Originally Posted by
muppetofthenorth
Everybody who doesn't fly are "RAFAC" officers with a "Cadet Forces Commission".
Everybody who does fly is a VR(T) officer with an RAF commission.
Nothing like treating equal volunteers differently to help the morale.
For those of us who were Regular Officers and who took up VR Commissions to become VR(T) Officers, the enforced removal of the Commission and transfer onto the pathetic Cadet Forces Commission was a kick in the teeth. IMO it was unnecessary and down to people clogging the Redress of Grievances system with petty matters - all that was needed was a change to QR 1000.
With the crossover, Cadet Forces Commissions are no longer subject to QRs whereas VR Commissions are.
The reason AEF Pilots retain their VR Commissions is down to accountabilty given that they are responsible for RAF assets.