It has been suggested in this forum that we just accept RA65 without BPP.
Well I have another suggestion:
We leave RA55 in place until the most junior crew on COS99 has had an attempt at command! That way nobody is disadvantaged when RA65 comes in.
Extreme? Probably, but the two cases above are the opposite extremes. Idea 1 puts all junior crew at a disadvantage and idea 2 puts all senior crew in that boat.
Like it? You sure will if you are 42ish or younger. Approaching 50? You might not like it so much!
The solution lies somewhere in the middle. Get your creative hats on.
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