Just found this on Egoat! reassuring isn't it? it's from a liney at Kinloss, and people still wonder why we are in the state we are in! the groundies are being treated like !!!!, poorly supported, undermanned, under equipped and dangerously low on morale, Aircrew are frustrated and hitting skill fade really hard and we are all expected to maintain the op output in an ancient Aircraft with large safety concerns hanging over it
"We have civvies (ex snec's, 1 ex liney getting paid more now than he did when he was in the mob doing same job and not having the whole gulf / guard / ccs hassle!) working here too now.
The PVR's are starting to hurt the manpower now, along with permenant gulf rotation there is a serious shortage of trade knowledge and experience. I can't even get onto any of the 'q' courses due to lack of manpower! The whole system, is crazy and bordering on unsafe for flying!"