Well done those pilots. But why are we celebrating? They deserve medals for just sticking it out in that shambles for so long while their peers that got sold out and made redundant are (largely) flying for civilian carriers or otherwise building a lasting career.
How long have we had those jets? I'm embarrassed for them that the pinnacle of their training is overshadowed by the fact that they should have been out of that miserable place and earning flying pay more than a year earlier.
Well done all of you. Shame on our pathetic legacy of a once grand flying training system.
Ray