Originally Posted by
Lordflasheart
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Hi Foggy
A VSO would be required to sign off such an extension, in the same way as for Release to Service and other legal certificates ... and historically, folks can be ordered to sign this sort of thing under threat of sanction.
That legal responsibility has increasingly become a poisoned chalice which goes right to the top, not least because the relevant VSO often isn't in post long enough and has to take some-one else's word for it.
All IMHO, .... LFH
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Ah, apologies, I misunderstood. I thought you meant they couldn’t find a senior officer to sign off the Red Air contract, not a Hawk extension.
Interesting views, nonetheless. Thanks.