GrahamO
'for the first time in living memory'.........
and
'alien concept....since 1945'.......
Get your head out of your backside. The RAF (and all the services) have been feeling the pinch for decades but none more so than the last 10 years.
The service is broken beyond repair, it really is, and these individuals although unpalatable as it may seem right now have been spared from being tied to a a sinking ship.
I hope they get professional resettlement and a sensible severance package.