Well, I have to say that many people in the RAF may knock JG but I think he's a top bloke and he's very well respected amongst the other services. The main reason some people find his leadership style abrasive is because they have been too used to getting their own way all the time in the lax RAF command chain. Some crews just took the pi$$ wrt to supporting the troops on ex abroad etc.( You know the types - claiming crew duty hours and bluffing people with regulations to suit own alcoholic agendas!)
Luckily the current Op environment has managed to quash a lot of the 'old boys flying club' mentality that existed prior to 2001! I'm all for it. The clue is in the title - Royal Air FORCE! Not fecking Virgin or BA - get a grip (literally) and don the PLCE bergans!!