teeteringhead
I think there are two issues with your arguement about turning aircraft around.
1. Why pay a civilian workforce when you already have a military workforce that can do the job (and you need to keep that military workforce occupied in case of crisis)?
2. Turnaround time is not everything if the flow is constant and the aircraft are come out of servicing in the correct mod state and to an agreed standard?
However, I do agree that the treatment of the workforce is appauling.