POBJOY, I don't want to get in to a urinary Olympic competition but as an ex VGS instructor, both as a volunteer and while a regular, I know about some of the issues and 'goings on' at VGS. Before you focus your vitriol solely at the "regular professionals" you might read "The Gospel According to John, chapter 8, verse 7". That by the way, is not meant to detract from the vast majority of VGS folk who did an outstanding job.
The rot set in well before 1 EFTS: that organisation was given one of the biggest hospital passes in history, by HQ Air Cadets. The purchase of the Vikings and, more so, the Vigilants looks a good candidate for the tipping point.