Interesting thread given recent announcements;
1. The MAA agree with Haddon-Cave (who in turn simply repeated the likes of Tench) that embedded cultures and attitudes must change.
2. The Minister for the Armed Forces disagrees and is content they remain.
So much for the MAA being independent. Will they now ignore the Minister? Or will the RAF officers who make up most of the MAA keep one eye on their career, at the expense of safety?
Those same “embedded cultures and attitudes” led to test pilot Sqn Ldr Robert Burke being vilified by senior RAF officers and being accused of telling lies throughout the 17 years of the Mull of Kintyre campaign. I seem to recall one officer denigrating him because he wasn’t a proper pilot, or words to that effect. Despite Sqn Ldr Burke being totally vindicated by the evidence to the Philip Inquiry, and those senior officers revealed as the liars, if this embedded culture and attitude is to remain then who on earth would want to work under such a regime, knowing you are routinely expected to turn a blind eye to problems?
By the way, QinetiQ have quietly announced they are to cease allowing Trades Union representation at their sites, a la GCHQ.