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Air Marshal Michael Wigston CBE is to be promoted Air Chief Marshal and appointed as Chief of the Air Staff, in succession to Air Chief Marshal Sir Steven Hillier; congratulations Sir.
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The Times:
A group of “transformational leaders” have been promoted to the highest echelons of Britain’s armed forces, in a move signalling the government’s intent to reform the military.
The four “four-star” appointments were announced yesterday by Gavin Williamson, the defence secretary, who described the next generation of defence chiefs as “forward-looking and keen to modernise” the services.
Vice-Admiral Tim Fraser, 55, will be promoted to admiral and appointed deputy head of the military. Vice-Admiral Tony Radakin, 53, will also become an admiral and will head the navy. Air Marshal Mike Wigston, 50, will become air chief marshal and chief of the RAF, while Lieutenant-General Patrick Sanders, 52, will be promoted to general and appointed Commander Joint Forces Command.......
A group of “transformational leaders” have been promoted to the highest echelons of Britain’s armed forces, in a move signalling the government’s intent to reform the military.
The four “four-star” appointments were announced yesterday by Gavin Williamson, the defence secretary, who described the next generation of defence chiefs as “forward-looking and keen to modernise” the services.
Vice-Admiral Tim Fraser, 55, will be promoted to admiral and appointed deputy head of the military. Vice-Admiral Tony Radakin, 53, will also become an admiral and will head the navy. Air Marshal Mike Wigston, 50, will become air chief marshal and chief of the RAF, while Lieutenant-General Patrick Sanders, 52, will be promoted to general and appointed Commander Joint Forces Command.......
" in a move signalling the government’s intent to reform the military"
why does that worry me???????
why does that worry me???????
Wiggy has always been self-centred with his eyes upward; readily adopted into the RAF oxbridge celestial fraternity as a JO with serious 'sponsorship' to get over any errors or misdeeds. Stu Peach has little tolerance for him and has cut him down more than once, so that could be an interesting dynamic. Indeed, the contrast between Stu Atha and Wiggy could not be greater.
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I assume their respective Ks will be in the post, along with a Christmas card from HMQ?
Wiggy has always been self-centred with his eyes upward; readily adopted into the RAF oxbridge celestial fraternity as a JO with serious 'sponsorship' to get over any errors or misdeeds. Stu Peach has little tolerance for him and has cut him down more than once, so that could be an interesting dynamic. Indeed, the contrast between Stu Atha and Wiggy could not be greater.
Peachy no longer sits in a U.K. Defence chain of command, so as fellow 4 Stars they can tell each other where to go quite happily.
Osby’s next move looks like promotion to Mr having missed out on VCDS & Com JFC - let’s be honest, CAS was never on the cards as a Nav. Unless he moves sideways in rank to take over from Tim Fraser as CJO which is the path Peach took. Admiral Tim is one to watch, likely RN candidate for CDS after Parker.
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+1 for the Osby fan club. It should be noted that the swearing has pretty much been eradicated for some years now, in polite work settings anyway!
As far as I can gather, ACM Peach has had fairly terse relations with many of the light blue hierarchy over the years... that’s probably both cause and effect of his starred career being exclusively in purple appointments since Comdt AWC and I can’t see it making any difference to Wiggy now. Interesting appointment for sure; he can only have been a 3* for just over a year... most would have guessed at AM Atha, but (judging by the comments in that Times article) his propensity for getting right down in the tactical weeds won’t have helped if a fresh perspective is what SofS and PS are after.
As far as I can gather, ACM Peach has had fairly terse relations with many of the light blue hierarchy over the years... that’s probably both cause and effect of his starred career being exclusively in purple appointments since Comdt AWC and I can’t see it making any difference to Wiggy now. Interesting appointment for sure; he can only have been a 3* for just over a year... most would have guessed at AM Atha, but (judging by the comments in that Times article) his propensity for getting right down in the tactical weeds won’t have helped if a fresh perspective is what SofS and PS are after.
I sense this is something of an MOD 'Night of the Long Knives', with all three services seeming to skip a generation. In at least one case there seems to be a recently appointed incumbent who is going to be on his bike as the new brooms sweep in. It would be very interesting to know what precipitated the moves and who really called the tunes here. I doubt the Sec of State for Defence has a decent grasp of the strengths and weaknesses of the various 'contestants'.
It will be interesting to see the following moves/promotions, with at least two RAF three star jobs needing to be filled, if Wigston goes up and Atha goes out. I wonder if we're about to see the first 3 star of the fair sex???!!!
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It will be interesting to see the following moves/promotions, with at least two RAF three star jobs needing to be filled, if Wigston goes up and Atha goes out. I wonder if we're about to see the first 3 star of the fair sex???!!!
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I sense this is something of an MOD 'Night of the Long Knives', with all three services seeming to skip a generation. In at least one case there seems to be a recently appointed incumbent who is going to be on his bike as the new brooms sweep in. It would be very interesting to know what precipitated the moves and who really called the tunes here. I doubt the Sec of State for Defence has a decent grasp of the strengths and weaknesses of the various 'contestants'.
It will be interesting to see the following moves/promotions, with at least two RAF three star jobs needing to be filled, if Wigston goes up and Atha goes out. I wonder if we're about to see the first 3 star of the fair sex???!!!
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It will be interesting to see the following moves/promotions, with at least two RAF three star jobs needing to be filled, if Wigston goes up and Atha goes out. I wonder if we're about to see the first 3 star of the fair sex???!!!
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would the failure for both Atha and Waterfall to progress any further represent the final nail in the coffin of the Harrier mafia?
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I sense this is something of an MOD 'Night of the Long Knives', with all three services seeming to skip a generation. In at least one case there seems to be a recently appointed incumbent who is going to be on his bike as the new brooms sweep in. It would be very interesting to know what precipitated the moves and who really called the tunes here. I doubt the Sec of State for Defence has a decent grasp of the strengths and weaknesses of the various 'contestants'.
It will be interesting to see the following moves/promotions, with at least two RAF three star jobs needing to be filled, if Wigston goes up and Atha goes out. I wonder if we're about to see the first 3 star of the fair sex???!!!
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It will be interesting to see the following moves/promotions, with at least two RAF three star jobs needing to be filled, if Wigston goes up and Atha goes out. I wonder if we're about to see the first 3 star of the fair sex???!!!
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