RAF officers on £60,000 manning the gates at key base due to guard shortage

Monday, 25 November 2024

RAF officers on £60,000 manning the gates at key base due to guard shortage

Highly skilled Royal Air Force officers - part of the UK's warfighting airpower - have been told to man gates at a key air base because of a lack of guards, Sky News has learnt.

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