My Argument With Tom's Course Of Action

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I too, agree with Tom’s course of action. Aviation safety is paramount to mission success; more over, this is statement is underpinned with healthy squadron morale.
The modern Air Force preaches that bystander behaviour is unacceptable; consequently, failure to acknowledge these concerns goes against our basic principles of right and wrong as it’s no longer tolerable to accept the status quo and follow the party line.

My response to this situation would be to engage my fellow squadron members, both aircrew and maintenance with the purpose of validating the perceptions. If proven, I would revisit the issue with the FLTCDR voicing these concerns from a united approach and ask them to raise it up the chain of command. Failing any action from

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