"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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Sq, Grp, and Wg commanders don't usually
fly lead or be the first over the target today.

Not true.

In fact, every Grp or Wg
commander I've worked for since 1986 wasn't qualified under AF regs to
fly
lead.

Hmmm, every group or wing commander I've known was a fully qualified
instructor
not only capable of leading a formation or acting as a mission commander,
but
capable of training others to do so.

Then we've been in different "real Air Forces".