PS Worked 7 xmas days as far as I can recollect
Is that all? As an FC we worked 24/7/365 as a matter of necessity and, as a singly, I was always either tasked, or volunteered, to work over Xmas so the married watchkeepers could get home to their families.
Still, the Russians quite often came down to keep us company, and on our toes...
To the matter in hand. Military Aid to the Civil Powers is supposed to be for unexpected emergencies.
With 4 years to plan and recruit manpower for Brexit, and 9 months to prepare for a winter of Covid, having the armed forces involved in 41 MACA tasks seems more like incompetence than necessity....