SASless,
An eon ago, I was a mission commander for a Red Flag push which, along with a panoply of other 40-50 other players, included Harriers of 1(F) Sqn. About halfway through the mission-planning circus, one of the GR7 pilots momentarily lost his composure with me over a questionable element of my plan. Apparently in the interest of diplomacy, he then caught himself and immediately apologized.
He needn't have apologized, because, after all, he was the one who had to fly the plan on NVGs...and at about 300 ft lower than me. I was asking someone to join me on my strike, it was therefore *my* responsibility to be a credible leader - and it would've been irresponsible of him not to call me on it. My point is simply this: I think our RAF/RN/RAAF colleagues can and should critique and evaluate our operational plans and actions – harshly, if necessary. I welcome it, as there’s little room for ego in effective strategy.