So much cynicism.
Soon we will be the proud owners of 2 mahoosive great carriers with some half-decent jump jets operating from them.
Given that VERY FEW service personnel from the era of our previous capability will be around to operate them we need some form of training and knowledge retention.
So how do we do this? Classroom-based training? Start from scratch when we get there?
Training needs to be as realistic as possible and when you get people to a level of operational capability then it matters not one jot whether they are doing things for "real". They are processing the right information, making real decisions and gaining real experience.
Well done the RN and FAA at Culdrose for using the assets available - that is exactly what I would have expected from the Senior Service.
Last edited by Bigbux; 20th Feb 2015 at 22:30.
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