Business
Satsuma,
it's called business.
May not be what you want to hear but that's the bottom line.
People are in business to make money, simples.
Will you work for nothing, no of course not.
Will you turn down a pay rise, no of course not.
Are Bristows a private company in business to earn money, yes of course.
How they go about that may not be to your liking just like paying you a whopping salary may not be to their liking.
The clock is not getting turned back. RAF/RN SAR is finished. Look to the future otherwise you will get left behind with all the old farts who cannot accept change.