According to figures released by the Ministry of Defence under a freedom of information request, around 20 RAF pilots and 30 rear crew have been allowed to move across to Bristow under a process referred to as managed transition. Approximately five Royal Navy pilots and 10 rear crew are also covered by the same process.
Making the assumption that each of the ten bases will have in the region of ten pilots and ten rear crew plus I understand there will be a few floating trainers etc then for the military to be only providing approx 25% of the final pilot numbers seems a bit thin. Rear crew numbers seem more appropriate. Or is it that the 25 does not include the mil pilots who appreciated a managed transition was never going to put their interests first so took the initiative to jump a bit early and temporarily into oil and gas cockpits to gain some type experience before being moved back into SAR seats?