Haraka would that be the ridiculous Op Support 'Phone-answering Branch'? Does it still exist?
Even after my first Spec Rec (and a personal comment from SASO who tapped me on the shoulder at the 1996 AAR conference in Gateway House - "Just seen your 1369 - outstanding!"), it took 2 further SRs before I was promoted - as a Spec Aircrew Sqn Ldr. I failed to see the point of promotion boards which didn't respect the value of the Spec Rec system....
