Originally Posted by
Mead Pusher
A cursory look at history should stop the debate. The RAF was formed because the single service route was inefficient and ineffective. Wasted resources, competing requirements, lack of support because the air assets were owned by a different organisation to the ones needing support, etc.
The RAF is a better way of doing things, which is why it now exists!
Wasted resources, competing requirements, lack of support because the air assets were owned by a different organisation to the ones needing support, etc., now seems to be the problem all over again.
The Army and Marines who are engaged in shoot outs with the bad guys seem to be getting the dirty end of the stick when it comes to allocation of air assets are they not?