who are you john reid or what???
lucky shots, luck with flying....to be frank it's a bloody joke. maybe they were aware of the risks. that said, it does'nt mean that they have to accept them. that doesn't mean that they have to leave if they don't. it just highlights the true professionals that they were.
if the foam gets given that means that" someone will go without something they need." that headache can belong to the higher powers who get paid the real money. let them take the risks, not our soliders. it's time the ministers earnt their wage. like you say...it ain't a perfect world! that line of thought will not stop the campaign for protection for all troops. the fact that the insertion of foam will help protect all crew/ troops and passengers on these planes highlights the fact that it's important enough and essential. if the planes are in theatre or on a cargo run elsewhere, with the amount of lives on board at any one time there is a need. look how we found out. what else needs to happen to underline the fact? is the loss of ten colleagues not enough? is the taxpayer paying £130,000 for the blairs to go on four trips on the queens flight on family jollies a wiser spend of our money than looking after our troops? i can tell you what the majority think. we live in the 21st century. not the third world. while we are entitled to our views, and it's good to hear, them we cannot make comparisons with the end of the cold or second world war. different centuries, generations, different times. you don't have to accept second best.
it's time the cobwebs are brushed off from our ministers, they earn their money. get with the programme. take part in the duty of care culture that they installed and the government have a shake up. remember ten men were lost. yes, they were doing the job they loved and accepted......but then they were stopped from doing their job. there had been warnings that this would happen. it can't be ignored any more..........and most importantly their lives are not to be written off. this must be learnt from.
