Trying to work out what motivation there is for someone to accept Wg Cdr rank.
Wg Cdr: Little flying (if any), lots of stress, no stability for the family, lose your flying pay if you cannot get back to the front line (ie. you don't get a sqn, and how many do?)and if you do not make Gp Capt (probable if you don't get a sqn) then obviously you retire with a Wg Cdr pension. Oh yes, and you cannot transfer to PA.
Sqn Ldr: Go PA, lots of flying, lots of family stability, lots of fun, more money (in time) than a no-flying-pay Wg Cdr and guaranteed a Gp Capt pension.
We are asking people to gamble their families future financial security on the chance that they will get a sqn cdr tour and progress upwards. . .Why are we treating our career officers this way?