I agree with everything you had to say. When I have met people from the F-3 force I found them a great bunch. I felt very angry when I heard these early retirement plans from the scum bag cowards we call a government! It reminded me so much of the end of the Jaguar and SHAR.
I wish you all the best for the future and also for some good flying and hopefully deployments in the future ie Maple Flag. Typical of this crap country to ditch a plane with years of life left in it!