11th October 2011, 06:47 PM
There are still plenty of archaeological organisations that aren't RAOs and don't wish to be (I work for one), and there's probably a majority of practising commercial archaeologists who as individuals have already demonstrated that they have no interest in IFA by not joining - Chartered Status is merely a cynical ploy by IFA to get at all that revenue they're currently missing out on. Yes, I'd imagine I do qualify for instant MIFA status, but frankly if there's any compulsion involved then I'm not so old that I can't find a different line of work (and lets face it, almost anything pays better than digging holes) where I'm not getting f***ed-over by a reputed group of 'colleagues' with their own private agenda !