Originally Posted by
general all rounder
As personnel who are only interested in unit level careers will increasingly be limited to one unit anyway - voila, you have effectively removed CEA at a stroke without looking as though you have.
And therein lies the catch.
Assumption:
All aircrew will remain at one unit for the duration.
The Practice:
Aircrew and manay engineers remain on one type for the duration
However who would have predicted the Harrier move from Yeovilton to Cottesmore? The F3 move to Leuchars? The FJTS move to Coningsby? The Jaguar move from Coltishall?
Swapping between Benson and Odiham or Lyneham and Brize fall well inside the 50 mile rule but who would want a daily commute of 60+ miles via Reading?
Yes, some will remain static through the main period of an aircraft's life in service but others will be caught at either end and neither end it evry guaranteed to be fixed. That is the main raison d'etre for aircrew on one type getting CEA no matter how unlikely that they will remain static.
PS
And not to forget the staff officers at rusticated locations.