Naw, that was pretty much still the Fly and Fight good old days
WE didn't catch up with all that fancy admin stuff, at least in flying outfits, until a lot later then that
actually, if they really took the time to send him a letter over the commanders signature he'd probablly all ready had his butt chewed verbally once or twice, that's the way it was usually done
We had admin types in Korat, Thailand, 1972, 17 Wild Weasel Squadron.