WHat should he do?
Roland Pulfrew - I agree with your sentiments.
I get the distinct feeling that quite a few posters on this (and other) threads have no idea how the MOD works. CAS does not have a budget; in any case, equipment programmes are outwith the RAF, as are gross manning levels. Additionally, CAS can only influence (not change) welfare issues such as, say, Family Quarters, medical care, TACOS ... and in due course, will have less direct control over the flying and ground training programmes, amongst other things.
CAS' role is to provide strategy to get from where we are to the political policy objectives set by SofS. The 'here and now' of current ops rests firmly with a grossly unresourced Air Command.