Editing Fleet Air Arm (section)

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As of 1 December 2013, the Regular Fleet Air Arm has a reported strength of 5,000 personnel,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dasa.mod.uk/publications/personnel/military/navy-monthly-situation-report/2013-12-01/1-december-2013.pdf |title=Royal Navy monthly situation report |date=1 December 2013 |quote=See table 4a page 18 and table 4b page 20 |access-date=9 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125201/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/publications/personnel/military/navy-monthly-situation-report/2013-12-01/1-december-2013.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> which represents approximately 20% of the Royal Navy's total strength (excluding [[Royal Marines]]).

The [[Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation & Carriers)]], the professional head (and also Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm), is Rear Admiral [[Martin Connell (Royal Navy officer)|Martin Connell]] as of February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fleetairarmoa.org/news/all-change-at-the-top-fleet-air-arm-|title= All Change at the Top Fleet Air Arm}}</ref> Under First Sea Lord Admiral [[Tony Radakin]]’s plans, the professional head of the Fleet Air Arm is set to shortly change to a one-star role, headed by a [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forces.net/news/royal-navy-cut-back-senior-personnel|title=Royal Navy To Cut Back On Senior Personnel|last=at 2:35&nbsp;pm|website=Forces Network|date=23 December 2019 |language=en|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>

Members of the Fleet Air Arm continue to be known as WAFUs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fleet Air Arm Video Page: "Once a WAFU, Always a WAFU" |url=https://royal-naval-association-wrexham-branch.org.uk/faa-videos/ |website=Royal Naval Association Wrexham Branch |access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hind |first1=Bob |title=Royal Navy flyers land on pitching postage stamp deck |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/royal-navy-flyers-land-pitching-postage-stamp-deck-nostalgia-2899749 |website=The News (Portsmouth) |access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref> WAFU ("wet and f**king useless") is said to actually derive from "Weapon and Fuel Users", a stores category for clothing.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jolly |first1=Rick |title=Jackspeak: A guide to British Naval slang & usage |date=25 Jan 2018 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1472834140|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4xaDwAAQBAJ&q=wafu+fleet+air+arm&pg=PT456 |access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>