It has been a few weeks since my last confession and I can gladly confirm that the new system is indeed Garbage.
On our shift we do intergrate the Kand J guys with good results, and some are getting cross trained for servicings on different types.
Oberon 1. you were correct in suggesting that the SNCO's were not involved at all in the planning, and yes all of our questions were answered by lies. EG:-
Q. "surely all this merging is just an excuse for manpower cuts"
A. " No, the manpower across the whole of eng wing will not be affected"
Yeah, thanks for that!!!!!
Also for OB1, as a member of Eng wing I cannot recall filling in a cencus and replying that I wanted to adopt a new system to be introduced that totally wrecked any kind of morale or genuine good sprit that we all had. All I wanted is decent deployable tool kits, new 30 ton air operated jacks, and for the programme to reflect what the aircrew actually wanted the A/C to be roled to!!!
As far as the lean team go, in order to improve the working environment you might have to spend a bit, or a lot of, money and this quite clearly is not the case. 'You have to speculate to accumulate'!!!!
As for changes, any change that can be implemented quickly and is for the better is a lot better than the present situation, where we all feel like pikeys, living in a sort of limbo in a makeshift home.
If there is anyone out there who is watching and has any kind of power, any chance that you can use some of it?????
I am off to the sandy place for another 8 weeks inside 12 months and frankly cannot wait to get away from Lyneham, such is our despair at the present moment.
Any spelling mistakes are all my own doing as I have fingers like pigs t@ts.
TA SC