Jimlad
If this was the RAF losing 1000 people now, you'd be screaming bloody murder.
By my reckoning, the RAF was 90 something thousand back in the early 90's, now down to 40ish thousand. That equates to about 3000 per year decrease in numbers for 15 years or so, being conservative. I admit that a lot of that decrease has been voluntary, but on the basis that the MOD are still cutting the RAF , then if it had not been voluntary there would have been even more redundancies.
I am sure that there is still scope to lose a lot of air ranks as well, but I do not see the MOD sacking them unfortunately. The RAF is so top heavy it is ridiculous, not just with air ranks, but that we have one officer to every two airmen ........
Y_G