WHY the Air Cadets 'should change' but cant/will not.
Leaving the tech aspects aside for a moment the Air Cadets need a top to bottom change for the organisation to survive as a credible youth (Aviation related) operation.
The organisation's problems stem from it having become a nice safe 'JOB' for too many in the higher echelons of the system and the parent service (The RAF)
These are the people that let the system down and just could not understand that the 'Hands On' element (Volunteers) were a very capable force that ran a flying training unit 'DESPITE' the poor back up being provided from above. With so many Pension Toppers in place there will be no reason to effect change, so they adopt the usual corporate remedy of spending huge amounts of money (Telling Lies) or as they would say promoting the activity (or lack of it), and bringing along Celeb promoters to dress the stage. The whole scenario of moving from being the CORPS to becoming RAF CADETS is just another wasted effort that no doubt saw even more pension toppers employed. The expanded AEF operation has not in any way replaced the accessibility of simple ATC Gliding, and certainly has not replaced the USP of the 'Youth Solo experience'. Look at the evidence 'Post Pause' huge amounts of money still being spent and idle equipment in store, but no real actual substantial FLYING going on where it should be or where it was promised, buts lots of jobs still in post 'doing what'.
Last edited by POBJOY; 14th Apr 2019 at 20:14.