" seems daft that the AAC and RAF are sending out redundancy notices, no doubt with substantial redundancy packages and in the same breath the RN are PAYING their guys to stay in with the FRI. What a waste on money. Why not take a few Chinook, Puma, Seaking, Merlin aircrew and send them to the RN for a couple of years? It might not solve the problem BUT it would save some money whilst the appointers try to solve the problem."
H3F has a point. I can only see one problem in that you could end up having Non-Comm Army aircrew flying RAF/FAA Aircraft which are flown by commissioned officers. Surely it's now time to a/ introduce Non-Comm Aircrew into (at least) The RAF/FAA Rotary communities and b/ For the three services to get there heads together and make personell interservice transfer much easer at all ranks?