It seems that the majority of you have little or no experience of military SAR supported by civilian engineers.
In the long run, it won't be a fight about who will do what job with what kit and who will run it with who etc etc.
I will raise the following points.
1. CG will remain CG who will continue to operate within their own remit.
2. Military SAR will continue with Mil Aircrew and Rearcrew with engineering support functions performed by civilian groundstaff.
3. It has already been happening for the last 2 years. Mil SAR supported by Civ engineering.
4. It works better than you may think.
5.Compare...... 5 aircraft wth 70 mil engineers and a 35% serviceability rate to 4 aircraft with 10 civ engineers and a 95% serviceability rate.
6. You hold the purse strings, you choose.