Really?
Here at the Wing, we have downsized our MDOs and are short MSEOps, therefore services have been downgraded. I won't and can't comment on where there are being employed, but we also have MSS spooling up and that takes many of our Military, ergo, less services. One Mil has gone Civ, so it's one for one.
We still have to maintain the airfield for SNIC and man the REF section, plus GPV airfield requirements.
Maybe at your base, they've hired more Civilians (I know one or two myself) but here they are a dying breed as well. So far, there is no other trade that can take up most of the trade slack from the MDOs and MSEOps. Most of our PIA runs are gone because of lack of drivers, fewer T/T runs, fewer Bus details...the list goes on due to lack of drivers and lack of priority over AF OPs.
I apologize if I sound a tad angry, but there's been a thread or two lately that's been trashing the trade which many of us are proud of being in. There's thread that started some time ago by Mr.Plow that stated the Truckers Truth
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/37358.0.html
This thread has taken a turn from someone just asking if they need a PDL to join the infantry. :
And turned into a Trucker's Bash. :
rant off