I've just had a scan through Mr Wards article and despite the anti-RAF undertones generaly he and his oppos make sense. If the UK does get these carriers (still a big IF in my opinion) then it should be the FAA that run the show.
Having worked in the MoD for 8 years with all three services I have never met anyone in the RAF that was willing to go to sea. I have also met a few that had done seatime and all had said if it were a permenent feature of their careers they would leave. One was working his notice because he hated it!
There is no doubt that the RAF could run ALL of the UK's air assets but I reckon they'd end up with so much personel churn that they'd have to admit defeat in the end. As is mooted in the article turning crews around mid deployment would not be either operationaly or cost efficient and I dare say it would not do the morale of the ships company any good either!