Wish my cadets would polish their shoes!
There are about 35,000 spaceys and a similar number in the ACF and SCC, so let's just turf 100,000 youngsters onto the streets with nothing to do shall we? Wonder what sort of trouble they would get up to then, at a cost to the legal process.
The ATC is dual funded. Cadets have to contribute themselves. So not only are they making the effort to get off their 4r$es and do something worthwhile in the community, they are also paying £17 per month (on my sqn at least) for the privilege.
Let's get rid of 100,000 dedicated kids who one day would have used their leadership and team skills in the workplace.
Makes sense to me.