TOFO,
You say in post 37, with regard the employment of WSOs, that "The RAF has a system that works..". My point is that it doesn't, it did in the past, but not now. It stopped recruiting WSOs, it took apart the training system, and relied, just as in the case of the Air Engineer (also required on E-3D and RJ) on there being enough left in the system to last out the in-service life of aircraft requiring their trade. However, the RAF is now about to buy an aircraft, presumably with at least a 25 year planned life, that people such as yourself are talking about manning with a trade we don't have. All I was saying is why not man it with a trade we do have?
Heresy it would appear, as I'm not following your Be a part of it. instruction, or maybe just evolution rather than revolution?