Re: Federation?
Servicemen and women nowadays need a voice with clout. The chain of command no longer looks after their welfare and aspirations adequately. A federation of some sort is an interesting possibility.
Just as important is their representation in parliament. I always felt disenfranchised while I was serving. If I was able to use a postal or proxy vote, the MP in question never had relevance to or interest in me. I believe the services are a large enough constituancy to merit having their own MPs. It would then not matter that we have no fixed abode and we would be properly represented by someone who would be held accountable at the ballot box and who might also understand something about service life and ethos.