Epimetheus
Never one to pass up an invite, I would like to say "about time too". It's over two years since the last reorg. I'm not there to help this time, but would like to offer my top 10 lessons-learned from the last time:
1. Take the 24/30 signs off the hangar wall straight away. Hide them ready to use when the sqn reforms.
2. Get some random civvy that's never been near an airfield to facilitate the reorganisation (RAF engineers can't do it, as they think it's more complicated than "ac lands, ac gets fixed, ac takes off again")
3. If one of the SEngOs raises concerns, pat him on the head and say in your most patronising voice "Poor SEngO, he just doesn't understand, does he".
4. Kick the engineers out of at least one hangar and give it to the suppliers, or to a local businessman, or both.
5. Offset the loss of hangarage by giving the engineers mini-caravans to live in.
6. While the sqns are trying to cope with the chaos, steal some of their junior ranks and send them to guard Bentley Priory.
7. Remember, reorganisation "is the day-job".
8. Put J/K cross training of the sooties last on the to do list.
9. Once it's all finished, promote OC Eng and award him (her?) an OBE.
10. And don't forget to promote SPHLC too!
N Joe
