I shall state the obvious.....this thread is now verging well off topic...which I have assisted
...there is a good thread on Rotorheads.....suggest all carry on there instead of risking repeating all the same points.....
As for mil aircrew retention...that of course wll be the bonus of maintaning the SK should SAR-H collapse....issues about re-equipment and transfer of funding or subsdies will then have been kicked into the long grass for at least another 10 years. As suggested above...this then opens up broader possibilities for what will come next, given there wil be a new government with yet another different take on our Defence and other government expenditure priorities..