Steve, fully agree that life in the mess is changing. and I also fully subscribe to accepting any changes supposedly in the services interest. But I joined for the life, not a job.
Having said that, I also joined understanding that with the armed forces, you either jump on the bus, or get trampled. I dont mean for any of my comments to be winges, just observations from a permanent live-er in at possibly the most lifeless mess in the Air force!