Exactly, so it's not Ascent's fault. It's the government's fault for being idiots.
Their terrible policies are affecting my generation and it really isn't fair. I'm not whining, I am simply highlighting the fact that many of you reading this were Combat Ready on your first tour before you were 25, whereas in my generation, it's likely we'll be in to our thirties before actually being able to make a valuable contribution to the RAF, instead of being a senior officer's tea boy.