Originally Posted by
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MAD Boom, Observers in the RN do not just navigate, they are the airborne Principal Warfare Officer; the mission commander or mission systems/ weapon system manager- navigation is just a small part of their role, but I'm sure you knew that.
Totally understand. And all of those tasks could be performed by an experienced WSOp.
Forget the badge, you just need someone with the requisite experience of mission/sensor managing.