Whilst it is unfortunate that some will lose their jobs, they are not being made "redundant" (they are being binned in accordance with long standing regulations) as their jobs will still exist and require manning. I know it's not fashionable to support anything HMG does but a_t_g is right in my opinion. The agument against will inevitably be along the lines of "they are good blokes that didn't want to go any further" and that may well be the case for some/many. However; let's be realistic; many on here and Arrse have dripped about the wasters and scoundrels, well let's hope it's them getting issued their last warrant!! IIRC the RAF were stil using this system in the mid-90s, was the RN?
IMD