Lost at Sea,
How can you be so sure of the content and form of mil advice provided to the interim contract? Were you involved? Was the MCA under an obligation to implement all advice or was it at liberty to pick and choose? I am also slightly confused why the MCA would need mil advice anyway. This is, after all, the organisation that claims expertise in all things SAR and that many on this board are happy to endorse. So given the MCA's obvious pedigree it is slightly baffling that they asked the mil to advise them. I can see why the claim about duff mil advice is being touted now, it is a lame excuse for being caught out as not quite having the expertise previously claimed.
It will be interesting to see what comes out of the woodwork next (and who within the RAF/MoD is to blame).
More power to the Crab!
