A lot of hot air here from people who dont seem to have been to the desert much recently.
We could have more people on guard, we could get them from the bottomless pit of manpower we have back in the uk. The aircrew officers could all do guard, obviously in their rest periods, because we all have nothing better to do.
There are a lot of guys who have been doing long periods of time away in the desert for a few years now, and it has changed big style out there. The whole place is being turned into a UK style camp, with SRO's, mess rules, and bucket loads of needless trivia - eg you cannot wear sunglasses on your head in the mess tent.
The army seem to cope quite well, because it is their job. We should be allowed to get on with ours.