Has anybody sat and considered the flight safety implications of such a poor system.
In days gone by the whole idea of Admin Wing and Sqn Execs was to deflect the S*!t and make the whole process of flying an aircraft, whether that be training peacetime or in delivering a weapon in war time a lot simpler without the burden of taking frustrations airborne.
I would take my hat off to the first person who refuses to get airborne due to the stresses of either:
- Trying to logon
- Changing Password
- Altering Next of Kin Details
- Checking Posting Preferences
- Submitting Travel Claim
- Requesting Annual Leave
All that with the possibility that nobody will actually get paid on time this month and the bank manager, building societies and councils will all be demanding a reason why their standing orders and direct debits weren't honoured.
God help those who are trying to get onto JPA from overseas and are actually still doing a job out in Iraq or Afghanistan. Mind you JPA probably doesn't even know where they are anyway!
You never know maybe our lords and masters will give us all extra time away from duties just to cover the time wasted trying to logon etc. The productivity level of the RAF (to use bull management speak), not that we produce any tangible product, must have gone down by at least 50%.