Originally Posted by
pr00ne
Well, seeing as he continues to preside over the down sizing of the UK armed forces (just announced that HMS Enterprise is to decommission at the end of this month, which seemingly came as a surprise to her crew on Twitter and Facebook!) he doesn't really need any more money for the ever shrinking forces under his command does he? Such a contrast to what virtually the rest of the entire world is doing on defence post Ukraine.
What a clueless inept bunch!
Her sister Echo was effectively canned last year, I think the end of their planned service life was 2028. The fact that the once 2* post of Hydrographer of the Navy is now just part of a Commander's role presumably reflects successive governments' attitudes to the need to fund the droggie mission.
Probably all part of the ongoing plan to replace specialist people like aircrew with UAVs, UUVs, and USVs.