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As Chugalug2 said there is independent regulation of the civil world. It is there for a reason. In the event of an accident (or incident) an investigation is launched by an independent body who is there to find out what went wrong. FACT not blame. The AAIB establishes fact, and if necessary the authorities allocate blame (CAA/Coroner/CPS?).
And by comparison it seems to work.
The military on the other hand seems to want to allocate blame (or avoid blame) even if it means that the facts are lost.
If nothing else TD's comments may act as a wake up call to the military in that e-mails should be treated as serious, thought through legal records.
The Military have a duty of care to the civilians who live below their aircraft, and that is true at all times. The RAF also has a duty of care to its own staff and this seems to be presenting real difficulties.
If you cannot afford to operate and maintain the fleet of aircraft then dont.
The idiotic "can do" mentality has made a rod for its own back. The politicians love it. If you can do then the treasury can lean more out, and you can do.
My observation from the comments on this thread are that the ones who will not question government policy will question the ethics of a father who has lost his son. Maybe their OBE, MBE and Knighthoods are more important.
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