abstract:Marshal of the Royal Air Force (MRAF) is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. In peacetime it was granted to RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff, and to retired Chiefs of the Air Staff, who were promoted to it on their last day of service.
Lord Craig of Radley, crossbench peers' convenor and MarshaloftheRoyalAirForce, supported the status quo of appointed peers and the retention of 92 hereditary peers.