Air_Secretary

Air Secretary

Air Secretary

Position in the Royal Air Force

For the former British cabinet political office, see Secretary of State for Air.

The Air Secretary and Chief of Staff, Personnel[1] is the Royal Air Force officer with responsibility for appointments, promotions, postings, and discipline of high ranking members of the British air force. From 1978 to 1983 the Air Secretary was more often referred to as "Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Personnel Management Centre".[2] It is a senior RAF appointment, held by an officer holding the rank of air vice-marshal and appointed by the sovereign. The Air Secretary's counterpart in the British Army is the Military Secretary and the Royal Navy equivalent is the Naval Secretary.

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Air secretaries

The following officers have held the post:[3]

See also

References

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    Whitaker's Almanack 1979. William Clowes. p. 475.
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    "No. 45641". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 April 1972. p. 4287.
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    "No. 46109". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 1973. p. 12554.
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    "No. 46839". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 March 1976. p. 3191.
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    "No. 51650". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 February 1989. p. 2179.
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    "Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service". Archived from the original on 22 April 2010.
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    Section 7 – A Guide to Appointments & Invitations
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    Whitaker's Almanack 2005. A & C Black. 2004. p. 373. ISBN 978-0713669954.
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    "Air Rank Appointments List 4/06". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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    "AIR RANK APPOINTMENTS LIST 09/08". Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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