Rafloo
As you claim to be a tincano driver I can fully understand why you would see the Nimrods SAR role to be a waste of money - after all do training command ever leave the Vale of York?. However, when and if you ever return to the front line (assuming at 46 you're not past it
) you may discover that the Nimrods do far more than drop dinghys.
And no, I'm not a kipper fleet man - roll on contractorized flying trg and give the savings to the operational command that needs it
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