While I appreciate your concerns about the Military being screwed over, I think you are drifting off the point. The advantage of SAR run by commercial operators is that it's cheaper. If, and this is what agitates Crab, Civ SAR (for want of a better phrase) can provide the same capability as Mil SAR then surely it is better for the tax payer and general public? From my own experience I have no doubt that Civ SAR can provide an equally good, and in many areas a much better (modern reliable equipment, stable workforce, effective management, lack of Service distractions etc), service at a lower cost. But, in the final analysis, it will come down to cost and that is what will attract the attention of the politicians.
