To be honest I thing there's little point in getting one's aircrew long-johns in a twist over this.
This new directive will get a thorough ignoring refecting the level of importance it carries.
Sadly, it's been borne out by a bunch of Airships whose last experience of operations was probably, er, um, the Cold War? These characters whose job it is to provide and support for the operational aspects of our force have clearly lost touch with what's important; i.e..... ensuring the RAF has the capability and capacity to deliver to its customers, something which is lacking at the moment.