With the greatest of respect to the boys and girls in the yellow helicopters yesterday, this has got to be the worst "reason" I've heard for retaining Mil SAR. Do you not think that if Navy or Coastguard Helicopters had arrived on scene in Sheffield that they would have done the same magnificent job?
Don't forget that one of the Military's other roles is Aid to the Civil Community. This job Just like Bocastle was one such occasion, would the same number of Civil SAR be available?
Shaun