first and foremost it’s about profit
This is the point that Crab and his army have been making all along - the mil system, while far from perfect, provides the best service it can without the awkward compromise of having to make a profit. And another bonus is that the mil crews haven't ever been on strike and never will - whether you view SAR-H as a good thing or a bad thing, presumably most would agree that a life-saving organisation is no use to man nor beast if it's crippled by strike action?