| Air Secretary and Chief of Staff, Personnel | |
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 Ensign of the Royal Air Force (Air Sec Command Flag) | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Style | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Abbreviation | COS Pers/Air Sec |
| Reports to | Chief of the Air Staff |
| Appointer | Sovereign of the United Kingdom |
| Formation | 4 February 1957 |
| First holder | Air Marshal Sir Anthony Skingsley |
| Website | Official website |
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.
- ^ "Chief of Staff Personnel and Air Secretary". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
Chief of Staff Personnel and Air Secretary
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1979. William Clowes. p. 475.