You MR2 only boys need to get some in. In the MR1 the wetties did radio and there were only 3 dry and 3 wet. It was common place therefore for the AEO to stand watch on Sonics and Jez (note Biggus, the term acoustics came in with the MR2). Indeed many of the ex Shack dry men could hack it on sonics and vice versa the ex shack wet men could operate the ASV21D. The only places you did not often find the AEO were ESM, in the galley, or in ordnance. Which is why I decided to become one
Now if you want a funny MK1 AEO story, how about the very first nestor fit? A secure radio down the back in linescan, utterly and totally isolated from intercom. More than one AEO incurred the wrath of the GSU for spending the entire sortie off intercom monitoring the square root of **** all.
Not that anybody on the crew gave a toss.