Chugalug2 has it about dead to rights. I remember a Stn Cdr at Lyneham saying to me that it was not until he became the Boss that he realised how little control over what went on on 'his ' station. This was after workmen arrived to commence building a substantial structure at Lynehamthat no one on the station knew anything about.
If any CAS rocks the boat then goodbye to lucrative directorships etc