Ooh, no posts for ages and ages and now 2 at once!
I remember the Dog Handlers at a certain Unit at which I served - they thought they were the dogs' danglies (sorry), and constantly went on about how specially selected they were etc - in short, they were above everyone else.
Now, the truth is out 'any rank, any trade' - I wonder if Flight Ops officers can apply - then they'd have a job!
Friedlander