So......still no-one who has actually been on this det has pitched up to substantiate the "complaints" in this "letter".
A bit like this site, people who write things may not be who they seem. Perhaps this is stage 1 of the pre-SDSR knife-in-the-back by the Army and/or Navy
PR (or RP
) department! And, yes, the tinfoil hat fits fine thank you!
Besides, I'd be pi55ed off if I was on II(AC) Sqn right now ....
The unit has now returned to Scotland for Christmas and the MoD said its members had been given an extra week's leave, in recognition of their recent efforts.
According to the RAF website (
), and the local press, II(AC) Sqn are still based at RAF Marham. In Norfolk. England.
It's all the truckies fault. Clearly the hotels are better in Scotland than Norfolk!
Edited to add...
to around 16% of Tornadoes actually combat-ready
Do you understand the difference between FE@R requirements (i.e that which is fully funded) and total fleet size?