What a masterful piece of self hacking this was! The project team had MACR aboard who were sworn to secrecy; whilst the rodneys were kept well away from the knocker briefings.
Promise of jam tomorrow through "empowerment" and a few pieces of filthy lucre really meant transfering all real policy and management to a very pilot centric core that can never understand the rear crew environment. I agree that there was something rotten in the old system that needed to be exorcised, CASWO in particular, but there are now a lot of really capable guys who are demotivated. Those with potential will soon realise that there is no future in taking crap management from junior officers who are using the NCA as a career step into the big boys shoes.
Been around for 35 years and not happy to see the this happen. Hope those that have had a hand in this dont use too much effort spending their PA pay.
