Spheroid,
I've just noticed your amusing p' take of my mentioning that Fleet Air arm pilots took part in the Battle of Britain.
Either you are as clueless as you make a good attempt at appearing, or maybe you think I meant ' from ships ' ?
Either way demonstrates pretty poor knowledge.
The FAA does deserve a more separate identity, and as our ships deserve fighter cover, they are rather obviously the people for the job.
I have flown with a lot of RAF pilots, who were mostly great, but the FAA pilots I have flown with stand out.
Hence my expressed wish that in a slightly better world they might be supplied with Harrier 2+ & AMRAAM ( if you don't know what they are, ask a grown up ) - and show you what ' ethos ' means.
Spheroid might be more appropriate if expressed in plural form...