Gorilla - that might be the attitude in some of Civvie St, but not all of it.
We need our own supply of homes because this is MORE than a job! Granted, the ethos, spirit etc is being eroded, but there is some of it out there.
If I am to move house every couple of yrs, going anywhere the military wants me to, usually at short notice, then if there is a stock of houses roughly the number of people going to work there it is easier. Although a single guy, I'd hope a family chap (or chapess) could go off to do their duty knowing there is an infrastructure there to look after those at home.
Regardless of your political alliances etc, this is seen, by many of those IN the military, as a rolling goat that really galls.
It doesn't matter who screwed up - it IS screwed up. Big style.
PS - do you own shares in Annington? Are you A Labour Spinner?