St Valentine's day massacre
My sympathies to all those who, through absolutely no fault or failure on their part, have found themselves in this appalling situation.
The RAF has been reduced to its current state through years of government incompetence; Bliar's wars and desperation to cling to Dubya's coat tails were inadequately funded and the situation worsened under Incapability Brown. Billions have been wasted through incompetent procurement decisions; the present government has to balance the books as best it can, but the enormity of SDSR and the crass decisions of recent months concerning Harrier, Nimrod and manning cuts are probably the last few straws for the backs of many camels.
Good luck to all those who will be disappointed today by this truly awful St. Valentine's Day Massacre; I hope that there will be some government funded scheme to ease your transition into another career.