Wyler
Totally agreed with all you say, 'when we were in'.
Generous contract (16 years min) can be struck off the list.
Canning the pre-wings studes was a shocking loyalty reversal. Even back in the '90s during the 'Hold Generation' when kids could take 5 or 6 years to get to a squadron, there was never a hint that young men and women who had spent years working towards a goal would be laid off.
Don't care if you're an LAC or a Plt Off, the ground has been laid for legal contracts to be set in place.
I've already advised Monty Junior to avoid BritMil. As they used to say in NI, 'You play ball with us, and we'll shove the bat up your arse.'.
Sad all round.