OK MSOCS,
Lets say he does have sufficient Maritime SQEP to advise him why stop there? Presumably we can have an EngO as Stn Cdr on a flying unit because he/she will have their Sqn Cdrs to advise them, or an RAF Regt Officer as AOC 1 Gp because he will have SQEP to advise him.
Now I know Im being deliberately confrontational because I accept that AM Hillier is delivering a capability and not necessarily commanding it, but it might have helped if at least he had a bit of previous knowledge to help him out. What I find most alarming is that with the huge number of VSO's that we have none have any experience in one of the UKs biggest ever procurement programmes.