Crab
It would be interesting to know how many people there are in the new SAR organisation with equivalent or better quals.
There is no doubting your experience but I would question your attitude. I have shared crew rooms and even worse, cockpits with the likes of yourself and frankly, they were a pain in the backside; the "I know everything there is to know and I've forgotten more than you will ever know" sort of attitude.
You have spent many years slagging off civil SAR on here and are then daft enough to think that by stopping posting for a few months it will all be forgotten and Bristows will welcome you with open arms. I think you have been very naive in your approach to getting a job in the new SAR world and you just come across as bitter and twisted now.
You clearly wanted a job with Bristows and you don't have one. If I were you, I'd have a good look in the mirror before you continue with your bitterness.
P3