Now what I am about to post is my idea, not policy just a thought. In this day and age of money saving requirements, I have come up with a radical plan. We streamline the officer corps!
So!
All Officers join up and leave training as Fg Officers, regardless of whether they have a degree or not, in fact we ban degrees completely. As long as they have A Levels that'll do fine, plus there are far to many modern dance and media studies degrees for my liking! and get rid of Plt Officer, its a waste of braid. They remain as Fg Off's until such a time that their OJAR has enough recommendations for promotion to Flt Lt, then they are boarded and selected (the same way we are) then have to go on a commisioned JMLC! Heres the rub though, IOT make it more competitive we would ensure that Sqn Ldrs are in charge of Sqn's! Not Wg Cdrs, they would have Wings, exactly what it says on the tin! By having Sqn Ldrs in charge of Sqn's you only need 2 or 3 Flt Lt's as Flt Cdrs, therefore IOT be promoted you have to be 5hit hot at everything, not just have a degree, wait 3 years and pick up the rank (and pay of course). Pilots would be Officers (most of them would be happy as Fg Offs, at the end of the day they joined to fly not be saluted) All Navs would be SNCO's and any other aircrew (loadies, air eng etc) would be JNCO's. By doing this the RAF would make a massive saving not having to pay out as many wage packets from the rank of Flt Lt upwards. Think of an average FJ unit with 3 Flying Sqn's, thats 3 Wg Cdrs, then an OC Ops (a pilot normally) an OC BSW, an OC FSW, and probably an OC Depth, thats 7 Wg Cdrs! Get rid of the 3 from the Flying Sqn's and make OC Ops their top cover! There are normally 2 Sqn Ldrs per Flying Sqn get rid of one (you only need 1 CO) and have the senior Flt Lt as the 2 i/c. How much would that save then!
Awaits incoming!
So!
All Officers join up and leave training as Fg Officers, regardless of whether they have a degree or not, in fact we ban degrees completely. As long as they have A Levels that'll do fine, plus there are far to many modern dance and media studies degrees for my liking! and get rid of Plt Officer, its a waste of braid. They remain as Fg Off's until such a time that their OJAR has enough recommendations for promotion to Flt Lt, then they are boarded and selected (the same way we are) then have to go on a commisioned JMLC! Heres the rub though, IOT make it more competitive we would ensure that Sqn Ldrs are in charge of Sqn's! Not Wg Cdrs, they would have Wings, exactly what it says on the tin! By having Sqn Ldrs in charge of Sqn's you only need 2 or 3 Flt Lt's as Flt Cdrs, therefore IOT be promoted you have to be 5hit hot at everything, not just have a degree, wait 3 years and pick up the rank (and pay of course). Pilots would be Officers (most of them would be happy as Fg Offs, at the end of the day they joined to fly not be saluted) All Navs would be SNCO's and any other aircrew (loadies, air eng etc) would be JNCO's. By doing this the RAF would make a massive saving not having to pay out as many wage packets from the rank of Flt Lt upwards. Think of an average FJ unit with 3 Flying Sqn's, thats 3 Wg Cdrs, then an OC Ops (a pilot normally) an OC BSW, an OC FSW, and probably an OC Depth, thats 7 Wg Cdrs! Get rid of the 3 from the Flying Sqn's and make OC Ops their top cover! There are normally 2 Sqn Ldrs per Flying Sqn get rid of one (you only need 1 CO) and have the senior Flt Lt as the 2 i/c. How much would that save then!
Awaits incoming!
DT_Xtremez_25: That way there'd be fewer feckwits at the top end, each currently with too much time on their hands thinking up new morale sapping ideas or stupid targets. 
