RE- TUCUMSEH's post above...
Any "training system" that is not fully documented, is fundamentally flawed. Especially-so in a Military where it is a given that the grunts on the ground will have a relatively short carreer span......so what a bloody brilliant idea, hey, -let's go back to the industrial revolution, nothing written down, all knowledge passed by word of mouth.....for those a bit lacking in History, Caxton's printing press opened-up the "Craftsman's Clubs" once the peasants could read, they could learn skills easily and cheaply. (Mastering them, was another issue.......
here we were , in the 20 th. century, relying on an instructor's memory to tell a new load of "oiks" everything . The half-baked "constant amendment and update" protocol that TUC. referred to, was fatally flawed.
the comprehensive "Old-School" knowledge was pushed out of the door by MOD bean-counters.
Their chickens have come home to roost.
A proper service and maintenance manual should detail exactly what maintenance and repair operations should be carried out, when, and most importantly how
As kit becomes obsolete, new manuals and procedures are needed, It's a continuous , evolving process.
From what I've read here, seems the MOD cut off any proper support to the fixers...perhaps they thought the odd death , like Mr. Cunningham's , would be cheaper.
I do hope the Coroner has the initiative to look behind the MOD's shameful curtain .