Originally Posted by
Melchett01
But at that point you have to ask whether Service politics is really delivering the best results for the country.
That ship sailed a long time ago. The RAF was formed against the backdrop of the RNAS and RFC having lost sight of the Zeppelin threat amidst their own wranglings. And there is a dense subtext of it throughout the TELIC and HERRICK era, hinted at but never really followed up by Chilcot, which I think will come more into the public eye during recriminations over Afghanistan.