The head of the RAF has said he has no doubt that more officers who are commissioned from the ranks will hold the role of Chief of the Air Staff in the coming years.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton said 40% of officers in the RAF are currently commissioned from the ranks, so it was almost inevitable that more would become CAS.
Air Chf Mshl Sir Rich is the first non-pilot to hold the role and comes from an engineering background.
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