JT:-
Silly to suggest otherwise and silly to suggest that the end of secondment and return conditions and early release or extension of service would not all be part of the agreement between the services and BA (insert any other airline that agrees secondments).
As to where any secondees/rejoiners go, that will be part of the secondment agreement. Not all the secondments would be for flying positions, but the RAF is short of pilots c150 or so.
Why this emphasis on secondment (nee sabbatical)? What difference does it make to the RAF if a pilot is seconded from BA (what other airline would be able to offer secondment in today's lockdown situation?), or has been threatened with or been made redundant by their employers? They are all equally assessed and made/not made offers presumably. Or are they? No doubt the BACC attitude is that BALPA members of other airlines should approach their company CC's/PLC's for similar schemes to BA's, but we all know that isn't going to happen. What we do know is that the BACC draws its strength from the combined membership of BALPA and from their subs, and BALPA has a moral duty to all its members to ensure equal opportunities for re-employment as far as is reasonably possible .
Right, that's the soapbox oration out of the way and I'll step down from it if someone could kindly give me a hand. Thank you....