SM
You state that a couple of JNCOs can and do a better job than an average Flt Lt. Perhaps in that job you are correct, and should go to lengths to ensure the post is filled at the proper level - as a team player.
SOME of us don't think like that, and we seem to be increasing in numbers.
My job, as a flt cdr, is to ensure my chaps can do their job. I cannot do their job. They cannot do my job. We do different jobs. Together. Side by side. Towards the same goals. We need each other, to varying degrees at different times. This is part of what is so rewarding about much of my RAF time. Mutual respect from working amongst pros.
There are still too many people who stand on heads - but they are in all ranks and branches.
'Sir - you may look down on me, but do not expect to see me looking up to you.'
Caruthers - please be a good chap and give SM a hug, will you?
