Not forgetting that there are people who have been with ASA 15/20/25 years who would love to get Tower jobs who are being passed over for transfer/promtions because staffing has been that critical for years that they are unable to be released to the job they have won.
ASA have a history of ignoring the promises they make to people. We do need the RAAFies (so do the RAAF) but it is galling to see them come straight in and pick up a sought after post, that someone has been waiting on for years and been selected as the most suitable candidate. No offence to the RAAFies they didn't cause this.
It is always amazing to see how quickly non-operational people can be moved around to fill management positions. ASA even pay the airfares,living costs to commute weekly to other capital cities to suit their Work/Life balance. Meanwhile we struggle to find people to update training courses or act as Simulator instructors.
My wife and kids agree with those sentiments expressed by controllers significant other halves.