OAP
RECENT AOC 2GP
1 April 2000 Air Vice-Marshal K D Filbey - Victor, Nimrod, VC10 and Tristar
2 August 2002 Air Vice-Marshal N D A Maddox - Buccaneer and Tornado
January 2005 Air Vice-Marshal I W McNicoll - Tornado
9 February 2007 Air Vice-Marshal A D Pulford - Wessex and Chinook
16 September 2008 Air Vice-Marshal S J Hillier - Tornado
October 2010 Air Vice-Marshal P C Osborn - Tornado
18 January 2013 Air Vice-Marshal S K P Reynolds - Chinook
July 2015 Air Vice-Marshal G D A Parker - Tornado and Typhoon
RECENT CINCs
Air Marshal Sir Timothy Jenner 1998–2000 - Wessex and Puma
Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup 2000–2002 - Jaguar
Air Marshal Sir Brian Burridge 2002–2003 - Nimrod
Air Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy 2003–2004 - Tornado
Air Marshal Sir Clive Loader 2004-2007 - Harrier
Air Marshal Sir Chris Moran 2007-2009 - Harrier
Air Marshal Sir Simon Bryant 2009-2011 - Phantom and Tornado
RECENT CAS
Air Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton 2009-2013 - Jaguar
Air Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford 2013-2016 - Wessex and Chinook
Air Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier 2016 - Tornado
So I see quite a few Cholly-Whopper background and Multi background to accompany the "FJ VSOs" that you mention. Also, they are all supported by 1-star ACOS with backgrounds in multis in AT/AAR and ISTAR roles with a whole bunch of OF-3 to OF-5 SMEs.
Also Project CATARA and GATEWAY had AT/AAR experienced Project Heads and seeing as they spanned 2x Cholly-Whopper and 3x Tornado AOCs then again I don't believe this is a 'FJ centric' decision.
Sorry old chum, I don't think you can pin this soley on FJ mates. It's just incompetence all around and that is all.
CPL Clott