"You may well be right about what's actually needed, rather than what your old corps 1* tells me is needed. "
And who better to know what is needed more than the old !*, Eh VP! After all there are no others with fingers on so many pulses are there. Or was that fingers in pies with retirement in mind? (sound familiar!!)
If you don't mind me once more repeating 2 quotes from you with your resources/contacts;
" The utility/lift elements that were in BLUH have been dropped from the requirement as part of FRC."
"...........although I know that DAAvn is still pushing the "utility" requirement.
It doesn't seem to me that the old 1* knows what he wants....does he!!!!
"as a passed-over sergeant I've no doubt that your knowledge, expertise and judgement is considerably greater"
At one stage perhaps it was VP, perhaps it was. But for now, I just hope that the country gets the correct kit to make my country a safer place!!!
ATB,
SS
p.s. Same arguments back in July.
p.p.s. (edit) With your limited experience hands on, so to speak, at what rank does someones opinion count VP?