A colleague of mine (different one to the last story) was at a meeting with the CAF when the issue of ACO wings came up. The CAF was at pains to point out that 'it's not about who drives the plane, it's about the application of air power' to which my colleague promptly replied 'in that case why not do away with the separate southern cross wing and just make it all the same one'. CAF not happy with colleague. Colleague 1: CAF 0.
I know a number of ATCOs in the RAAF as well and none of them are particularly impressed by the push of one of their number for some form of badge/brevet/metal gizmo that would also go above the left breast pocket. They're frightened that with the current trend that someone, somewhere will decide that if the PLT, NAV, ADO can all have one then why not the ATCOs!
