Gone are the days when it mattered what rank you were in HM Forces. Rank once stood for achievement with honour, which was seen as a worthwhile goal. It would appear, from this site and all the crew rooms I’ve recently enjoyed, that today’s airman (RN, Army or RAF), only works for money. With that in mind, what does Cpl crewmen matter? A Sgt AAC pilot will earn far more than a MAEop and even the RAF couldn’t let a Cpl ALM earn less than a Cpl Cook.. .. .Cpl crewmen would probably be one of the few things that would do ALM’s any good. I say this because this would effectively stop anyone from remustering to the trade and probably make the civvies wonder if it’s worth it. This, and only this, will put ALM’s on a par with AEops ie; not quite enough bums on seats but, more importantly, no one feeding the system from the bottom.