On 26/03/2013 16:59, polygonum wrote:
On 26/03/2013 16:49, Nightjar wrote:
On 26/03/2013 16:41, harry wrote:
On Mar 26, 4:37 pm, Nightjar
wrote:
On 26/03/2013 16:21, harry wrote:

Latest thing to be sold off, search and rescue.
Sign the e-petition here about this matter.

https://submissions.epetitions.direc...etitions/45283

HM Coastguard runs the ones around here and AIUI, they will oversee the
new service in much the same way. Personally, in times when the
Services' budget is being cut, I would rather see what money there is
going to equip the troops on the front lines. It is not as if we
need to
get a lot of downed pilots out of The Channel these days.

Colin Bignell

Tch. The service is for ANYONE in trouble on land or sea.
They fly in all weathers,sea rescue, mountain rescue civilians
military etc.

Exactly, so what particular reason is there for the SAR to be a military
operation? As I said, the Coastguard do it around here and the Police
helicopter also does searches.

Colin Bignell

The traditional justification for SAR being military was to provide
training. If made non-military, how then will the remaining military SAR
get trained? Dummy missions only?

(The military will still require SAR facilities elsewhere than round here.)

The questions being, do really they need as much training as running SAR
around Britain provides and do they need as many SAR helicopters as that
requires? If yes, then that could be a justification for buying new
helicopters and continuing the service. Otherwise, it makes sense to
find other ways to train.

Colin Bignell