Originally Posted by
Lordflasheart
But how many times has the 'requirement' been altered, usually at short notice?
Here's the latest change of plan -
RAF C130 Increase in Crews
And how many sticking plasters have already had to be applied ?
Changes to the training throughput requirement have always been required and will continue to be required as long as we have manned aircraft and Defence reviews and fluctuations in the civilian jobs market and changes in crewing ratios and operational commitments and and.... you get the picture. Surely the future costs of MFTS and the legacy system weren't compared on the assumption that requirements would never change?