Personally I don't think you'll see any change when Mr Dalton takes over as CAS - he is of the same mould as Mr Torpy. However with Mr Moran as CINCAIR, if his time as ACAS is anything to go by, you can expect a lot more concepts and doctrine, management speak and sitting on the fence. Our best bet for the future must rest with Stu Peach - but as a navigator it is very unlikely he will
(be allowed to) progress [upwards] beyond his current (next?) appointment as CJO. I suspect he will disapppear into NATO once his time as CJO is over.
Has anyone seen it written down that Mr Torpy is to retire? I've seen it in black and white that Mr Loader is to retire but not the current CAS. With all the single service chiefs standing down within weeks of each other next year (if I recall correctly) do they still all have aspirations to be the next CDS? Look beyond them all and appoint Gen Lamb instead. Love to be a fly on the wall when the Defence Board meets if he was CDS!
