Why, FFS is written English so important?
As just one example:
If your written English was very poor presumably any subordinates who were unfortunate enough to have had their annual report written by you were disadvantaged in the quest for promotion?
As a junior officer (aircrew) at one stage I was writing 50+ annual reports a year, as either 1st RO or 2nd RO (where the 1st RO was a SNCO), on junior ranks and civil servants. I was very aware that what I wrote, and how well I wrote it, could have profound impacts on their careers, and put considerable time and effort into it. Of course, I could have said, "sod that...I'm aircrew, this isn't what I'm paid to do, staff work doesn't matter, I should be flying".....
Last edited by Biggus; 22nd Aug 2015 at 08:57.