Well personally I think there is scope for the whole EAW concept and numbering to work! This may be unpopular I know, but if we also look back in history and add a little 'Service ethos' into the mix we could have some exceptional EAW numberplates; how about:
No 1 (Flying) Sqn EAW.
No 8 (B@ggered) Sqn EAW. (Only b@ggered becuase I know how hard you boys have been working!).
No 617 Sqn EAW.
Tactical Communications EA Wing.
etc.
Obviously if some non-committed and ill-informed individual were to abbreviate these to:
1(F) Sqn
8(B) Sqn
617 Sqn
TCW
etc.
and drop the EAW because, let's face it, it's implicit, I for one would be extremely upset and would have to set my poor, grounded (and mad, check out the physcologically challenged thread!) JPs to work writing a stern rebuff (only using accepted DW conventions of course) in order to help them progress in the future. I shall of course have to 'fill my boots' in order for the secondary duties (you know, that flying and raining death and destruction on all who oppose us) to be fulfilled.
(Taking a breath, and a rather large swig of dubious 'vino rosso')
In addition to the EAW malarchy, how about a vote of confidence for the Typhoons? As they aren't 'expeditionary' yet, how about letting them join in by renaming CGY as the 1st Fighter Air Group, LEE as 2 FAG and LEU as 3 FAG?
Anyone, Bueller, anyone?