Every time I read something like this my first thought is how glad I am I left after my 20-odd years, even with the downturn in civil aviation - my job is currently classified "at risk".
However, my second thought is invariably sympathy for those who still serve and have to put up with such penny-pinching nonsense. Isn't there an Airship anywhere with the backbone to stand up to the bloody beancounters?
DW - who wrote the letter?