Tourist
Thanks for your measured response - which is rare on most threads in my experience. What you say has merit except that naval air operations have never lasted for two years in the same theatre without change. Nor have they in the RAF except for Bomber and Coastal Command in WW2.
I think this is actually the issue that was made. In an Air Force that does not allow people to raise legitimate concerns without the threat of being treated as an outcast the fact that quite junior suits can allow the situation to continue is unacceptable. Once again the thing is personality led - given a decent senior officer the whole thing could be sorted fairly quickly. Even Gp Capts have quite large powers when they want to use them.
Too much not wanting to spoil their promotion chances and not enough caring about the troops in their control.
ACW