Thanks crab as I thought the mil will still be there, so why split the thing up & why should we give profit to private company for what appears to be inferior cover? will the mil personnel still provide 24 hour cover & if so how will the the 1 hour requirement be fulfilled
I think your comment is close to the mark,
"SAR should not be provided on a 'for profit' basis because, as we have seen from the banking crisis, once money is involved, anything can be justified by the need to make profit and all integrity is lost."
There is a case for the MOD to get its act together along with re structuring the existing system to make more efficient, but profit should not be involved.