Mojo...
Now when all the ground trades were subject to these cuts just how much of a stir did "the other half" make????? Or was it a case of keep our collective heads down screw you jack were alright??
I think that you will find that at the ME flying stations, (certainly the ones I have been at) the NCO aircrew do at least their fair share of guarding duties, and probably complain as much as the rest with regard to lack of free meals for guards.
Now perhaps we might look at why half of the blunties (admin) manage to avoid doing guard/commander shifts such that engineers and squadron NCA end up doing more than the average?
Y_G