Couldn't agree more! This has been a lively topic of discussion for a while in various corners but as usual nopbody in authority is willing to acknowledge this let alone do something. From my peasant like view point, FOMs and FOAs will always be overlooked in favour of Air traffikers, and the Flt Ops boys will take on anything to validate their existence, including all the duties once carried out by SNCOs, so where does that leave us? In no mans land thats where. It does not bode well that more and more bright young SACs and JNCOs are leaving prematurely because of poor job satisfaction and abysmal career prospects. Soon the only people manning TG9 on the ops front will be a motley collection of incompetant misfits.