It doesn't seem that anyone else has made the point about the new DAS having been a former test pilot. So what? Glad you asked. What it means is that the only Senator with any aviation experience has just been trumped by the new DAS with equivalent if not greater aviation experience. From my experience with former military pilots they tend to hang on to their deference of the senior rank even in civvie life. Those with greater knowledge may correct me but I'm sure an AVM outranks an LC. Mrdak has once again demonstrated why he is the master of manipulation when it comes to the PS versus the Parliament. I'm sure AVM Skidmore has dealt with PS Mandarins before but of course now he is working for one. An interesting contest.