At the risk of being poo-pooed, I do not see the relevance of a great many of the preceding posts. Would they not be better suited to a thread entitled "rib-tickling gobbledygook"? Unless of course it is a serious contention that RAF meltdown is the result of bad writing!
If indeed meltdown has begun it would surely be the result of a fundamental flaw in the construct of the existing body. Even the rates at which people might be leaving, or for that matter joining, would surely be a consequence of that flaw, rather than a cause in their own right. It would perhaps be more profitable to identify the flaw(s) rather than demonstrate our cleverness in writing appraisal?
Down everyone, incoming!