You need to get the alleged quote right.
When Loader visited recently his pep talk to troops in Basra was that being in RAF these days was like being on the train to glasgow. Its a bit rough and if they dont like it they can just get off the train!
The figure of 24 could be out of date,
ME poster has had 24 PVRs this year up until july. Previous record for whole year was 16 !!
I also hear that Ts and Cs have been retrospectively changed to prevent JPs from PVRing before graduation day. Lots of stick but where is the carrot?
Further point on the retention figures. I understand that they are so bad, the RAF becomes unsustainable if it continues. I suspect some tasty retention packages are being formulated as we speak.