Wyler,
you may not give a t*ss about where the air assets are based however, I can't believe for a second that the weapons side of your branch would not rather co locate with the AD aircrews.
I have plenty of mates on the F3 fleet (bless them) and they do suggest that there is a huge divide between the controllers and the aircrew in terms of understanding what is required of GCI. Surely, if you were at the same unit, you would be able to become more effective from the weapons point of view.
I completely understand you point of view about technology allowing you to work from any unit from a surv point of view however, why not a flying unit?
Merry Christmas to you all,
B55