I get the feeling this is more of an Army v RAF issue as opposed to whether you should be alert on guard or not. Try putting more blokes on guard, that might work, it's a bit of a cunning plan, but you never know. Don't tell me you haven't got enough peeps.....
The chaps in DPM generally seem to cope, why not you?
It's a genuine question, NOT a wind up.
Strap ever tighter.....