Originally Posted by
Bob Viking
From what I can gather the RN need a lot of sailors to fill their new boats and a lot of recruitment is required.
The RAF might have a retention problem but probably doesn’t need to turn on the recruitment taps in quite the same way.
Why waste money on expensive advertising campaigns when they don’t need them?
Just my quick precis. It doesn’t mean I’m right of course.
BV
I think you certainly have a point BV however, there a few huge gaps opening in our manning that need a lot of focus on. NCA recruitment is in dire straits and TG1 is massively struggling to meet current demands without Protector, P8, F35 and whatever is about to happen on the airborne C2 front.
I’d definitely be spending money on some serious
PR time via the big screen in everyone’s living room! The RAF Valley programme with Rhod Gilbert was a woeful attempt. The RN do it far better and we should take notice of the effect it may well have on their recruitment.
Fly safe.