Cab Driver
That's reassuring. So they'd make a good stop gap until a long term decision is made methinks. What you say appears to underline the fact that our armed forces are busier than most. war fighting and adequate training for the purpose takes its toll on aircraft.
Let's hope somebody in Whitehall is listening to the end users, then you might get adequate kit. Although I expect they will remain committed to having excess numbers of grey pointy things which are much more glamourous than humble SH and AT types. Oh to turn the clock back and have an AT fleet like we had pre-74.