Things really must be bad for the general to be quite so vocal:
BBC News Website The adjutant-general, Lt Gen Freddie Viggers, told BBC News the Army must now "fight our corner, in defence, to get our families what they deserve".
Perhaps he's got wind of plans to increase the rental charges in this year's pay rise? If I recall correctly, after the big increase in charges last year (anywhere between 2.5% to 13%), another rise is on the cards because the AFPRB "
consider Service accommodation rental charges in relation to the accommodation costs of civilian comparators".