Thanks for the link 'Plod.
Kinda makes the point that these chaps we are sending to the USA cannot do anything for the UK right now. Open your eyes princess and you will see that we haven't enough shekels left to to keep the GR4 Forced manned and equipped to run 2 ops and have chopped a couple of sqns within days of dropping ordinance at the behest of the UK. Meanwhile in a sunshine tour elsewhere...
These fine chaps selected for the F/A-18 playtime do not have to do any additional RoS on their return beyond that to amortize the F/A-18 slot. They can simply enjoy their time abroad and leave not long after they return. Don't think for a minute that all these chaps will fly a UK FJ again as we have no ability to forcibly keep them in until the UK F-35C enters service. Some may stay but others - well go and chat to them and find out!
NB the RAF dumped those in the trg system when they had no cockpit to go to.