Originally Posted by
BluntedAtBirth
About 3 years ago, Comd JHC (an RAF 2*) decided not to spend his (shrinking) budget on desert flying suits but that the boys would stag on in temperates. The decision has not been reversed by his successor, despite being asked.
Tad harsh there QFIHawkman, I think BEagle's post referred to the message immediately above his.