Apologies Melchett, not too much undeserved scorching from the bonfire I hope. However, I hope their is a trimming of the entire officer corps [note: trimming not purge].
It has grown bloated in the last 15 - 20 years and many would not be missed, especially in some branches. Many manage to fit the category I described in my earlier post at home as well as whilst deployed.
Whilst we sit at either end of arc, I suspect the ideal is somewhere in the middle, though probably the last solution the MOD will apply.