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I was told the other day we are still seriously short of aircrew officers in the sqn ldr / wg cdr bracket.
I too heard that there was a shortage of SO2s- that is why they are commissioning NCA.
Although I do think that there is a 'shortage' because new Sqn Ldr JPANs are established at the drop of a hat- rather than create them at MAcr/JO level.
I also heard recently that the SLT are aware that a lot of the morale issues throughout the RAF are due to over eager SO1s and SO2s who are more concerned about their careers than the personnel they 'lead'
TT