Secondly tell me one other trade that allows the subjects to continue doing their same job commisioned as the job they do non commisioned? other than perhaps Regiment.
Lets roll the dice and time wharp 20 years. All of the commisioned exNCA have been pensioned off. Now tell me any other trade that does not have commisioned representation in its chain of command. I had the exact same conversation in the crewroom yesterday, and apparently the answer is cook/chef, although there is always a catering officer.
NCA in years to come will be a very shallow one, unless of course Cpl or even Junior Rank aircrew appear over the horizon, and that hornets nest could well be the long term plan. Assuming of course that anybody in this mans air force looks beyond next weekend.