Have just heard that the long term plan is that eventually the air force will comprise of pilots and NC aircrew - no navs and whats more no comissioned AEOps/ALMs/AEngs, something about en-powering MACRs? Although many probably aren't the fussed, I imagine that there a few who have always seen airman aircrew as a stepping stone to getting a comission, ie failed pilot/navs who were offered AEOp/ALM and took it. Now that this opportunity has been taken away, my betting is that quite a few will say B*ll**ks to it and reaply to OASC again. Result - further lose due to one of the measures that was designed to retain people.