Originally Posted by
Frostchamber
So yes there's a strong case for adding an Ocean replacement into the mix, but even in these heady 2% days the money and manpower stretches only so far (and in the case of manpower, not very), so we make do.
Yep, I absolutely get the manpower issue in the RN and that the cuts were horrendous. The make-do spirit is alive and well but unless we get some more 'Fleet' under the 'Air Arm' do we not run the risk of the FAA collapsing in on itself, with further cuts in line with the reduction of deck spots?