If we retain the outdated FSI system then the very least that should be done is to remove the burden from the pilots and hand it to someone with time, a table and no requirment to fly an aeroplane. OC Accts at Brize did release a letter in about July 1999 giving authority for SNCOs to carry FSIs. This was after Co-pilots from all Sqns lobbied to get the ALMs to run the imprest. All looked rosey for a very short while until the Co-pilots were told that imprest holding and the associated accounting is good, character building stuff and promotes Officer Qualities.
The letter is available from the FSI office.
I refer to my previous posts about Flight Safety and would hope that they no longer appear quite so 'Am-Dram'.
Congratulations Del.