Do you believe operational personnel are required to comply with the policy and procedures of their ops manual?
Since it doesn't seem that you can answer a straight question, I'll get yours out of the way. Yes I do. It's a pretty standard workplace requirement. My workplace has policies and procedures I am bound by as well.
Now, what is the wording in the ops manual, this mysterious OM12, that the JQ CC was following to the letter that resulted in this situation? How else can we establish if the operational personnel were in fact complying with the policy and procedures of their ops manual.