Unfortunately the ultimate consequences HAVE NOT BEEN THOUGHT THROUGH!
How very true - but sadly that's a reoccurring theme these days.
Whether it's the rush towards new catering, new pensions, rationalisation, re-organisation or even PPP/PFI deals for the provision of military capability or training, the full impact of decisions just does not seem to be grasped or understood!
What's worse is that we seem to be pushed into some of these decisions as a result of earlier decisions that had not been thought through either. It's like a very big snowball that's rolling down the hill and getting bigger and faster by the minute! But fortunately, when they see it coming towards them, most very senior officers standing at the bottom of the hill seem to be able to step aside at the last minute.