In principle, giving the BlackHawks to the Army appeared to be a good move. As a third, interested party looking on at the time the C&C issue was simplified by having the "General" say to the "Major" - "just do it!". Which could lead to "but Sir we can't - we haven't - not current etc". Which in turn could lead to "what part of DO IT don't you understand!" At least with an Air Vice Marshal here and there some of the undue pressure could be blunted. I remain ambidextrous on the matter.
I witnessed first hand the Army turn a perfectly good Air Force HCC into no more than a co-pilot course - very little captain time - very little chance to consolidate airbourne leadership skills. Contributing factors perhaps?
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