What is wanted is a chief of staff.
A chief of staff or a commander-in-chief cannot be headhunted from outside the service.
No serious chief of staff would entertain that military scenario.
What would be the situation when we were attempting to choose the chief of staff of an international air force?
That was the view of the chief of staff, not mine.
Does the list include the chief of staff?
We do not say that the chief of staff will announce which enemy country he intends to attack.
We also have every sympathy with his chief of staff, who has had to face the same problem.
