Hi Tourist,
Good point and hopefully it is my interpretation that has allowed me to jump to the wrong assumption
If they are service personnel it reads like they are based shore side and get 'parachuted' onto a ship as and when required?
I guess I am asking questions as opposed to making a statement and no doubt just like your very good self, you can see the problems of not having the so called 'support staff' as part of a ship's company.
I can think of any number of roles an Aircraft Handler might have to perform other than working on aircraft but if they are posted in as support to the embarked squadron, would they then refuse to be a part of a Boarding Party or help ashore to offer assistance toward a civil disaster or quell a civil uprising?? What about the more mundane work of Chief Toilet cleaner or head waiter in the dining rooms, would they also be exempt from these less attractive tasks?
Yet another apology for this drifting of the thread.. Perhaps the Puma might get embarked on Ocean
