The essentials that used to be taught on the "vicars and tarts course"?

Perhaps they wanted their day to celebrate their promotion. Much as any Officer would rather have had their graduation parade and ball rather than getting their ranks thrown to them and being told to get on their way.

I was at the College during Covid and all graduating cadets were upset at the mandatory changes due to the virus.

The former WOs don’t wear the bands on their headdress because only Officer Cadets wear them. WOs on the CWOC are not Officer Cadets.

oh we knew that, just led you to think at least you had one thing over us 😉

No problem … Officer Cadet in both RN and RAF taught me humility! 😎

I would have thought that Tornado Force Commander and Commander British Forces Cyprus would have been command appointments?

A further twist in the tale is that he is now the Senior Duty Holder for all aircraft in the RAF but he's never been a Delivery Duty Holder nor an Operating Duty Holder.

In DSA01.2 Chapter 2 available via Gov.uk it says : The ODH and DDH should be able to demonstrate that: a) they have the ability to manage the RtL for which they are accountable by having appropriate authority and influence to implement agreed mitigation, including the necessary budgetary involvement; b) they are suitably qualified and experienced to undertake their delegated responsibilities;

How has he demonstrated his ability for the current post in this regard when the two preceding steps for SDH SQEP have not been trodden?

we’ve been through this - that entire point of the SDH having a Senior Operator and Senior Engineer is to provide that SQEP.

In addition, Haddon-Cave was clear that these should be dedicated 2-star positions. That is not the case for either post.

He was CO of 903EAW out in Basrah. Group Captain post you will find that was. I know as I was out there when he was.

I think the recommendation only said "senior rank". With other posts being downgraded maybe these were too?

Latest on D&I from CAS, 1SL and CGS:

Coming up live - CAS 1 Feb 03 Committees - UK Parliament

Popcorn at the ready.

Let us hope the inquisitors are well briefed.

Yes. .

So, what questions would we ask CAS if we were on the Defence select committee?

Apart from the obvious training pipeline question.

My starter is; “ What is the NATO minimum flying hours per month for a fast jet pilot and how many RAF fast jet pilots achieve that”.

And if the answer involves synthetic training;

” How many Typhoon training devices reflect the current software and mod state of the aircraft”

Is there a NATO FOB prescribing such a currency? If not, should there be as per the budget best effort?

Keeping in mind no two hours are the same, are they quality hours over quantity hours?

We've all got in the sim fires burning doing the perceived important stuff, but how many errors/mistakes are made on start up, take off, landing, shut down for example, that just aren't practiced in the sim yet are inescapable in live flying?

Not a great advert, is he!

Dreadful lack of eye contact, looks shifty ...................
Too much hand-waving. Sit on your hands, look them in the eye, take charge for God's sake.

How not to impress in an interview context

Very high blink rate.

Would you buy a car from him?

And he’s the best of the best!
A dark day for a once great RAF.