Would one of the display types here be willing to go into the relationship between DA holders and their DAEs? Do they stay in touch and discuss things regularly through the season? I get the impression that it's very much a mentor/mentee type relationship with the DAE there to help as much as possible?
It seems the civvy relationship is rather different from the more formal military authorisation process. Apart from the timeless "bar chat" (where most of us have learned as much as from formal instruction) is there any way for passing on lessons and gotchas that colleagues have encountered on the same type?