I read somewhere that Sir Jock (of stretched but not over-stretched fame), will not go anywhere near a member of the press without at least one MoD minder. Well Sir, it appears that your people need you right now, maybe you should throw a little caution to the wind and start earning your pennies in a more visible fashion? The manning figures released yesterday show further worrying shortfalls in the RAF, things are about to take a marked change for the worse.