Originally Posted by Rangeblind
Good call- A certain west Country Navy Airbase use to sport a good 15 Squadrons (big ones at that) back in the 80’s now we have 5/6 smaller units. Most now have SO1 bosses as opposed to Lt Cdrs. We still have, Captain (ok so it use to be a 1 star), Cdr, Cdr LS and Cdr Eng O and of course Wings and all the trimmings O and they invented force commanders at So1 level J
Unlike another West Country airbase where the CDR and Wings are one and the same bloke. Why have a CDR and a CDR (Air)...sack one and get the other to cover his job....save yrself £60g in a stroke.