If I had Wings

ETV-News last night featured an item showing a parade where a new commanding officer of a South African Air Force helicopter squadron assumed command. I noticed that the camera showed the new CO – an ex schoolteacher – in head-and-shoulder shots only - and carefully so. I suspect that he does not have his ‘wings’ and is not a qualified air-force pilot.

The new norm! I think we also have some commodores in the navy who have never been to sea and man armour-plated desks aboard a stone-frigate in Pretoria.

Leading from the Back?