Originally Posted by thing
So why can't HM Forces cope like any civvy business? eg if I want to leave my job I give one month's notice. I'm a highly trained professional, whats the difference?
If your specialist role and background is generic enough so that someone else can step into your place at relatively short notice, then fair enough. However, it will still take time to find a suitable relief.
If you happen to be one of a small plot of specialists in terms of rank, branch, system knowledge, experience, etc., in whom the Service has invested hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of pounds' worth of training and career development, then it might be difficult to replace you in such a short time.
As a
"highly trained professional", you of all people should appreciate how difficult it would be for the Service to replace you from such a small pool of similarly qualified and experienced personnel. Unlike HM Forces, the outside world of
"civvy business" contains a much larger manpower pool from which to recruit with more scope for incentives, not to mention ease of hiring and firing.