They're incredibly short of QHIs and need more - they will need more QHTIs and EWIs, but they just don't realise it yet. How to solve this problem?
Take all the officers out of the staff jobs that have absolutely nothing to do with aviation and use them as the resource they are - pilots. Anyone can do SO2 Cake and Arse, it doesn't take a highly qualified person losing their highly perishable skills to do it.
Don't want to be a QHI? Neither did I - but after trying a year at a desk I'd even fly a gazelle, I'm that desperate. QHI? No problem matey!
But you have a very good point, Bonk, just don't expect Wallop to even care - they appear to be overwhelmed with simply getting people qualified on the system, and I think they will worry about fighting it later. My advice? Take whatever you can get m8! And be happy!