Small Spinner:
PS It feels that my time spent on Nimrods was sort of wasted, by a decision to scrap the capability. Something in me feels empty, in the decision to close Kinloss, and I wish all the best to the folks up there. Sad sad times.
Exactly how I feel. Even those of us who have seen ISK in our rear-view mirrors for the last time feel a deep affinity for a place and time which set the foundations of what we subsequently became. A couple of tours on Maritime were essential to knock the rough edges off a newly-qualified AEOp, and it's pretty obvious that those who haven't done it, or weren't very good at it, didn't develop as professionally as their compatriots in the rear-crew world (no offence, Shep!).