Two facts I regularly throw into these threads, so I apologise in advance to those I've bored with them before!
1. The RAF I joined had about 150 000 personnel, about 7 Commands/Air Forces and Lord knows how many aircraft. And was run by a 4-star CAS. Now the RAF numbers in the low 30 000s, has one Command, not many aircraft and .... er .... is run by a 4-star CAS!
2. The Met Police has more people in uniform (about 35 000) and has a total of 11 ranks (from Constable to Commissioner), which is 2 or 3 more than most forces. The RAF has about 18 (not quite sure where we are with Tech ranks and Rockape L/Cpls).
Discuss........