Night_fr8
Calm down.
You miss the point. We all support our forces when they are at war.
This is not 1940.
If the government wants the forces looked after there will be plenty of spare crews and aircraft available when the war starts. There is absolutely no need for any alleviations to FTL's for pilots. On the day it's the individuals call.
The current rules are in place to stop individuals being pressurised to operate when they should not.
Decisions made in the calm now are bound to better than those made in the heat of a war.
BALPA is right to take this stand and most members, ex-military and civilian pilots, are bound to support them.
Peter