P3 - that's very old news but you are correct - apparently A2 SAR QHIs with 8000 + hours and 14 years of operating, instructing and examining in UK SAR are so abundant that my services were not required because I dare to have an opinion about what UKSAR should look like.
Someone clearly didn't understand the sentiment of 'keep your friends close but your enemies closer'
I'm actually rather happy to get all my weekends back and not get dragged out of bed at 2 am for a pointless search.