Bob Viking was totally correct in saying "Nowadays our young crews have some truly world beating aircraft and they are bored of it after 3-6 years. That should speak volumes if anyone was listening."
On my regular commute I discovered that a travelling companion was an ex-Typhoon pilot. He described the airborne task as "a lonely game of chess at high altitude" and after one tour he had had enough. Having started my flying career in a Hunter at low level down Loch Ness, I can see how aviation has modernised but not necessarily to the satisfaction of young aviators who want 'real' heart-thumping flying, not lonely cerebral gamesmanship which they could do online in their accommodation.