Heres a thought.
Why not bring some of our commissioned brethren back who are now GD(AirEng) and give them the job the Queen trained them to do instead of an SO3/2 etc.
Or hows about bringing back all ex Air Engineers who have been out the trade for say 10 years or so, as Ops hindrance branch officers for example, and give them a seat. After all its happening real soon is it not!!!
Withering on the vine............................