Trying (probably in vain) to get back to the subject of the thread....
More s*@t stirring, muck raking and political point scoring from Angus Robertson. This might be the first formal announcement, but the planned closure of the ARCC has been a known fact for at least a couple of years. It certainly isn't a post referendum "surprise", nor a great loss to the local economy. I'm sure that [we have the lowest military personnel numbers in Scotland in living memory.] is true, unfortunately that applies to England as well, but why let the truth get in the way of a good story?
Co-ordination by the military of a SAR force that was predominantly military was a historical hangover and made a certain amount of sense. With the privatisation of the SAR force imminent one would have to ask why the military would be continue to be responsible for tasking civilian assets which spend 99% of their time conducting tasks for civilian agencies, Police, Fire, NHS and Coastguard. This ceased to be logical, and the MOD had no appetite to continue doing it.
Responsibility for tasking will fall onto the coastguard in the NMOC.
TWH - I believe the ARCC is planned to close in late 2016.