The MAA is another case in point - what is the size of this 3* led organisation compared to what went before? I am not debating its necessity just the manpower burden it has imposed on Defence.
Too late - you've mentioned it now.
PPRuNe is becoming like the "Six Degrees of Separation" in that, however random a thread may be on the Military Aviation Board, it will mention MAA or airworthiness within 6 pages!
Edit to add - bu88er - just noticed this thread has slipped into page 7....