DESPERADO
Nice post of 18 Oct 2005. I also like your earlier sentiment that individuals in the UK armed forces look after their own in routine and operational (shooting and being shot at) settings. This key attribute, utterly bewildering to the New Labour geniuses currently conducting affairs, is what, I believe, uniquely differentiates the UK armed forces from “the others”. I sincerely hope that it is not ever stamped out. Please keep promoting it!
Currently serving cynics need not bother posting – I’ve heard it all before.