Shift Manning
Crab
You seem fixated on the idea that a huge number of engineers are required to sustain a SAR Shift. You assume that a smaller number of people will not produce a good result. The numbers employed by the RAF are just not sustainable. Lots of civvy organistions run aircraft very successfully with lots fewer engineers. It is an economic reality old boy.
Is it a crime to call in extra engineers from off shift to get the job done?
Visit a civvy SAR unit and you will see a clean, smart well looked after ac.