Hi Syd S Haul, I wasnt bagging anyone who does the BOS desk, dont get me wrong as you said a lot of them do a great job.
The last CSM promotion , it was noticed five of the
(CSS) who were successful had regularly worked on the BOS desk.
Im sure it does give the BOS person an advantage but what about those that didnt know it was an advantage to work on it, do you have to be good behind a desk and handling office politics to be good / capable in the air?
Some might commute or have responsibilities caring for loved ones( elderly/ children) and cant commit to the BOS desk. Not knocking the BOS or the desk but surely a better - level/ transparent system could be devised. With 80 required for the CSM position obviously it will require other avenues of interview processes to be explored as im sure they havent had 80 different (CSS) on the BOS desk since the last upgrade.
L4Primary and nite walker, I can solve the issue for you.
Im going to one of the upcoming FAAA EBA meetings, I know (mud)he is a union supporter, if hes not at the meeting I go to then when i next bump into him Ill ask him if he ever said to anyone that he dated tamil or socialised regularly with her.
I know him reasonably well (hence my earlier comments) and i feel comfortable enough to ask him so we can see what is the truth as you put it L4 Primary.
Oh one thing i know about the guy is he isnt a liar, ive yet to find out that he has ever been anything but honest with this sort of stuff. Ask the union officials, he supported MM and SR over whether he thought the last EBA had some issues. He put his principles before friendship loyalties, i had a few discussions / beers over why he did it. I was impressed and felt sorry for him his principles cost him some friendships. Some of the former officials didnt forgive him. He said an EBA and friendships should be seperate, some i guess didnt see it that way. I like him and i dont like seeing him cop any more, hes copped enough he didnt deserve.
I remember the luddite stuff.The luddite wrote in the FAAA publication. Yes he did criticise the Luddite, someone who was a folk hero to many and a good laugh. It turns out the folk hero took the london basing and the CSM job. I also remember the FAAA cautioning any of us in Long Haul from taking the basing.Ill let you be the judge of that one.
yes i know moving on..... back to the EBA
