Guess the next CDS won't be Dark Blue .....
Increasingly the CDS post is becoming more routinely Khaki. The Navy have actually held the post the least number of times. They also appear to produce the most outspoken chiefs. Sir David Luce, when 1st SL in 1966, was told he was to lose the then far more realisitic Carrier capability, he offered not only his resignation, but that of at least 3 other Sea Lords. Healy dealt with it by listing the post-resignation loss of privileges which they would be giving up on. Sir David then offered just his own resignation. Since April 1994, of 6 CDS's, 4 have come from the Army and one each from the other two services.
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