Air Secretary
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AbbreviationCOS Pers/Air Sec
Reports toChief of the Air Staff
AppointerSovereign of the United Kingdom
| Air Secretary and Chief of Staff, Personnel | |
|---|---|
 Ensign of the Royal Air Force (Air Sec Command Flag) | |
| 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 Denis Barnett |
| Website | Official website |
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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.