I've had a couple of dealings with the soon-to-be CAS, and found him a top bloke. During a recent(ish) conflict, he came out to visit; showed him around, did all the normal VIP visit stuff. At the end, he told his entourage to wait outside, while he and I had a 1-to-1 conversation. He asked if I had everything I needed (people, equipment etc); told him I really needed some new stuff (won't be specific); lo and behold, I got it.
When he arrived as boss of the Northwood Hole, everyone was wearing greens because his predecessor (Army chap, you understand) thought it made everyone look 'joint', when actually it just made everyone look like the Army. Under the new management, good old light or dark blue was allowed back, with subsequent rise in morale.