"the large number of aircraft crashes then occurring on high ground"
But that doesn't really apply now does it?
And if they ever had to go to war and try to retrieve downed aircrew, then in two years there won't be any helicopters available to lift them anyway.
Better the task be folded into another group where the skills are likely to be used / saved. As it stands, with the number of civilian volunteer MRT teams, its a candidate for the budgetary chop