No. not at all. Never RAAF
In no way condoning the ASA run down of a system that was once world class, and covered over 10%of the planet. I'm referring to a system where akeen young sprog that would work their way thru Flight Data, onto Procedural Sectors, then Radar Sectors, Arrivals, Approach, and approaching retirement age, would become the SAAC. These wise old blokes (sorry ladies, back then they all were blokes, mainly gentlemen), had been there, seen it all. On a doggo, if you needed a leek, pie in the microwave etc they could step in, legally, as they normally retained most of the ratings.
The ratings that they still hadn't retained were never left as single staff postions anyway, i.e App in most centres has a Radar Controlller, and Co-ord, both legally rated to cover all of the TMA slots.
I ask the question now, from the other side of the fence now, what the **** is my Company paying ASA for except Executive bonuses!
To the troops in the field, live long and prosper.