Absolutely no way. The RAF I joined in 1980 was different to the RAF I left in 2015 and it is the younger generation who will carry the baton onwards. Those who join now will say the same thing, but substitute 1980 for 2018 and 2015 for 2053. Those year numbers are scary! Times change, but fellowship does not. There is a time to let the equivalent of our generation carry on, and drag us 'old unz' behind them. There may be fewer, but that means quality will increase. Gentlemen of the future RAF, I salute you.