Duplo
presumably nobody else applied for the post... was it advertised on the FTRS website in the usual way?
Yes, it was advertised as Gp Capt Gliding and the closing date was Nov/Dec 13 if I recall correctly. I thought about applying, but thanks to the abatement rules it would have have cost me at least £100 per month to do the job (as I would be paying the extra NI that I wouldn't pay on my pension).
That said, there's no guarantee I would have got it. Don't forget that JM was already a Gp Capt in FTRS working within the Air Cadet Organisation, so he has the flying experience and the Air Cadet experience that the job requires.
LJ
