MG,
Its just an example of what happened to me. Air support had become a way of life, and I decided to fight for it's future, come what may. For me the key to the success that we had already achieved, was in the strength and dedication of our UEO's, most of whom I knew well, and trusted implicitly. We were making headway, despite knock backs by CC's such as HH, but in the end my company was warned that my belief's were not conducive to future success. And so suddenly, despite some 26 years of fighting for the concept, I was history.
NPAS was not then, or ever since, receptive of constructive criticism. That was what secured their current ills's. Their whole credo was based on never ever listening to those who just might know how to do it! Reducing the budget and the cost was the only imperative. To Hell with Policing and catching criminals. That was no longer the aim!
TF