It makes sense. The cost of transfer is large. Training for 35+ crews, 150+ maintainers. Oxfordshire based Merlin specific workshops. Merlin simulator, which can’t move as its part of the multi platform sim’. Accommodation in Oxfordshire for visiting sim’ crews, Loss of 12 years of Merlin experience etc etc and so it goes on. My CHF mates can’t tell me the last time they embarked on a ship and when they did a Chinook was onboard proving that the crabs can cope with embarked Ops. ‘Bootys’ don’t care whose bus they get on as long as the bus turns up. The only thing that it will do is keep the CHF name alive. There is no tangible tactical or strategic benefit, especially as the MOD is broke in more ways than one. The best we can hope for is a joint Merlin Sqn as per 360 Sqn in the good old days combining CHF and Merlin SH.