Going slightly off topic, I was VERY surprised to hear these ships will be expected to operate with a crew of less than 700?? That would be an amaing achievement especially as they try to suggest this will be the numbers for when they are fully operational with a full complement of aircraft?
Don't know who "they" are, but I've never heard anyone reputable suggest that complement will be less than 1200 with full CAG embarked.
The ships complement (inc Air and AE depts) is I believe around the 700 mark as per CVS. The CAG and any Flag element will obviously bring more bodies.