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Did the Wigston directive on recruitment come from him, or higher up?
The broader question is perhaps what would we, as individuals, do regarding an order received which was either illegal or plainly injurious to the service?
As a youngish PSO MoD I did indeed refuse an order, on the grounds that it shifted responsibiity on to me without giving me the authority to direct matters. I was punished for it by losing a plum posting. The predicted cock-up happened very rapidly. I was, of course, never headed to dizzy heights like Director General Met Office.