MSOCS,
I am hugely encouraged by your comments and your eagerness to operate from QE. However, your masters continue to try and make the case for Step Ashore as the norm rather than operate from the ship.
I agree that I am tarnished by battles past - they were unnecessary and severely trying to many of us. If you are as keen as you say then I hope you are ensuring those above you support your attitude. We all want QE/ F35 to be a huge success but I am not yet convinced that the RAF as a service are wholly bought in to it. Time will tell.
One pointer will be if there is an attempt to limit F35B to just 48 jets and convert the rest of the 130 odd final order to F35A.