If all that has been said in the past few posts is true, then there are going to be some gaps in the Air Eng cadre sooner rather than later. I know of at least 3 leaving my particular sqn in the next year, with at least the same number the year after. If this is just a snapshot of what is happening on every other sqn, then we are going to have some overworked eng's in the near future. Put that together with no promotion and very little pa spine, then morale is bound to increase. I do hope that the powers that be are not relying on Engineers to stay in out of duty and loyalty, as i know this will not happen. There are a lot of people out there who are a bit disenchanted with their lot at the moment and have the abilty/skills/motivation to move on if they feel they are being taken for granted.
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