I guess the staffing situation must be a bit critical at the FTSs
Not necessarily. Linton/Valley may be a different issue, but the UAS posts referred to have been in existance for a while. With time though, those people are moving on/retiring and many posts now need filling. The problem with FTRS posts is that they are geographically tied, making some of them very difficult to fill.
Roland - couldn't agree more...we are setting ourselves up for a very big fall in the QFI cadre. But that's OK - the frontline Sqns will just change the rules so as not to need QFIs (just FIs) and crack on as usual.
Uncle G