Originally Posted by nav attacking
In days gone by the whole idea of Admin Wing and Sqn Execs was to deflect the S*!t and make the whole process of flying an aircraft, whether that be training peacetime or in delivering a weapon in war time a lot simpler without the burden of taking frustrations airborne.
That will be why many people who use this forum have been calling for the RAF to get rid of the blunties, REMFs, etc. Well people listened, the numbers of clerks have been significantly reduced and Admin Wgs are a dying bread on STC stns. And in their place arises JPA! Oh (alongside other reductions such as E2E) and fewer people to do all the ****ty jobs that know one wants to do full time.
As for 'tangible product' I would suggest that the number of troops moved to/from/within operational theatres, and number of bad guys coerced/attrited by the delivery of air power (kinetic or otherwise) within those same operational theatres is fairly tangible - and linked to tangible improvements in those theatres that the media choose to ignore because good news doesn't sell.