Boys boys calm down!
10 years from now Mil area ATC will cease to exist. Terminal will be a case of a large number of AVOs filling slots on airfields, with a smaller number of the rest of us full timers, back into the world, having a quick couple of weeks rest in blues, in between dets. Anyone who thinks different is just not with it. When the army go, they go as a unit. Infantry, admin, police, medics etc. That is what we're going towards because it makes most sense for the cheapskates. Sorry, politicians!
FC vs ATC. Yes well done you've controlled a 2vs 500 trg sortie, I am impressed. Seriously I am, but is it realistic? No! The FC branch is going to have to give up and admit that their future lies in C2 onboard AWACS. The constant badgering of D&D and other Units just proves that you're trying to justify your existance post 11 09 01. Sorry, harsh words, but true! Will the branches be amalgamated? Of course they will. Because, from a bean counting point of view, with the level of threat (and lets be honest!) what we need is airspace managers aboard E3s.
As a total throwaway comment, I do like the fact that ADIS5000 admits that FCs throw away flt safety! Tee Hee!
Edited by Whowhenwhy for alcohol consumption!