VC
Your post has given me a wonderful money saving idea for kuntynuty and the government to consider. With a bit of on the job training we could consider civilianising all the following roles:
* RAF personnel, particularly aircrew: fast jet, transport and rotary
* Army all ranks all roles
* Navy ditto.
After all they can't strike either, and if we can't go as far as civilianising them then we could just increase their pensions and cut their pay, especially if they're not front line. That should just about p!55 them off enough until they can't be bothered any more. Then we can all go and join the public sector and be happy decent over taxed tax payers.
You never know this could work for fire fighters, consultants, surgeons, doctors and nurses too. Actually scratch that, they can strike can't they!
I shall now stop rising to the bait and return to being the bottom feeder that I am.
WP