Transition to uniformed staff !!
I am sorry but as effectively the OC of ATC gliding JM would have had a major input into any changes to the VGS set up, and OC Air Cadets would have had little first hand knowledge of how the operation used to run or how reliant it was on the civilian element.
As alluded to before many times its all down to capable leadership, and that is something the HQ element of the Cadets has suffered from, which was not assisted by equally poor 'people management' from 2FTS.
Remember; the conventional VGS units were fully equipped and staffed; yes they lost the aircraft, but it would not have been rocket science to get a limited no of machines back in the air even if a unit only had one to keep going.
The truth is if the heads of organisations are not capable for the post, then what should have been a tech set back became a complete disaster.
Of course all the facebook / twatter/ celeb endorsements rubbish poured out in profusion, but it did not hide the fact that the ship had no rudder or even someone who knew how to use one.
Even the comments on the official ATC forums are damming so no one is in any doubt where the problem lay.