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I don’t expect everyone to agree with me and I accept I may not be correct.
My view though is that it might be a little embarrassing when the person in charge of the Air Force finds themselves at a high level meeting and may have to turn to an advisor for help with basic air-minded questions.
I’m sorry, but with the best will in the world and all the managerial and organisational skills an individual can muster, I just can’t imagine many, if any, non aircrew individuals possessing the appropriate level of knowledge of air power to pass muster.
As much as everyone hates aircrew and thinks we are all a bunch of prima donnas I’m afraid the role of the RAF is the delivery of Air Power. The airborne portion is done by aircrew and everyone else is there to support that.
You can disagree with me all you like but I will take some convincing that the individual who leads the Air Force should not be aircrew.
You will note I haven’t said Fast Jet and I haven’t said pilot.
BV