AFAIK the SAS quote:
"Yet, those officers would be the first to try to bask in the reflected glory of the SAS, often implying they were some form of superior being as they 'taught the SAS'," the e-mail added
Is right on the money. We had a first class presentation by an ex-PTS officer. He illustrated his talk with superb slides and tails of dearing do (SIC) and said that he and the PJIs tried out all the parachutes and techniques before letting the pongoes use the new kit.
Yup they definitely thought they were the bees knees as they got to do all the trials and testing.