I dunno, I think that the stability Maroon is on about is the knowledge that the RAF structure is a stable, unchanging thing. Bases will always be there, even if aircraft types change, married quarters will always be there, medical support for our loved ones, overseas tours etc etc.
This kind of stability left you with a sense of security and allowed you to concentrate on the job in hand.
These days I find myself wondering what will be chopped next? Will I be moved to a crappy 'leaning' team? Will my aircraft type be scrapped? Who is gonna run my housing / mess / MT / supply next week? Will the people I speak to regularly be moved again so I have to spend another week trying to locate their new offices / phone numbers?
You used to be able to count on a pretty solid length of tour, with an overseas tour at some point, the odd 4 month det somewhere.
These days it seems that a new invention is around every corner, and it's hard to keep up with the constant flux. In fact it's hard to keep abreast of the RAF as a whole, and not retreat into a smaller and smaller world, just so you can keep tabs on the changes!
But I guess the folk at the top feel it is neccessary to change with the times, even if the times change so fast that it's practically impossible. Not to mention the costs involved with the constant change.
Perhaps the world is so unstable, that any organisation trying to involve itself with global affairs doesn't really stand a chance of keeping up.
The only answer is to change (reduce) the British Forces role on the world stage, and that isn't gonna happen anythime soon!