As I alluded to previously - also in industry I have seen several instances of where a certain individual is given a certain job (who is quite obviously a 'hatchet man' !).He then does untold damage to the organisation before being 'let go',but the point is that sometimes certain people are put into post to 'do a job' - that person may or may not realise what is going on depending how dumb they are LOL
I would also say that the correct key individuals can make a huge difference to the organisation as a whole - especially where flying/engineering is involved.
As I posted previously - whatever the key reasons are for this debacle - it has been very convenient for MOD at this time !