Hadnt heard of the IA brevet. Will be interesting to see if it does get approved
Already approved old boy - and I believe the first ones have now been issued, a good friend of mine being one of the recipients ..... assuming he managed to not get chopped!
The 5 (AC) Sqn jets have 3 IAs down the back and a mission commander, however, I stand to be corrected - the manning changed so much on the rear crew components I still think the crews wonder who is flying on a regular basis!
They are in the same mold as the FC and AT brevets in that they are more mission crew than air crew and have largely been issued to Army IAs rather than RAF aircrews. IIRC that is because the Army wanted some sort of return on their investment in the ac and this was one way of doing it. I also vaguely remember being told that the Sqn 2ic was an Army Major.
Anyway, all the blurb aside, the IA brevets are out there and in use - it is odd seeing Army types wearing RAF brevets!
Oh and no, the IA job on Sentinel is very different to the EW job on Nimrods!