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No probs m8 - I don't for a minute think you were slagging off anyone - actually, I was agreeing with you. I had the same concerns more recently after returning from 'hot and dusty' places. Rather than get on one's high horse about following 'peacetime trg' rules, instead, we tried to make our training 'back here' more closely resemble what was expected 'out there'.
I agree with your assessment of current aircrew; they do a lot more 'interesting' things than did their predecessors, in an even more intense combat environment, often with less support, less training, far from home and, on occasion, with old or defective kit! Hats off!
Last edited by flipster; 26th Mar 2009 at 11:51.