The two lots of 3 tranche redundancies in the 90's & 00's were oversubscribed with volunteers, two - threefold in the techie brackets.
I should know, I have (perverse) bragging rights to having volunteered 5 times.
I was a 'High calibre individual that the Air Force can ill afford to lose'
I know the terms have changed, but they're still generous compared to civvy street.
Seldom's spot on. We shall see when they publish the application figures