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Old 27th Aug 2011, 22:08
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alfred_the_great
 
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And how many of the Kipper fleet currently dispersed around the world will see the back of whatever MPA we choose to buy in 5/10/15+ years time? Either there is an argument to be made that continuing seedcorn activity is good, regardless of the fact that some, or nearly all, the specific individuals involved won't be used "in role" or that we intend to regenerate specific skills from an ab initio position. The risk taken on several options was mitigated, in part, by a seedcorn activity offered by other nation's armed forces.

Oh, btw there used to be a way a zoomie could become a 2*, without ever going near sea command, but then FOMA/AOC 3 Gp suddenly became "reorganised" and disappeared......

edit - and you know why aviators are Capt of ship's in the USN, and their cultural issues were not replicated in the RN. There have been plenty of rotary pilots and observers who've made 2/3*.
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