Vin, the rumours are true but there has been quite a visceral reaction from the RAF consultation so far. This tool is 'needed' for the army but there is a slow recognition that just the mention of it will lead to a retention hit in the RAF.
JTO, it's not often I perk up on here but I take extreme umbrage at your inference that this 'tool' is needed for the Army but not for the RAF...
It's not needed for any of the services, but while we are on the subject I would have thought it would fit in with the RAF very well...
I mean, initial thoughts go along the lines of it fitting in very well when say a fleet of Aircraft are chopped and we end up with a lot of Aircrew hitching a lift home having just dropped the frame off at the breakers... Or then theres the ground based engineers now without something to maintain... etc etc
Just saying thats all...