The tribunal, led by employment judge Veronica Dean, ruled that Gp Capt Williams was not only equal to Gp Capt Gaffney, but should have been considered as the RAF's "properly preferred candidate"
Really? Why? I smell something fishy, and I'm not talking about contents of Baldrick's apple crumble. What is this case really about? Is it about a Dr beating a Nurse to a promotion or is it about a man beating a woman to a promotion? It's difficult to tell from the partisan reporting that smacks of a mix of positive discrimination and a sense of "I've been a Gp Capt for longer than you so it must be my turn".
So what exactly made Gp Capt Williams the properly preffered candidate? At that level, you are in the General Duties field and it's open competitione across the Services. Length of time in rank is irrelevant if there is a high flyer coming up the tracks fast behind you.