ffsache,
You may be right but then PJRS,MBE and whatever has hardly shown any great propensity for distinguishing deadwood from productive employees in the past.
There a a number that can thankfully (in hindsight) attest to that.
While it may seem painfull at the time losing a positon with PX usually leads to a brighter future.
The present is probably little more than some general payback in futile preperation for one's own imminent retirement. His fist will shortly be withdrawn from the bucket of water, and guess who will notice, nobody except maybe the other grumoy old wimp.
The writing was on the wall with Shaggs and the Beast.