I quote filthy: "whilst in Afg crewing albert all crew members were trained in patrolling and CP skills prior to deploying. This was a self preservation skill."
Have I got this right? You believe that all the Herc crews did the 2 week IRT course at Honington? Or do you mean the 1 day comedy IRT course at Lyneham?
I've done both and the 1 day course doesn't equip you one jot to patrol on the streets. The 2 week course is similarly no good at turning Officer Aircrew into junior Rambos, but it at least gives you an idea of how to stay alive so that you're not quite so much a hinderance to your escort when going into town. I'd still say that niether of these courses can promote your CCS "skills" to budding Infantryman, not by a long shot.
Oh and I DO hope that by CP skills you don't mean Close Protection?
If not please feel free to correct me as I'm not aware of any other acronym using those letters. (Genuinely).
Either way, the man in the parliamentary question would appear to be a supplier or a mover on convoy duties. A common occurence.