey of military personnel across the three armed services - a key benchmark of morale - found a mere 18% of aviators had confidence in the senior leadership of the RAF in 2023, sharply down from 36% in 2021.
Barely a quarter (26%) of those surveyed felt the senior leadership team - led by
Air Chief Marshal Wigston - was keen to listen to feedback, while a feeble 15% felt their top bosses understood the impact of changes in the RAF on personnel.
"While attitudes towards
RAF senior leaders rose in 2021, they have fallen markedly in the last two years to their lowest reported levels," the survey said.
This question has been asked annually since 2015.
As a result of these decreases, RAF personnel are now the least positive about their senior leaders compared to the other services."
Overall satisfaction with life in the RAF plummeted nine percentage points to 37% from a year ago - its lowest level since this question was first asked in 2007.
"RAF personnel feel less proud (71%), less engaged (57%) and less valued (26%), according to the findings.
https://news.sky.com/story/confidenc...veals-12894492