I know what you mean, I was at the Plymouth military weekend last year and it was awesome!
The Army had
- A Challenger Tank crushing cars and putting on a display
- The Black Helmet Motorcycle Display Team
- Stalls from 3 or 4 different regiments designed for recruiting, all with soldiers milling around talking to the young people and answering questions
The RAF had
- A Hawk display
- A Harrier fly past
- A Tornado F3 display (which was bloody awesome!)
- A Red Arrows stand and numerous RAF recruiting stands with personnell in rig chatting to youngsters
The Navy had
- A knackered old stand with a fat scruffy matelot and a couple of leaflets.
It's okay venting frustration here, but we really need to push this to the people who matter. It is sometimes embarrassing!