The thing that makes me worry about all of this is that no-one actually seems to mind that people are PVR'ing or leaving in droves at their ORD. I am not expecting anyone to ask me to stay, or even to care about my motivation to go (or lack of motivation to stay), but by losing the experience that we are and solving the problem by promoting early we are putting less experienced personnel into key appointments.
Not saying they are less capable or not ready, just that they are less ready than they used to be. Controversial view (and the RAF would argue that the standard is acceptable or that they are recognising potential earlier), but in my view this must lead to a less experienced RAF, one less well prepared for what HMG might throw at it.