TBH the “offer”, for those of us still in, is becoming steadily eroded so I’m not surprised that this veterans card won’t amount to much.
That said, I chose to join, and I’m choosing to remain until I’ve had enough. I’ve had 37 years of a fantastic career with a lot of memories, both as a Cold War warrior and a lot of time on Ops. Personally, I’m not much into this “veteran” thing so will leave with my memories, a fairly good pension, a fair few medals and never look back.