Originally Posted by
beardy
I think the crux is not RAF acceptance. It is more likely to be the short term nature of any appointment and the mechanism of returning to an airline. After all there is likely to be a good reason why people left the RAF in the first place.
The usual reasons for leaving are either to continue flying rather than what the RAF might have in mind for you or perhaps simply the pay and conditions. Covid 19 has driven a bus through all such considerations and many would be grateful for any job now, especially in a familiar environment. Temporary it may be but that would at least be a reprieve from any redundancy or complete company collapse that many will be facing.
As to the mechanism, it is good to know that a cell exists for dealing with individual applications to rejoin (thank you downsizer). I'm confused therefore why BA pilots should not be processed in the same way? Why should the RAF contemplate a special arrangement with one particular company, unless of course that company is offering a deal that is more advantageous to the Service. Is it?