I know how this could be spun: "increase innovation, increase new ways of working, roll out of IT solutions (so you have no down time), etc". It will also make some jobs more attractive (especially the procurement stream) where specious "savings" can be bow-waved to beyond a thruster's posting. The RAF personnel management system is still archaic and formulaic, based on a nigh-on century old model. I acknowledge there are changes, but for the most part career management is about stepping on to the conveyor belt and reaching the low-hanging fruit that will pass basic quality control rather than striving for the interesting and exotic ones, which means jumping off the conveyor for a couple of years. [Ed: a few too many metaphors?]. And then link this to PRP...