Cheers for the info guys.
D-IFF. It was that exact C-17 bloke having "jumped" that put the idea into my head to look into it in the first place.
Having served with him before I would love to get in touch and find out his views and experiences. Do you by any chance have any contact details for him? I have been away from blighty for a while and have lost touch.
BEagle. Yes, the current project has hit some turbulence, not least some caused by my parent company continually "re-arranging" folk. It doesn't matter where they put them, they still have the same number of managers vs workers.