Cynicism aside, it might be worth considering the span of control for the current Stn Cdr? Details of resident units
here for those who are interested. RAFAT due as well, and in terms of the Environmental Protection Act (personal accountability for the CO), the station with all its BFIs and weapon storage sits on a Grade 1 aquifer. Add in the Air Warfare Centre and EWAD as major lodger units and you have a bit of a handful. The workload on annual reports alone doesn't bear thinking about. Splitting the responsibilities between 2 people might actually allow all elements of the job to be tackled properly. I think it is a sensible move and, as a taxpayer, I quite like the idea that activities might be adequately supervised.