1972 – 1975 Lieutenant-General Sir David Willison 1975 – 1978 Air Marshal Sir Richard Wakeford 1978 – 1981 Vice-Admiral Sir Roy Halliday 1981 – 1983 Lieutenant-General Sir James Glover 1983 – 1984 Air Marshal Sir Michael Armitage ''(post discontinued in 1984; taken over by Chief of Defence Intelligence) References British military appointments