Oh dear..if substantiated, sounds like another spasm of poor man management for the light blue hatted fraternity
Just what is going on with you boys? Where is your head of arm in all this? Directorates are (if not bloody well should be) primarly about people. My sources tell me that there is an impending demographic outflow of time served (and by definition experienced) NCO pilots. Where /how is this diminishing experience baseline going to be made up?
Transiting young ooficers on their way to CDS?
Well resourced and properly trained AH pilots with oodles of op experience under their belts?
I would suggest not
Invest wisely in people to-day...reap dividends on the battlefield tomorrow
