Originally Posted by
Dan Gerous
Being cynical about it, isn't this a way of making it look like the RAF is bigger than it is. Lots of number plates, but not much on the frontline.
Indeed.
The cynical amongst us always wondered why Volunteer Gliding Schools became Volunteer Gliding Squadrons.. well, I suppose it kept a scribbly or two in a job for a while, changing all the paperwork, names etc, instead of the money going to where it was actually needed