Originally Posted by
The Helpful Stacker
'Warfighter first, tradesman second'
That'll be why so many in the RAF spend shed loads of time learning their trade but only one day a year playing silly buggers in greens then is it?
A valid argument. One of the whole points of the Air Force was a professional projector of warfare through individual Trades. During my stint down South, the Brigadier type CBFFI had this determination to get the Air Force contingent out in the field exercising KPD etc. It went down like a brick budgie because they still had to find time to keep the air assets on the Line.
Is that the plan? cover the Army shortfall from the ranks of a disbanded RAF? We could always hire in Contractors to fill the resultant gap. After all, the MoD priority is the "here and now" at the risk of future operations.
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