Originally Posted by
RAFEngO74to09
Don't even get me started on the nonsense RAF Group WO jobs or the so-called Senior Enlisted Advisor at HQ AIRCOM - all seem only to have got where they are by carving out a niche role for themselves as "advisors" on stuff like LGBTQ, gender, diversity, inclusion, mental health etc, getting noticed on Twitter to the extent of getting likes by "on message" 1* > 4* - and even getting MBEs for it !
Examples:
HQ AIRCOM
WO Sara Catterall MBE RAF (@CSEL_NATOAIRCOM) / Twitter
22 Gp
Sarah Cotman (@sarahcotman) / Twitter
By comparison, the USAF system is to groom SNCOs from successful Sqn First Sergeant assignments into Superintendent / Command Chief appointments at ever increasing levels of responsibility and influence: Wing (ie base) > numbered Air Force > Major Command / Theatre > CMSAF.
In my experience, they are much more skilled in both verbal and written communication and taken more notice of.
A prime example is the current CMSAF JoAnne Bass who has an Ops Support background - including "spec ops" and an impressive array of prior appointments:
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biograph...joanne-s-bass/
I genuinely fail to see the point of Gp WOs. I have no idea what they are bringing to the table.