Presently Sitting kind of in the middle of this argument, knowing people well from both sides, I would add that ALL are under pressure.
On the Ops side; there is the constant deployments, threat, workload, family etc issues which are very very real, and affect many people more now than historically. However, in the support areas, particularly the CS who work with the MOD, there are also real and unexpected pressures and tensions.
It's not really fair to compare like for like, as their area, work and assumpions are so different. But, one thing that can be said: Is that all areas are overstreached!
Soldiers leaving is bad, Pilots leaving is bad ANYONE leaving is bad, but a lot of CS Mod emplyees are doing the same, for the same reasons...... "We never signed up to this!" and they are correct, but we are not, this is what we signed up for! (Albeit not for so long without propper support or funding from a IDIOT government).
Bottom line: Blame the MOD CS if you like, but it's like blaming the British Exp Force at Dunkirk........ Go Figure.
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