sentences:  Prior to becoming Commander of the Air Force, he was the Air Force's chief of staff.Chalit was reportedly reluctant to support the 2006 Thai coup d'état – Royal Thai Army troops had surrounded Air Force Headquarters on the night of the coup to ensure that Chalit and the Air Force did not provide any resistance.Chalit was appointed a deputy chairman in the Council for National Security under coup leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin.