If so much is being spent on recruitment, why isn't the RAF recruiting? My 18 year old has just spent 3 years at college getting engineering qualifications (BTEC) and has been told that they do now have vacancies for aircraft techicians but will call him in 2 months time (if they can be asked) - he is off to the army instead. A friend whose son has a 1st in engineering from Bristol, has been a space cadet and a University Air Sqn stude, has a PPL etc and did well at OASC is on some kind of reserve list - they might call him. Manpower planning for the future....................hrumph, p*ssing off highly motivated, well qualified youngsters is poor, even in times of low turnover, there is always an input and an output, which will accelerate as the economy starts to pick up! But then what do I know having left on PVR 4 years ago
