There seem to be 2 main themes running here.
The first is the issue of having 1st line engineering tasks for several squadrons being subsumed into a central organisation. This would lead to the removal of groundcrew personnel from flying sqns and seems to be universally regarded as worse than bad.
The second is that of 2nd line tasks being centralised for different aircraft types. In my view, this is a workable, and (depending on the circumstances) sensible way forward. Similarly, I can appreciate the move to avoid duplicating 2nd line facilities at separate bases (eg Tornado GR4 bits at Los/Mar or generic Tornado bits for all the stns). Again, PROVIDING the supply sytem is sufficiently primed to take care of the pipeline time involved, this could also be a "good thing".
IMHO, we shouldn't let our universal distaste for the first option blind us to the benefits of the second.
Comments?