Classic guff from the self proclaimed "Forces Friendly" "Standing up for the Squaddie" media. It always amazes me that when it comes to any story about the way a Senior Officer, aka "Top Brass", eat, travel or just plain live, is reported that they miss the point spectacularly.
Some of our beloved leaders are maybe more interested in protecting their pensions than putting the New Labour conspiracy back in its box, but they are still woefully paid in comparison to their contemporarys' in industry. Are the newspapers filling pages with non-stories or do they seriously expect CDS CAS CGS and the like to bull their own shoes?