Why is it sad?
Gnd,
We spend an absolute fortune on defence, one of the highest spenders on the planet, what on earth has benefit payments got to do with it? Unemployment goes up, benefit payments go up, no getting away from that, or would you rather see families starve?
The RAF is hardly training any pilots right now so surely the fact that there is to be one badged BFJ training squadron rather than two is simple common sense expediency?