NVJ
I don't know of any of the SAR flts that have 5 full crews! Therefore, by reducing them to 4, some Flts become fully manned instead of being 20% under established, and those with 3 crews are now only 25% under rather than 40%.
Unfortunately ACOS Manning don't work that way. No-one is at 100% manning, and if any unit or squadron got to 100%, Manning would just gap some posts so that the unit "took its share of the pain". In today's climate if you need 4 crews to meet the task you should ensure you are established for 5. If you set your establishment at 4 you will only get 3 and then you........ increase the PVR rate.
One might assume that to meet the frontline establishment you should man your training machine at 100% to ensure the right number of new pink bodies get pumped through the sausage machine. Anyone name a training unit that has 100% manning? Ergo....planning to fail?