"You can't have serving officers effectively threatening a coup against an elected government," they said.
SENIOR serving officers in any country's armed forces tend to shun public controversy.
But the criticism clearly reflects a current of opinion among serving officers.
Serving officers tour the TV studios to promote their books, airing their professional differences.
I recall getting rubbed down in seedy pub lavatories by serving officers, checking I wasn't wired.
All serving officers were offered the opportunity to transfer to this scheme when it was introduced.
The GRTPA website carries testimonials from serving officers recounting their experiences.
At least 80 people, 60 of them serving officers, have been arrested in connection with the "escort girls" case.
Another reform bars serving officers from posts in the cabinet or civil service, which they used to dominate.
The public have a right to expect that allegations regarding the integrity of serving officers are properly explored and tested.
A year earlier, Davies had decided to seek out other serving officers from his community in the police force.
