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I am obviously missing something after being out of the RAF for 18 years.
Are they looking for a uniform or civilian to fill the post?
If its a uniform why do they not post in a senior officer to fill the slot ?
Is every post filled by volunteers nowadays, doesn't sound like the way to run the military, just as well i am out, obviously too much of a dinosaur for todays military !
IIRC they have occasionally had civilians in senior - in fact VERY senior - base posts in the FI. They seem to have been largely "on attachment" from other branches of the UK Civil Service. The base is such an overwhelming presence in the FI it pays to have a degree of civi involvement