One can only applaud this sensible (if highly regrettable) fix to the immediate issue of Typhoon force manning. Just wait until Kuwait and Qatar's Typhoon forces stand up. There are already a really significant number of ex-RAF pilots working for BAE in-Kingdom, the two new operators (especially Qatar) will need many more. I hope that someone brighter than me has put something in place to ensue that the expanding Typhoon force can be fully manned even in the face of what promises to be a bit of an outflow of blokes.