Mutley,
I am beyond inter Service willing waving and dont really care what happens, as long as the capability is provided it doesn't really matter.
However, if NH 90 is selected it will only fill a small proportion of the RAF fleet (e.g. Pumas) but especially with the latest downsizing of the AAC's Lynx fleet the numbers just dont add up and as I said purely based on numbers (not egos, or history, or who picks up the most in South Armagh myths) then only 48 AH does not warrant a Corps.
That is a waste for the sake of a cap badge surely when at the shop floor the aircrew do not actually dont care that much, especially if you talk to the Air Corps crews who are so envious of the resources put into a proper Air Station to support flying operations - established Ops Branch, Int Branch etc etc rather than L/Cpl Snodgrass on their last few months in uniform lemoned into Flt Ops for only 8 hrs a day (but what about beyond the 8 hr day I hear you ask!)
Mutley - stop hanging on to a dream. Do you really think the AAC has the infrastructure to support CH47s, NH90, Merlin, AH.
Honestly look your self in the mirror before you give an answer - or just plead the fifth amendment!
