Sligo SAR
One of the strengths of civvie SAR operations is that it tends to bring together a wide variety of experience and backgrounds.
The one thing that all of the flight crews (pilots and winchcrew) have in common is that they had to make sacrifices to get to where they are at. For some it was years of military service and all the assocaited B.S., while for others it was getting their parents to risk the family home to pay for their training. Either way a price had to be paid.
Most of the crews at CHC Ireland (and their families) appreciate the jobs they have.
When someone manipulates circumstance and in so doing threatens the security and long term prospects of a group of people, it is understandable that they wont like it. When an individual does this to enhance his pension and secure his golden handshake now they are gonna be pixxed off. When someone does this while aware of the employees views, well now I personally am at a loss. Completely gobsmacked.
Lets hope sense prevails and this dies a death before Sligo becomes another row.
Last edited by waffle; 10th Aug 2004 at 14:15.