Perhaps not surprisingly, more than half of our voters told us that the SDSR has had a negative impact on their motivation to stay in the RAF. Many felt that the benefits of being part of the Armed Forces are slowly being eroded away. The announcements regarding base closures, the decision to scrap some high profile, and much


loved, aircraft and the prospect of at least two more redundancy announcements in the coming months mean that many are now questioning their long- term careers within the Service. Many cite a feeling of not being valued and question the meaning of the Covenant in this context.


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