What would a freedom on information act request about the advice taken pre SDSR reveal? Were the subject matter experts regarding carrier operations listened to?
At the decommisioning ceremony, the First Sea Lord spoke of the need to concentrate on recreating carrier strike capability - surely that is what we are throwing away? As a former CVS Captain (during periods of intense operational flying), he must feel incredibly bitter at the way things have turned out, and the way in which those with experience of carrier operations were ignored.
RLE
Is the simulator at Wittering?