Reading the many, and varied, threads and posts re flying training, just be thankful that engineer training was spared, albeit it was very close, the same fate of privatisation around 2008 -2010 in the form of "Metrix "......I hate clichés, but, allied to the fiasco being discussed, this would have produced the "perfect storm " as the plans were for Tri-Service training and a significantly diluted course content .