hyd3 mate
it's very simple. There are no aircrew in the RAF being made redundant! Granted, the FRI 1 is being withdrawn for the RAF (boo hiss) which bites when you are on a Joint Force that is made up of RN pilots (getting FRI 1) and RAF pilots (not getting FRI 1). I therefore refer you to your earlier comment:
So why make them redundant....and if they are not being made redundant then who is being made redundant and whats this thread about...
No aircrew being made redundant, therefore no one to fill RN slots (so to speak), therefore this is a mostly irrelevant thread. Unless you want to recruit some of our engineers?
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