Soddim, your golfing anecdote was spot on. In the 80s we were on 'ops' for 10 days with a full training flying programme thrown in. This meant many wives were housebound out in the sticks and unable to do the Saturday shop.
On day 11 the flight commander said he had run out of bed in his freezer and would have to go shopping that afternoon.
YES BOSS we all shouted we're out of food too.
We were f******* nadgered and we were not at war!
Now whenever Tone decides to send another gunboat, which of course the Navy no longer has enough people to man then the RAF has to fly people and spares out and the Army has to secure the tail.
Sorry, I forgot, the tail aint there anymore.