Originally Posted by
downsizer
Interesting. The workforce issues weren't / aren't a surprise to read about and are set to get much worse. TG1 has struggled increasingly since SDSR 2010, and the long-expected pigeon is roosting. The highlighted shortages and fatigue are being exacerbated by growing inexperience and also a dilution of resilience. The report suggested to me that 617 did not quite have its boat practices together - that may well underline the challenge of a hybrid RAF Sqn going to sea compared to, say, a Merlin NAS, where shipborne practices and husbandry are far more likely to be endemic. Hopefully they're much sharper now, which would be the whole point following an avoidable loss!