Originally Posted by
oldmansquipper
Sorry, I meant the guys at desk level who did the donkey work back in the day. I accept that the entire dept was the "EA (Engineering Authority)" IIRC ours was headed up by a SO1 (Wg Cdr) level who reported to the DD (a GC) by the time I left the first EA I was in, the Wg Cdr was in fact a Supply Branch officer. However, I recall going for guidance to one of my earlier Wg Cdrs (this time an Engineer) with a particularly 'difficult' issue, his response was, and I quote "oh, er, just keep all the balls in the air for a while, I am posted next month"
Clearly not SNCO/JO failures
When I joined SM65 (WPNS) sometime after you. My LOA was issued by the GpCapt. The WgCdr Stacker was out of the loop on all things Engineering. We tended to leave him sat in the corner orchestrating his release or managing his stocks and shares. The WOs who worked for me did not have LOAs.