The proposed reform begins with a negotiated budget and enough continuity to carry a plan through several years. Senior officers and NCOs would work alongside RFA personnel, logisticians and representatives of the other service branches to establish what is needed. Their practical experience is offered as an alternative to repeated reliance on outside consultants. An anecdote claims that Ajax paperwork would exceed the National Archives in volume, but its truth is explicitly left unconfirmed.
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Using service experience to plan defence procurement
A stable budget and direct consultation with service personnel are proposed as the basis for procurement reform.