Mil vs Civvy controllers. You just don't want to go there. Having worked many years on both sides of the fence (starting with DofA) I have a good pespective. There are dopes on both sides and there are the best on both sides. RAAF have opportunities to develop tactical methods that you wouldn't dream of as an AA controller. Civvies have the opportunity to do the one job forever and get very very good at knowing every variable/scenario. RAAF have the opportunity to know cameraderie at its best, that you could not understand without being there. RAAF have a management structure that has had organsational difficulties with capability for sometime whilst civvy ATC has suffered from the effects of commecialisation on professional and personal aspects. The list goes on forever and perhaps I have left the out the most stingy bits to avoid the devisiveness that will result. I suggest both sides should adopt an attitude of learning from the others skills, personal qualities and abilities rather than ignorance.

Sure thing binoculars. You roll with that.

Quite correct - I withdraw my generalisation, and apologise.

I will limit my criticism just to the few that leave me shaking my head in wonder occassionaly.

That aside, the original inference that the RAAF are going to somehow be the future strike-breakers for ASA is hollow. The numbers just ain't there - nor the system/airspace knowledge yet.

HMMMM.. Looks like a few people are taking stupid pills today. Pilots, engineers, now ATO's:suspect:

Play nice children.

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