Military airworthiness is different to civilian airworthiness, as there are situations where we need to be able to accept risk - such as for tasks that save life, or are vital to the national interest. The problem comes when these risks are taken under pressure to produce and by people who are not qualified/authorised to assess or take the risks.
Good post OA, if I may say so. I'm not trying to inflict Civil Airworthiness on the military, but airworthiness in accordance with Military Airworthiness Regulations, which patently cannot be relied on now. That has to change and independence of the MOD is the key. You can call the resulting setup what you wish. No doubt it would be an anagram of those listed in your later post!
