As an outsider with no experience of managing the phase 1 and 2 pipelines of the RAF, but directly involved in the Army's, this is an unbelievable disgrace to those in the system. As a taxpayer I'm horrified, but as a serviceman I'm hugely sympathetic for those having to endure such shoddy mismanagement. The problem is that the A1 planners know that if people leave, there are numerous people waiting to jump into that slot. It's time Private Eye got wind of this.