slim
War Hero

My last front line draft was as R1 on Manchesters's Flight. The complement of the flight consisted of 1 Pilot, 1 Observer, 1 SMR, 1 Snr rate airframes & engines, 1 senior rate electrical, 1 senior rate radio, 1 leading rate airframes & engines, 1 able rate airframes & engines and 1 able rate electrical & radio. A total of nine.
Besides carrying out their own duties the senior rates also had extra tasks, as R1 mine were Stores Liaison and Survival Equipment.
With the advent of the AET I believe that the powers in charge will seek to reduce this manpower to:
1 Pilot
1 Observer
1 SMR
I Leading hand AET Mechanical
1 Leading hand AET avionics
1 AET Mechanical
1 AET Avionics.
A total of seven flight personnel
Thus saving a total of two persons. However more importantly the flight now consists of only one senior rate, think of the cost savings.
Survival equipment could be carried out by the SE branch by being serviced ashore and exchanged when due for servicing.
Stores could by carried out by stores branch pesonnel.
This would put an enormous strain on flight personnel but I have a feeling that this may well be forgotten about by the bean counters.
Please discuss the possibility of something like this happening.
Besides carrying out their own duties the senior rates also had extra tasks, as R1 mine were Stores Liaison and Survival Equipment.
With the advent of the AET I believe that the powers in charge will seek to reduce this manpower to:
1 Pilot
1 Observer
1 SMR
I Leading hand AET Mechanical
1 Leading hand AET avionics
1 AET Mechanical
1 AET Avionics.
A total of seven flight personnel
Thus saving a total of two persons. However more importantly the flight now consists of only one senior rate, think of the cost savings.
Survival equipment could be carried out by the SE branch by being serviced ashore and exchanged when due for servicing.
Stores could by carried out by stores branch pesonnel.
This would put an enormous strain on flight personnel but I have a feeling that this may well be forgotten about by the bean counters.
Please discuss the possibility of something like this happening.