Dazjs - do you know anything about the VR(T)???? I suspect very little.
You do get the odd knob who will try to lord it over a regular airman or junior officer - but they are few and far between.
We don't get involved in operational taskings so it's highly unlikely that a VR(T) Officer would have "command" over someone in the regulars.
The exception to this is where the safety, security and welfare of the cadets in our charge are concerned. occasionally I have had to reign-in an over-zealous "ACLO team" helper because they were
a) treating cadets like regular soldiers.
or
b) driving around dangerously in a land rover on a "night exercise" with the chance of people being run over.
any other time and I'd make a pleasant request for cooperation.
We have gold VR(T) badges on our shoulders to denote our branch - is this not enough?