There are by far too many non-jobs out there, particularly at a Headquarters and Command level.
The issue is not bred by those in posts (protectionism). The issue is generated by a procurement and sustainment system that is utterly incompetent, ignores frontline requirement and refuses to modernise. Worst offenders being budgetary control, a refusal to temporarily cut output to fund modernising requirements and Commercial, who seem to be scared of their own shadow and refuse to accept even the slightest risk if they were to own it. Which means the frontline now wear the risk as a result of their risk dodging. Each Headquarters requires it’s own commercial department, managed by the 1 Star, who can manage and accept commercial risk for reward. Get a few decent ones on contract, and pay them market rates. Not the typical polytechnic output.
People need to learn to find a reason to say no, rather than default to no on each occasion. For my hatred of Gollum like Cummins, he does have this aspect right when it comes to MoD.
Oh, the days of getting promoted by organising a decent summer ball and sucking off the boss need to end. We should be promoting leaders, initiative takers and people for being professionally competent. Not being in a job where you have spare time due to aircraft unserviceability to organise a better party for
the staish than your mukka on an operationally overcommitted squadron across the road from your own.