Yes It's already been a staff thread for a little while, and yes before this thread was made.
In retrospect to the earlier posts the LMOs the last two years have been much more willing to raise standards than in the past, and if you look at the base standards they are essentially the first version of EIB standards without the holster mounting but with no silver det stickers. Also the LMOs of late have been willing to have an open discussion about standards and if a good case is presented change their edited versions, this is how we have neckseals in the base standards. While it doesn't make everyone happy on both sides, TK standards are on the rise and even the base CRL recommends not having FX/AM helmets, something that would have been unheard of five years ago.