I was taken aback at reading that a full ration on an FJ squadron was 10 hours.
It would be interesting to hear from someone who's been on the F3 force over the past decade, because as far as I recall the reduction to such a mickey mouse level of flying has happened only in the last few years.
Wasn't that long ago that the ration on an FJ squadron was just over 30 hours with work up to LF and subsequent currency in that discipline a carefully supervised, somewhat painstaking affair. (Of course 40 hour rations aren't that long ago either).
I'd like to rant against senior officers who completely fail to stand up for standards, but I don't feel equipped enough...did the F3 run down make this a 'highly unusual situation'?
Awful anyway.