Auster Fan, quite correct about the demise of the VR(T). Another nail in the coffin of what used to be a very good organisation, staff are already suffering from low morale, this will just make matters worse as people vote with their feet. Not even sure this change is legal, I thought you could only have your commission taken away (irrespective of whether a lesser one is on offer) if you had fallen foul of Military Law. Be interested if anyone has a qualified view on this. Mods, please feel free to move if this is too much thread drift.