Why don't you guys write to Martin Cannard, or do you think he is pprune reader?
I'm sure many already have.
As an interested member of the public I like reading people's comments on this, it means I (and many others) can gain a better insight into these matters which is important to those who like to know what is going on in the armed forces. If people just sent letters, rather than posting their views on here then many people like me wouldn't hear the 'other side of the story' which by almost all accounts is that Martin Cannard is a great officer who deserved his OBE.
OK PPRuNe isn't the world, but its a lot better than the press.