She was my OC Ops at Wittering and she'd sometimes drop in, to get the lie of the land. It wasn't the contrived chat 'to see what the men are thinking' sketch - if I was busy, she'd say "Al, shall I put the kettle on because you clearly aren't going to offer to do it for me" and she'd then take notes about how the station would run much more efficiently with a Regiment JNCO in charge.
My lasting memory was when we lost a Harrier. The section was on scene almost immediately and it was about as horrible an experience as you could imagine. She was noticeably upset, I believe she and the man who had died got on very well together, but she was professional throughout. That summed her up (in my very limited experience). Yes, a tough cookie (nowt wrong with that) when she felt she needed to be, and I have no doubt she was unvarnished at times, but she was human and one of the good guys.