orgASMic, you are absolutely right about the importance of a good Boss, the most important person (or bloody well ought to be) in any military organisation.
Therein lies the W/C's dilemma, for the RAF Flight Safety organisation that he represents is founded on the assumption that all is well above, while it is those below who need to be educated and encouraged in matters of Safety. The recent history of the Royal Air Force though suggests that the opposite is the case, and sadly there is no mechanism for him to address that, as he has tacitly admitted on his sticky thread. Even if there were, the Star Chamber has more important considerations on its mind, ie covering up the sins of their forefathers lest they in turn be exposed.
That is why RAF Flight Safety needs to be completely reformed, by making Regulation and Investigation (the two means of ensuring it from above) independent of the MOD and of each other. The MAA and MAAIB should be sistered with the CAA and AAIB respectively to become the military sides of those two bodies and be led by civilian DGs with seconded Service personnel. That way his dilemma can be resolved and he can then get on with his job of educating and encouraging with the assurance that it can then work effectively.