rafloo
You'll see from the first link above that the BAFF is intended to be a federation for lt cols and below, not the crusty air/general ranks you mention. That would be a maximum age of 40 or maybe 45. But that begs the question of what happens when these lt cols, etc get promoted. Do they then hang up their quills and let the next level take over, or does the power struggle begin? Or if they don't get promoted, will they bear an extra grudge because they have been passed over and so be the wrong men for the post? Also, will a junior NCO feel any more able to take his gripe to a senior officer than he does now, and will the procedures for doing so deter him further. Finally, how will confidential reports be affected when the reporting officer finds out that one of his underlings is a BAFF member? Just a few things to look at.