In this so called emergency does that mean our illustrious First Sea Lord would
'Rob Peter, to pay Paul?'
A future 1SL will if needed no doubt find the men the same way that Henry Leach did in 1982, when all sorts of things re-appeared off trots. Denude the shore establishments for experienced Officers and Snr Rates and the training pipeline for Jnr Rates.
Worry about the ensuing mess after the emergency.
That was always how the third CVS and its CAG was designed to be manned, even in the days when 'committed to NATO' actually meant something.
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